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Fantasy Forecast for Wednesday, November 25 Programming note -- the Fantasy Forecast and Top Picks will not publish Thursday and Friday to observe U.S. Thanksgiving.

It's official. The best-paid player in Blackhawks history will make his debut with the team tonight.

What to watch: The Hawks better be ready for this one. Not only did they knock Calgary out of the playoffs last spring, the Flames certainly remember their 6-5 overtime loss at the United Center last month when they blew a 5-0 lead.

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Jason Strudwick and Chicago Blackhawks forward John madden mix it up on Saturday.

Not only are the ChicagoA Blackhawks gone until December, but they get to start their annual Thanksgiving road trip against one of the hottest teams in the National Hockey League, the Calgary Flames.

Kris Versteeg scored two power-play goals in Chicago's five-goal second period to help the Blackhawks rout the Calgary Flames 7-1 on Thursday night in a rematch of a first-round playoff series.

After taking a few hard tumbles into the boards Friday against Toronto, Kris Versteeg was held out of Sunday's 4-3 win over San Jose at the United Center.

The Blackhawks are set to sign young stars Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews to contract extensions, a source close to the organization confirmed Monday.

There are lots of rumors flying around the Chicago Blackhawks right now, and most of them have to do with potential player movement.

Forgive Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville for being a bit superstitious considering his team has killed 17 consecutive power plays and hasn't surrendered a power-play goal in six games.

Long, nail-biting games have become commonplace when the Blackhawks face the Colorado Avalanche, and Wednesday's meeting at the United Center was typical of that.

The Blackhawks ' penalty killers have really come to the fore this season as the top unit in the NHL .

Colorado's Matt Hendricks, left, fights with Chicago's Colin Fraser at the United Center on Wednesday.

The Blackhawks suffered a significant blow on both ends of the ice after Dave Bolland underwent surgery on his back Tuesday that could sideline the versatile center for up to four months.

It wasn't a done deal after practice Sunday, but Jonathan Toews and Ben Eager are poised to return to the Blackhawks' lineup for the game tonight against the Los Angeles Kings at the United Center.

It's a tease: President Obama actually calls first lady Michelle Obama "FLOTUS," the abbreviated newspeak version for "First Lady of the United States." u The irony: Whenever this column refers to President Obama as "POTUS," we get angry e-mails from readers accusing us of name calling.

Chris Stewart scored in the eighth round of the shootout, helping the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche remain unbeaten at home with a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.

The ChicagoA Blackhawks resembled Derek Zoolander on Thursday night in Phoenix: they looked great, but were no match for Hanzal.

A number of sources areA reporting that 36-year old center Peter Forsberg, currently playing withA Team Sweden in the Karjala Cup, is trying to make a comeback to the NHL.

It's always unfortunate when injuries strike a roster, and the Chicago Blackhawks have certainly been more fortunate than some of their Western Conference rivals like Vancouver and Detroit.