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I just heard from a source on Jonathan Toews—and it isn't necessarily good news.

Toews is still experiencing "dizziness," and until that subsides, don't expect to see him playing. Timetable indefinite. Apparently Toews tried to play through similar dizziness previously. The bottom line here is simple: patience.


Vancouver Canucks @ Chicago Blackhawks
7PM Central/5PM Pacific
United Center, Chicago


Projected Lineups:

Vancouver

Sedin-Sedin-Burrows
Higgins-Kesler-Booth
Hansen-Pahlsson-Malhotra
Weise-LaPierre-Kassian

Hamhuis-Bieksa
Gragnani-Edler
Tanev-Rome

Luongo


Chicago

Brunette-Kane-Hossa
Sharp-Kruger-Stalberg
Bickell-Bolland-Shaw
Bollig-Mayers-Frolik

Keith-Seabrook
Leddy-Oduya
Hjalmarsson-Olsen

Crawford


SCOUTING REPORT:

Although a first round matchup with the Canucks is looking more and more unlikely, if the Hawks are to advance, they will likely see their friends from the Pacific Northwest at some point in the playoffs.

A big game? Absolutely. And yet, as well as these two teams know one another, both have gone through some fairly significiant changes since they last met.

The Hawks, even without Jonathan Toews, are playing arguably their best structural and defensive zone hockey in the last two years. Vancouver has added some nice lower line pieces in Sammy Pahlsson and Zack Kassian.

Should be a good one.

Thanks for reading,


JJ

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