The Blackhawks have placed Patrick Kane in the COVID-19 protocol, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBCSChicago reports. There are no further details, but Kane wasn’t the only Blackhawk placed in the protocol as Ryan Carpenter and Erik Gustafsson were also out of practice Saturday. The Hawks next play Sunday versus the Red Wings.
This season has gotten off to a horrendous start for the Hawks. They are 0-4-1 on the season and have only scored nine goals in those five contests while allowing 21. Losing Kane for any amount of time will not help matters any. Jonathan Toews has returned after missing all of last season but, like the team, has gotten off to a slow start.