File Under "I told you so".
Kris Versteeg and Michal Rozsival are injured, or possibly "injured", heading into tomorrow's season-opener in Dallas. This could all be legit, but I kinda wonder if there are other things going on, such as Versteeg being on the cusp of being traded. Back on defense, sure, Rozsie is in all likelihood actually nursing something, but I suspect Stan Bowman and/or Coach Q really just want to play the younger guys, anyway.And The Hawks are starting the year with eight defensemen, at least until Rozsival can play -- check last week's post to confirm that even when I'm wrong, I'm right!
The Old Switcheroo
Niklas Hjalmarsson and Johnny Oduya have been separated, with Hjalmarsson practicing with Trevor Van Riemsdyk and the third pairing being Kyle Cumiskey and David Rundblad alternating alongside Oduya. The change necessitated Hjarmarsson switching to playing on the left side, which I don't remember him doing much since Brent Sopel departed. It seems all but certain that TVR will play on Thursday and I kind of hope Cumiskey gets the nod on the third pair so that Ales Hemsky can burn him so badly that they conclude the Cumiskey experiment early.Three Lines Forward, One Line Back
With no disrespect intended toward Kruger & Smith, the forward lines are projected to be:Sharp -- Toews -- Hossa
Saad -- Shaw -- Kane
Morin -- Richards -- Bickell
Smith -- Kruger -- Carcillo
...unless Versteeg is good to go, in which case Morin sits and moron stays.
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