Blackhawks Pick Up Andrew Ebbett Off Waivers; Hawks roster moves

Niemi needs to step up big time.

rooneypoo wrote:
My money is on this being Joachim Lindstrom revisited. Especially when all those injured CHI players you mention start returning.

Forward lines from practice, per Chris Kuc at the Tribune:

Ladd--Toews--Sharp

Byfuglien--Bolland--Kane

Brouwer--Madden--Versteeg

Ebbett--Fraser--Kopecky

Quenneville was non-committal about his starter Wednesday, but I would be surprised if Niemi doesn't get the call. Kuc seems to think that is the case.
http://blogs.chicagosport...o-remain-in-rockford.html

As for the return of players from IR, apparently Bowman has planned for that so no cap-related moves need to be made as a result.

In any case, Hossa's not due back until late November, maybe December. Burish is out until March; Eager is indefinite.

Nice fit for Chicago.

On the fourth line, eh? Nice depth.

This guy was really praised by a lot of Anaheim fans I talked to last season. I wonder what happened. Is it just a case of Koivu displacing him? But you'd think they could have gotten something. Nashville should have offered a fourth or fifth round pick.