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Tuesday Morning Bag Skate 1-6-26

This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news.

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This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news.

BLACKHAWKS

Bob Pulford, a four-time coach and four-time GM, dies at 89 (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)

Bertuzzi’s efficient scoring, nonstop passion pulling Blackhawks back into the fight (Sun-Times)

RECAPS: Blackhawks 3, Golden Knights 2 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)

Analyzing Blackhawks’ slowly improving team stats from first half of 2025-26 season (Sun-Times)

Surging Blackhawks hope Bedard, Nazar return to a reinvented, more versatile team (The Athletic)

RECAPS: Blackhawks 3, Capitals 2 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune)

Teravainen excited to fulfill Olympic dreams with Finland — once the rink is finished (Sun-Times)

RECAPS: Blackhawks 4, Stars 3 (SCH) (Sun-Times)

Why Nick Foligno believes this Blackhawks team is still “different” (Sun-Times)

RECAPS: Islanders 3, Blackhawks 2 (SCH) (Sun-Times)

Blackhawks want more physicality, nastiness from their friendly group of defensemen (Sun-Times)

Are the young Blackhawks hitting the wall? Another step toward NHL experience (The Athletic)

Bedard resumes skating as Jeff Blashill defends Blackhawks’ desire to improve (Sun-Times)

Foligno’s return adds a little depth to decimated forward corps (Sun-Times)

RECAPS: Penguins 7, Blackhawks 3 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)

Blackhawks need more from Oliver Moore, but they also need to give him more (Sun-Times)

RECAPS: Blackhawks 4, Stars 3 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)

NHL GAME RECAPS

Mammoth 3, Rangers 2 (NHL)

Capitals 7, Ducks 4 (NHL)

Red Wings 5, Senators 3 (NHL)

Kraken 5, Flames 1 (NHL)

Kings 4, Wild 2 (NHL)

NHL NEWS

Jets frustrated with results, last in NHL standings (NHL)

Shesterkin leaves game with injury for Rangers (NHL)

Jones out “couple of weeks” for Panthers (NHL)

Dvorak signs 5-year, $25.75 million contract with Flyers (Broad Street Hockey)

Tkachuk could return to Panthers on road trip (NHL)

Toews out of Colorado lineup at Florida (NHL)

Avs C Landeskog injured, will “miss some time” (ESPN)

Wennberg, 31, lands 3-year extension from Sharks (ESPN)

Flames’ Beecher, Jets’ Stanley get roughing bans (ESPN)

Toews, Kane ready for “strange moment” as opponents (NHL)

Kochetkov likely out rest of season for Hurricanes (NHL)

Penguins acquire F Chinakhov from Blue Jackets (ESPN)

Tkachuk back at Panthers practice, still no timeline (NHL)

Barzal two-hand slashes Marchment in Isles’ loss (ESPN)

Sens’ Ullmark taking personal leave of absence (ESPN)

Montour out 4 weeks after hand surgery (NHL)

Ingram grateful for return to NHL with Oilers (NHL)

Last-place Maple Leafs fire assistant coach Savard (ESPN)

Crosby leaps Lemieux as Pens’ all-time top scorer (ESPN)

Injured captain Miller misses Rangers’ 2-1 loss (ESPN)

HOCKEY WORLD

Sweden tops Czechia, wins 3rd world junior title (ESPN)

2026 World Junior Championship schedule, results (NHL)

Team USA Olympic roster announced (The Ice Garden)

2025-26 PWHL Power Rankings: Week 6 (The Ice Garden)

Talking Points