Bryan Bickell scored the lone goal in Sunday night's win over Vancouver. His reward? A ticket back to the minors.
Bickell was sent down to Rockford on Monday just hours after scoring the game-winning tally. This is further proof that Marian Hossa is preparing for his Hawk debut on Wednesday.
Though the Hawks have made a habit of sending players back to the minors when there are several days between games, and then recalling them, this doesn't seem to be the case with Bickell.
It's doubtful the Hawks would do that on a West Coast trip because of the travel issues. It's possible Bickell would just stay put in California and then be brought back up on Wednesday for their game against San Jose. In that case, he would not be able to practice with the team until officially recalled.
Bickell, 23, has recorded one goal and a +3 plus/minus rating in four games with the Blackhawks this season.
More than likely, this signals the return of Hossa from off-season shoulder surgery. The Hawks play the Sharks Wednesday night at 9:30 p.m. CT.
Bickell was sent down to Rockford on Monday just hours after scoring the game-winning tally. This is further proof that Marian Hossa is preparing for his Hawk debut on Wednesday.
Though the Hawks have made a habit of sending players back to the minors when there are several days between games, and then recalling them, this doesn't seem to be the case with Bickell.
It's doubtful the Hawks would do that on a West Coast trip because of the travel issues. It's possible Bickell would just stay put in California and then be brought back up on Wednesday for their game against San Jose. In that case, he would not be able to practice with the team until officially recalled.
Bickell, 23, has recorded one goal and a +3 plus/minus rating in four games with the Blackhawks this season.
More than likely, this signals the return of Hossa from off-season shoulder surgery. The Hawks play the Sharks Wednesday night at 9:30 p.m. CT.
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TEAM LEADERS
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Marian Hossa
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| OTHER LEADERS | ||||||||||||
| Goals | P. Sharp | 33 | ||||||||||
| Assists | M. Hossa | 48 | ||||||||||
| +/- | P. Sharp | 28 | ||||||||||
| GAA | C. Crawford | 2.72 | ||||||||||
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