Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks visit Senators
Our daily look at Blackhawks news and the happenings around the hockey world.
After a flurry of roster moves Monday, the Chicago Blackhawks visit the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday. Chicago is 1-0 in road games this year.
HAWKS
**Midseason report: Good, bad, everything in between (SCH)
**Making sense of Hawks’ decision to place Franson on waivers (SCH)
**Hawks place Franson on waivers (SCH)
**Hawks recall Jurco, reassign Hayden to AHL (SCH)
**Could NHL realignment reunite Hawks and Red Wings? (SCH)
**Schmaltz in middle of Hawks’ 2nd-line success (Chicago Tribune)
**Hinostroza more a force than a fan in his 2nd season (Chicago Sun Times)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Jets prospect recap at World Juniors (Arctic Ice Hockey)
**Blues’ Schwartz sheds walking boot (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
**Avs prospect recap at World Juniors (Mile High Hockey)
NHL
**Every NHL team’s 2017-18 season bye week in one list (SBN)
**RECAP: Blue Jackets rally for OT win against Maple Leafs (Jackets Cannon)
**Tampa’s Girardi somehow OK after dangerous blocked shot (PHT)
HOCKEY WORLD
**OHL Roundup: Robertson hat trick leads Frontenacs over IceDogs (Sportsnet)
**QMJHL Roundup: Gentile, Islanders top Drakkar for 3rd straight win (Sportsnet)
**Big Read: Why USA Hockey is set up for global domination (Sportsnet)