Phillip Danault has worked at developing his two-way game and has often been compared to Marcus Kruger.
Now he’s being brought up to likely replace the Blackhawks’ fourth-line center.
Danault was recalled from the Rockford IceHogs on Friday, the day after Kruger suffered an upper-body injury, as the Blackhawks prepared for Saturday afternoon’s game against the Buffalo Sabres.
Kruger went into the boards hard during the second period of the Blackhawks’ 4-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. He looked to be favoring his left wrist/hand on the bench before he went to the dressing room.