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Blackhawks won’t re-sign longtime captain Jonathan Toews. What’s next? ‘A little easier to sort when it’s all over.’

CHICAGO — Whether Jonathan Toews chooses to retire remains unknown heading into the Blackhawks’ season finale, but one thing is settled: He won’t play again in Chicago.

Chicago Tribune

Blackhawks announce Toews will not be back next season

Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will not return to the team next year, ending a wildly successful run that included three Stanley Cup championships in 15 seasons

The Independent UK

Blackhawks won’t re-sign Jonathan Toews as GM Kyle Davidson ‘clears the deck’ for next core

The Hawks-Flyers game Thursday will officially mark Toews’ final appearance with the team. Davidson said he wants the Hawks’ incoming young stars to be able to grow into leaders themselves without deferring to someone else.

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Ron Cook: Penguins have no one to blame but themselves for sinking season

PITTSBURGH — There is only one way to describe the Penguins' 5-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday night at PPG Paints Arena:

Tribune News Service

As Blackhawks near finale, all eyes rest on Jonathan Toews — and draft odds

It’s unclear how much fanfare Toews will allow the Hawks to direct his way before, during and after Thursday’s game against the Flyers — his expected last appearance in a Hawks sweater. He has never been the type to love the spotlight.

Chicago Sun-Times

Petr Mrazek carries Blackhawks to shocking win over Penguins

The Hawks’ 5-2 victory Tuesday dealt a massive blow to both their own draft lottery objectives — they jumped from 32nd to 30th in the NHL standings — and the Penguins’ playoff hopes. Only the Hawks’ own players and coaches appreciated the result.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Penguins and Blackhawks reached new levels of self-sabotage at the worst possible time

Neither team got the result they wanted on Tuesday night.

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With playoff fate in their own hands, Penguins falter vs. Blackhawks

PITTSBURGH — All season, the Penguins have shooed away prosperity like a pesky house fly.

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Blackhawks give Jarred Tinordi contract extension, rewarding him for workmanlike season

Tinordi carved out a steady niche on the Hawks this season after a decade of bouncing around the NHL and AHL. The veteran defenseman will return next season on a new one-year deal with a $1.25 million salary-cap hit.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks collapse late in loss to Wild, remain tied for last place

The Hawks conceded three goals in the final six minutes Monday en route to a 4-2 defeat, their 11th in their last 12 games — despite outshooting the Wild 42-22 and dominating the first two periods.

Chicago Sun-Times

Wild rally for 4-2 win at Chicago, keep Central Division hopes alive

CHICAGO — The Wild kept their flickering hopes of picking up a Central Division title alive.

Tribune News Service

Blackhawks’ Alex Stalock checks all boxes as extremely deserving Masterton Trophy candidate

Stalock’s remarkable story of determination — overcoming myocarditis caused by COVID-19 to return to the NHL two years later — combined with his excellent goaltending this season and infectiously funny personality warrants strong consideration for the award.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jonathan Toews planning to ‘soak in memories’ during last two Blackhawks home games

With the Hawks set to host the Wild on Monday and Flyers on Thursday, Toews is “taking it as if these are my last games in Chicago.” He’s preparing himself emotionally for what that might feel like.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks prospect updates: Ryder Rolston brings speed to Rockford while Landon Slaggert stays in college

Rolston and Slaggert, two Hawks forward prospects who finished their junior years at Notre Dame, made different decisions about when to turn pro. Plus, updates on Antti Saarela, Ilya Safonov, Jake Wise and Paul Ludwinski.

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Blackhawks turnovers feed Kraken offense in high-scoring loss

The Hawks lost for the 10th time in their last 11 games Saturday as the Kraken pulled away, 7-3. The Hawks now sit in a two-way tie for last place in the NHL thanks to the Ducks earning a point.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks notes: Lukas Reichel’s NHL stint ending slightly early

Reichel will head back to Rockford — a bit earlier than planned — after the Blackhawks’ game Saturday against the Kraken. Taylor Raddysh, meanwhile, will miss the season’s final week with a groin injury.

Chicago Sun-Times

Analyzing most encouraging, discouraging aspects of Blackhawks’ season

From Lukas Reichel to Luke Richardson, this loss-laden Hawks season has still produced plenty of pleasant surprises. But other areas — like the overall offense — haven’t been so pretty.

Chicago Sun-Times

After another similar season, can Blackhawks’ Philipp Kurashev still reach another level?

Kurashev has shown flashes of greater potential, but all three of his NHL seasons have ended up being virtually the same. As a 23-year-old pending restricted free agent, the big mystery is: Has he reached his ceiling yet?

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Blackhawks shut out by Canucks as own-goal epidemic continues

The Canucks slipped past the Hawks 3-0 on Thursday, scoring once off Seth Jones’ stick. Goals like that have been extremely common this year against the Hawks, who remained tied for last place.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks notes: Jonathan Toews plans to play in every remaining game as mornings improve

Wednesday morning felt better than Sunday morning for Toews, who will make his third consecutive appearance Thursday against the Canucks and who anticipates making four more during the season’s final week.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks goalie prospect Arvid Soderblom surging for Rockford after adversity-laden winter

Soderblom dealt with the first rough patch of his career, suffering a groin injury and then struggling in first month back. Since late February, however, he has fully regained his form.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks sabotage Flames, damage own draft odds with skid-snapping win

The Hawks moved out of last place in the NHL and dealt a massive blow to the Flames’ playoff hopes with a 4-3 victory Tuesday, powered by two Andreas Athanasiou goals.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jonathan Toews settling into familiar rhythms on possible last Blackhawks road trip

Toews holds plenty of memories from Calgary and Vancouver from earlier in his career, making this a fitting potential final trip. And the Hawks captain is simply finding it “nice to be back in the swing [of things] with the guys.”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Blues will not wear Pride jerseys during warmup on Pride Night

ST. LOUIS — The Blues will not wear Pride-themed warmup jerseys as part of Tuesday’s Pride Night, the team announced Monday afternoon.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks juggling overcrowded defensive corps as they begin final road trip

The last-place Hawks are bringing nine defensemen to face the Flames, Canucks and Kraken. Alex Vlasic and Wyatt Kaiser have begun spending time alongside Seth Jones, while Nikita Zaitsev has somehow cemented a role above Andreas Englund.

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