Game 5 Pre-Game News and Notes

[N3]

As reported by various sources they Blackhawks did not appear to make any line changes for the morning skate. This could have been done for numerous reasons with the two main factors being A) They dont want the Flyers to know who they are going to roll out on which line, or B) They simply did not make any changes.

Hopefully they are leaning towards the former, because this team is in dire need of a shakeup.

Here are some more random tidbits from the morning skate:

Forward Andrew Ladd was not on the ice. Once again this could be for various reason's lets just hope one of them is not because his shoulder is hurting again.

Adam Burish was with David Bolland and Kris Versteeg for the pre-game skate, and Troy Brouwer was skating with the 4th liners.

Duncan Keith did not skate in the morning, but like Andrew Ladd he is expected to play.

The Blackhawks are 13-2 when Adam Burish has played in this years playoffs, they are 1-4 when he is a scratch.

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[chrisjuniper]

lol i hope the presence of burish isnt that much of a factor whether we win or not.

 

[BigP50]

I want Toews and Kane on different lines.

 

[tbo41fan]

Burish as the force that drives the team?

 

[N3]

I want Toews and Kane on different lines.

Projected Lineup's I saw were as follows:

Kopecky-Toews-Ladd
Byfuglien-Sharp-Hossa
Versteeg-Bolland-Kane
Brouwer-Madden-Eager

 

[N3]

From..NHLBlackhawks on Twitter:

Starters: Keith, Seabrook, Kopecky, Toews, Hossa and The Fortress.