Artem Anisimov is just about settled in Chicago.
He’s got a place here. And his family, still in Columbus right now, will join him here in about a week. To know his wife and two children – his second child was born in September – are on their way means a lot to the Blackhawks center.
“I miss them,” he said on Saturday. “It’s big; family is big for me. I’m happy when they’re around me.”
Meanwhile, Anisimov is settling in just fine with his Blackhawks family. Acquired as part of the trade that sent Brandon Saad to Columbus, Anisimov is the man the Blackhawks hope end their second-line center questions for the next few seasons.