BLACKHAWKS
**Former Hawk of the Week: Thibault (SCH)
**What does the Hawks ongoing goalie saga mean for Forsberg? (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Preds T25U25: Konstantin Volkov (On The Forecheck)
**Avs agree to 1-year deal with Nemeth (Mile High Hockey)
**Avs prospect Nikolai Kovalenko signs extension with KHL’s Locomotiv (Mile High Hockey)
**Avs T25U25: Sampo Ranta at No. 19 (Mile High Hockey)
NHL
**NHL front office confidence rankings: Frans weigh in on how each team is doing (The Athletic)
**Sabres acquire Skinner from Hurricanes (Die By The Blade)
**Sabres GM Botterill completes retooling of top 6 forwards (Die By The Blade)
**Flames place Brouwer on waivers for purpose of buyout (Matchsticks and Gasoline)
**Red Wings’ Larkin confident new deal is coming (Detroit Free Press)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Q&A: Tim Hunter on coaching, fighting, and World Juniors (Sportsnet)
**Time for Senators prospect Brady Tkachuk to make ‘one of the biggest decisions’ of his life (Sportsnet)
**Playing together on Team USA junior team a ‘cool experience’ for Hughes brothers (Sportsnet)