The Blackhawks kept their playoff hopes alive on Monday by picking up a point against Winnipeg, but the odds are still stacked against them. They need to win out in the final three games and receive major help around them to have a chance.
Because of that, the Blackhawks reassigned forward Dylan Sikura to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League for the stretch run in hopes of earning another Calder Cup playoff berth. The IceHogs are three points out of the fourth and final spot in the Central Division with six games remaining, and could use an offensive player like Sikura, considering the team ranks last in goals per game (2.