Second City Hockey · Oct 8, 2021
Blackhawks Bits: Caleb Jones out approximately 6 weeks; roster down to 32
Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesA flurry of roster moves and injury updates arrived on Friday morning, as the Chicago Blackhawks inch closer to the first game of the regular season next Wednesday.
The initial news wasn’t good, as defenseman Caleb Jones’ reported “wrist soreness” has been diagnosed as a left wrist strain that will have him out until, roughly, mid-November:
MEDICAL UPDATES: Defenseman Caleb Jones is expected to miss approximately six weeks (left wrist strain).
Forwards Jonathan Toews and Jujhar Khaira and goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury will not practice today (maintenance).