Chicago Blackhawks Morning Links- Now The Work Starts

Good morning Chicago Blackhawks fans! The Chicago Blackhawks after a very slow week on the ice, but extremely busy week off the ice are back at it on the United Center ice, and they have the NHL’s best team so far in the regular season the Washington Capitals making their only stop in Chicago this season.

The Hawks will have some of their new toys on the ice today, with Andrew Ladd and Tomas Fleischmann both getting to Chicago, but it doesn’t look like Dale Weise will be in Chicago for a while due to visa issues.  It’s the third player this year to get tied up with the visa issue which seems really weird with both Marcus Kruger and Richard Panik struggling for a week or so to get their visa.

So by the time Weise gets his visa cleared it should be about the time Marian Hossa will be returning from injury and then it will be all systems go until the Stanley Cup playoffs. But today it’s time to get to work since Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Stan Bowman has put together a roster to make a run at back to back Stanley Cup Championships.

It’s gameday against the Eastern Conference’s best, and here are some morning links to kick off your Sunday Gameday.

Saturday’s practice and Johnny’s West had a bunch of new faces present and some old familiar faces returning to the fold (Blackhawks)

It wasn’t really a big surprise after all the moves Friday, but Viktor Svedberg was sent back down to Rockford on Saturday (Second City)

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Stan Bowman decided he needed a new third line and now he has one with the additions of Dale Weise and Tomas Fleischmann to be centered by Teuvo Teravainen (The Committed Indian)

Christian Ehrhoff is hoping for a fresh start with the Chicago Blackhawks since getting moved on Friday (CSN)

The Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Stan Bowman loaded up the roster for a run at back to back Stanley Cups (Yahoo)

With all the moves the Chicago Blackhawks affirm themselves as the Stanley Cup favorite at the trade deadline (Bleacher Report)

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There are conflicting reports about the Nashville Predators picking up Scott Hartnell for the stretch run (On The Forecheck)

The injury riddled St. Louis Blues laid a big fat egg against the Predators (Bleedin Blue)

Florida Panthers GM Dale Tallon made some moves Saturday, and says he might not be finished (Puck Daddy)