Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks seek 3rd straight win

The Chicago Blackhawks seek their third straight win when they visit the Ottawa Senators on Thursday at Canadian Tire Centre.

HAWKS

**Anisimov out 3-4 weeks with lower-body injury (SCH)

**Kane could become 1st back-to-back Art Ross winner since 2001 (SCH)

**Hawks sign prospect Snuggerud to 3-year deal (SCH)

**League’s concussion protocol fails to protect Crawford (Chicago Sun Times)

CENTRAL DIVISION

**RECAP: Blues' win streak comes to end in loss to Anaheim (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

**RECAP: Rookie Compher leads Avs past Red Wings (Mile High Hockey)

NHL

**Every 2017 NHL college free agent signing in one place (SBN)

**Gretzky thinks hockey in Vegas will ‘be very successful’ (Sportsnet)

**Rangers vs. Sabres reportedly set for 2018 NHL Winter Classic at Citi Field (Newsday)

**RECAP: Mason, Flyers shut out Penguins (Broad Street Hockey)

**RECAP: Bruins end Flames’ win streak at 10 (Boston Globe)

**Bettman confirms talks with mayor on new arena for Flames (Sportsnet)

**Flyers reportedly interested in Union’s Foo, Vecchione (PHT)

**Report: Blue Jackets finalizing deal with Clarkson’s Vigneault (theScore)

HOCKEY WORLD

**Team USA boycott of IIHF Women’s Worlds about ‘more than hockey’ (The Ice Garden)

**Should there be a women’s NTDP? (SBNCH)

**2017 Hobey Baker finalists announced (SBNCH)

**New Hampshire’s Dick Umile will retire after 2017-18 season (SBNCH)

**Miami’s Sherwood will return for junior season (PHT)

**Understanding unsealed documents from CHL’s class action wage lawsuit (Pension Plan Puppets)

**OHL Wednesday night roundup (OHL)

**WHL Wednesday night roundup (Sportsnet)