Morning Links (1/10)

Now see, I had this brilliant, erudite survey of the Hawks' recent losing skid to preface the links this morning, but...yeah...Sam pretty much nailed it.

• Oh, well. Let's just skip to the links. (Like you all wouldn't have done that, anyway, amirite?)
  Game Previews: (blackhawks.nhl.com); (bluejackets.nhl.com); (Trib); (Cheer the Anthem)
• Shooter will be out a month or so (Jahns)
• But Kruger is close to returning (Myers)
• The Hawks like Leddy's progress, despite recent struggles (Jahns)
• Rogers pronounces the Kaner Experience dead
• CSN Chicago's Jeremy Lynn asks if Sharp's injury impacts Bowman's shopping list
• Stu Hackel: With realignment scrapped by the NHLPA, should we start worrying about the upcoming CBA?
• Down Goes Brown charts winners and losers at the season's midpoint
• NHL.com's Dan Rosen pencils his Hart Trophy ballot and Captain Serious is still in the hunt
• The Ban-hammer strikes twice: Marchand gets five; Jean-Francois Jacques gets three
• NHL.com stats and recaps of last night's games: Nyucks 1, Hawks-South 2; Caps 2, Kings 5 /