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By Chris Block

Want to thank those who listened to the Puck Chatter podcast Al Cimaglia and I did a couple weeks ago. Al and I had been talking about doing one for a long time. It’s been so long since we’ve done one and thus I didn’t expect a lot of feedback, but we did get some. The current plan is to do another one, probably next week, when we’ll talk a little more about Kyle Beach and the Blackhawks at large.

As for this sudden output, I’ve had a lot of unexpected time on my hands recently. I’m fine now but had been laid up on the couch for a while. Hence, I got to watch a bunch of Rockford and other NHL hockey of late that I haven’t regularly been able to keep up with previously this season. Translation – I’m bored, so here we are.

Blackhawks recall Lukas Reichel

General manager Kyle Davidson recalled Lukas Reichel on Wednesday. Reichel is expected to be in the lineup Thursday night when Seattle makes its first United Center visit. He is without a point in 5 games up with Blackhawks so far in 2022.

It’s the third time Reichel has been up with the NHL club this season. If he plays in five more NHL games before the season ends, the Blackhawks will burn the first year of Reichel’s 3-year entry-level contract. Including Thursday, the Blackhawks have 12 games left on the schedule.