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BLACKHAWKS
Blackhawks Bits: Slavin, Mitchell sent to Rockford; Connolly suspended four games (SCH) (Tribune)
Kurtis Gabriel will get “every opportunity” to earn steady role with Blackhawks (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks goalie prospect Drew Commesso is ready for his world juniors moment with Team USA (The Athletic)
RECAPS: Stars 4, Blackhawks 3 (SCH) (Defending Big D) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)
RECAPS: Predators 3, Blackhawks 2 (SCH) (On the Forecheck) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)
Olympics just one concern for Blackhawks as COVID-19 rips through NHL (Sun-Times)
Musings on Madison, Episode 73 — Live from Madison Street (SCH)
Seravalli: Blackhawks being “outside the box” leadership analysis (Daily Faceoff)
Blackhawks maintaining consistent top pair with Seth Jones, Calvin de Haan (Sun-Times)
RECAPS: Blackhawks 5, Capitals 4 (SCH) (Japers’ Rink) (Tribune) (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks reach settlement with Kyle Beach (SCH) (Tribune) (Sun-Times) (The Athletic)
How Derek King took the Blackhawks from the NHL’s worst defensive team to one of its stingiest (The Athletic)
As COVID-19 cases spike around NHL, healthy Blackhawks hope to avoid outbreak (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks hoping to finally progress past “one-and-done” offense (Sun-Times)
CENTRAL DIVISION
RECAP: Jets 4, Blues 2 (NHL)
Report: Predators shut down until after Christmas break (On the Forecheck)
Avalanche shut down after COVID outbreak (Mile High Hockey)
Paul Maurice resigned and that is not a mark against him (Arctic Ice Hockey)
Hurricanes-Wild postponed due to COVID-19 (NHL)
Khudobin placed on waivers by Stars (NHL)
Wheeler out weeks for Jets with knee injury (NHL)
Blues place Perron on retroactive LTIR, among other roster moves (St.