There was no news on the Blackhawks front Friday.
Elsewhere in Chicago sports, the Sky defeated the Sparks 91-81. James McCann hit a grand slam in the White Sox’s 7-2 win over the Angels. The Cubs fell 3-2 to the Pirates on a walk-off. The Bears dropped to 0-2 in the preseason with a 32-13 road loss to the Giants.
On Saturday, the Fire host the Union. The Cubs and White Sox both play.
BLACKHAWKS
Blackhawks’ 2019-20 season giveaways, ranked (SCH)
T25U25: MacKenzie Entwistle at No. 16 (SCH)
T25U25: The 2019-20 preseason rankings (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
Patrik Laine ‘prepared for anything,’ says future with Jets uncertain (NHL)
Sources: Penguins assistant GM Bill Guerin interviews again for Wild GM job, starts to separate from pack (The Athletic)
Avalanche T25U25: Shane Bowers at No. 11 (Mile High Hockey)
Avalanche announce training camp, rookie tournament schedules (Mile High Hockey)
Pronman NHL farm system rankings: No. 22 Wild (The Athletic)
NHL
Canucks extend GM Jim Benning’s contract beyond 2019-20 season (Sportsnet)
Sabres unveil golden jersey for 50th season (Die By The Blade)
Canadiens prospect Joel Teasdale out 7 months with knee injury (Habs Eyes On The Prize)
Inside the RFA standoff and why it impacts nearly every NHL team (The Athletic)
Breaking down an NHL salary: The numbers aren’t as big as you think (The Athletic)
HOCKEY WORLD
Frölunda coach Roger Rönnberg breaks out how he achieves success in SHL, Champions League (Habs Eyes On The Prize)
Women’s T25U25: Toronto’s Sarah Nurse at No. 9 (The Ice Garden)