Hooray for hockey! Zero more sleeps until the Blackhawks take the ice, unless you’re like the players (and me) and plan on a pregame nap before the 8:30 PM CT puck drop tonight. There were a couple games on ESPN last night but the banner goes up in Denver — in front of the Blackhawks — tonight.
Caleb Jones practiced in a normal jersey but isn’t there yet.
Alex Vlasic won’t play on Wednesday. He got hurt blocking a shot. Day-to-day.
Jarred Tinordi will play tonight.
Connor Murphy left the ice for some repairs on Tuesday but should be okay (see below).