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Before I relate the interesting—but unlikely—rumor I heard this afternoon, here's a preview of tonight's outdoor game at Soldier Field.

Pittsburgh Penguins (40-15-4) at Chicago Blackhawks (35-12-14)
8PM Eastern
NBC/WGN Radio


STATS

Power Play: Pittsburgh, 1st; Chicago, 3rd
Penalty Kill: Pittsburgh, 2nd; Chicago 24th


PROJECTED LINEUPS

Pittsburgh

Kunitz Crosby Gibbons
Jokinen Malkin Neal
Glass Sutter Kobasew
Pyatt Vitale Adams

Maatta Niskanen
Scuderi Bortuzzo
Orpik Engelland

Fleury



Chicago

Sharp Toews Hossa
Versteeg Regin Kane
Bickell Shaw Saad
Bollig Kruger Smith

Keith Seabrook
Oduya Hjalmarsson
Leddy Rozsival

Crawford


RUMOR

At the Olympics, star players from opposing NHL teams, often NHL rivals, will forge positive on and off ice relationships. I was told this afternoon that Hawk RW Patrick Kane has made it known to team management that he would love for them to move heaven and earth to bring none other than . . . Ryan Kesler . . . to Chicago to be his center.

Chances of happening? Probably less than 1%. But . . . interesting nonetheless.


All for now,


JJ

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