Blackhawks: Quenneville hints at possible return for van Riemsdyk

TAMPA, Fla. – Will Trevor van Riemsdyk make his NHL return on the biggest stage of all? It’s looking like it’ll happen, and soon.

Coach Joel Quenneville said van Riemsdyk “could” play when the Blackhawks face the Tampa Bay Lighting in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday night. Van Riemsdyk skated with the Blackhawks on Wednesday morning and Quenneville said entering Game 1 that the young defenseman could play in this series.

So, with van Riemsdyk not playing in an NHL game since November, what gives Quenneville the confidence that he can jump in at this point?

“Probably the way he shocked us, surprised us when he first came in at camp this year, how well he played for us when he…