On Thursday, the Chicago Blackhawks welcome the Seattle Kraken to town in a clash between two teams that likely came into the season with much higher expectations than results have shown.
In the best news of the day, Marian Hossa will sign a one-day contract with the Blackhawks and officially retire, which shows which jersey he’d be wearing if that was a thing in the Hockey Hall of Fame (it should be). That signing will take place in the United Center atrium and he should be in the crowd for the game, so maybe he’ll inspire a bit more offense.