Morning Links - (1/2)

Daily Blackhawks news and other hockey notables.

• Game Previews for tonight v. Edmonton. [Tribune] [nhl.com] [Cheer the Anthem]
• Corey Crawford's starting. Marcus Kruger is still out. Steve Montador is questionable. [CSN]
• The Blackhawks have turned things around since the Alberta Nightmare. [Tribune] [CSN] [Sun-Times]
• Michael Frolik's still searching for scoring. [Tribune]
• Random line shuffling is a way of life around here, but most players prefer constancy. [ESPN]
• Hossa had "a monster game" on Friday, and the whole team was "quick in the puck area". Love it. [ESPN]
• A couple of good quotes and some discussion about the recent Rockford rotation. [Sun-Times]
• The Puckcast entertains JJ From Kansas of Winging It In Motown. [Hockeenight]
• The Ice Hogs are struggling, to say the least. [Third Man In]
• Krys Barch is ejected from a game for an alleged racial slur against PK Subban. [TSN]
• This may be relevant to your interests: What does it mean for a goalie to be good enough to win the Cup? [Brodeur is a Fraud]
• The secondhand embarrassment is strong with this one as Scott Arniel has no idea how his own team is actually performing. [PD]
• DGB takes a look at 2011. [Down Goes Brown]
• Is the "energy line" useful at all? Zona says no. [Copper&Blue]
• WJC recaps. Dec 30: CZE 5 - USA 2, SVK 1 - SWE 9, DEN 1 - FIN 10, LAT 3 - SUI 5 Dec 31: USA 2 - CAN 3, FIN 4 - CZE 0, SUI 4 - SVK 6