The Chicago Blackhawks dialed up the second day of training camp Friday with skaters breaking off into line rushes.
Connor Bedard centered a line with Ryan Donato and Tyler Johnson.
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“They all have an ability to shoot,” coach Luke Richardson said at Fifth Third Arena. “Whoever has the puck, that means the defending team really has to really honor that and that allows the other guys to get open.”
Lukas Reichel manned the middle between Philipp Kurashev and Andreas Athanasiou.
That was Reichel’s most common combination in 23 games last season, and they showed chemistry, but look for the Hawks to shake things up as soon as Monday and Tuesday scrimmages.
“I’d like to try a lot of those players with different people as we go along here, and we will in the exhibition games,” Richardson said. “But I thought it was a good start to give Connor some guys who have experience at scoring at the NHL level and the ability to make plays at his intelligence level as a player.”
Richardson wants to see players’ intensity but warned not to go overboard.
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