Smith missed practice Thursday due to a back injury, Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio reports.

Now that Colton Dach has been called up by the Chicago Blackhawks, these are what the lines are expected to look like.

Bertuzzi-Bedard-Mikheyev Dach-Nazar-Teravainen Hall-Dickinson-Foligno Maroon-Donato-Smith The extras in practice were Lukas Reichel and Philipp Kurashev. Colton Dach is set to play with fellow ...

While Kurashev has lost favour in Chicago, the Blackhawks have called up Frank Nazar (10 games played) and now Colton Dach (1 game played) to play ahead of Kurashev. Both are younger and both appear ...

The Chicago Blackhawks will have to decide what to do with forward Philipp Kurashev, who will become ... play a veteran like Pat Maroon or Craig Smith on the fourth line because one or both ...

The Chicago Blackhawks have given up on Philipp Kurashev, and for good reason ... Chicago would rather play a veteran like Pat Maroon or Craig Smith on the fourth line because one or both of ...

With the Chicago Blackhawks dead last in the standings, general manager Kyle Davidson will likely spend more time over the ...