Why Teuvo Teravainen is healthy scratch for Blackhawks' opening game
Teuvo Teravainen will be a healthy scratch for the Chicago Blackhawks' opening game against the Vegas Golden Knights. Coach Jeff Blashill cited a surplus of NHL-caliber players as the reason for the lineup decision.
LAS VEGAS — Teuvo Teravainen will enter the final year of his three-year contract with the Blackhawks as a healthy scratch on opening night.Although Hawks coach Jeff Blashill said he made the final decision late Monday regarding the lineup Tuesday against the Golden Knights, things had appeared to be trending this way throughout training camp.“It’s a hard decision because of the fact I think we have . . . more NHL players than we have spots to play [them] in,” Blashill said. “I’m really not…
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