The Chicago Blackhawks begin their quest for the team’s seventh Stanley Cup on Wednesday night when they host the St. Louis Blues at the United Center in Chicago.
HAWKS
**Top six must deliver early, often for Hawks (CSNC)
**Four X-factors that could determine how Hawks fare (Sun Times)
**Mashinter, McNeill clear waivers, assigned to AHL (SCH)
**Ice Cold Podcast: Season 2, Episode 1: Preview (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Jake Allen will start for Blues vs. Hawks (STLGT)
NHL
**Sabres lock down Ristolainen for six years, $32.