Jeff Blashill met with the media to provide key injury updates ahead of the Blackhawks’ next stretch of games. Blashill confirmed that Connor Bedard has been placed on injured reserve as the team continues to evaluate his status and timeline. The Blackhawks head coach also shared that Nick Foligno will travel with the team, though his availability to play remains uncertain. Get all the latest updates and context from Blashill’s press conference on the current state of the Hawks’ lineup.
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I am thinking 3 to 4 weeks if its a disco and they can pop it in and after it calms down play with a sling
As long as he is out for December and the injury doesn’t drag on in January. He still has a good chance at the Olympics. This is the best case scenario for Bedard.
This was sort of Best case news: I appreciate them putting Connor first and taking care of the young athlete! Can't wait to see him back!
Rip Blackhawks season. Tankspins back on the rest of the year. Gonna watch this team go from 1st wildcard to last place within 3 weeks.
Good thing he doesn’t need surgery. Boy the hawks need him.
Edzo's record still on?
Ask him more about Nazar. Is it confidence or still injury stuff
Next game against St. Louis someone better drop the mitts with Schenn. Perhaps a nice crosscheck as well.
Getting worried about 2 big injuries in 3 years n our other top youngster has been hurt a few times too,
Both on the smaller side.
Bedard will be out alot longer than 3 weeks.. im thinking 8 weeks. Season is absolutely down the tubes now, we have ZERO scoring without bedard and nobody has stepped up and shown otherwise.
Come on down Ivar Stenberg you are a Blackhawk.
Bank on the Tank!
bruh what is with these fans saying this is the best news, wouldnt the best news be Bedard isnt injured😂
Where are all the hawks nimrods who kept saying it was a dirty cross check….yoohoo. Come out come out where ever you are😂😂😂😂
In Blash we trust! I hope Connor comes back soon
I'm not worried about Bedard needing surgery this season, this season is meaningless even if they made the playoffs realistically, I'm worried about the fact that in young athletes 53% with a shoulder separation or dislocated have an injury reoccurrence within 2 years and either have long term or sporadic instability in their shoulder, which is Bedard's shot we're talking about here. This is bad news. Bedards right shoulder is injured and he's a right handed player, that means he needs to turn that right shoulder much further than his left shoulder during shots, I hope this is all mute soon but it could have bad long term effects. That's why Nazar was joking about Bedard not being dead, because its obviously really bad news but its definitely not grim news.
Now that the tank is in sight. Thought I would put together a possible line-up fo the 2028-29 season. Most of these players are already in the system. Enjoy the vision. STANLEY CUP CONTENDING TEAM 2028-2029
D-men
Levshunov Vlassic
Rinzel Kaiser
Crevier Carels or Villenueve (chi 2026 1st rnd)
*Dravecky (2026 Tor-46 overall pick) Delmastro * likely in minors
——————-OR scenario 2——————————————-Levshunov Vlassic
Reid (chi 1st rnd 2026 pick) Kaiser
Rinzel Delmastro
Crevier *Shcherbakov (2026 chi 38th overall pick)
*waiting in minors
Forward Lines
Frondel Bedard West
Kantserov Nazar Nestrasil
Green Boisvert Moore
Vannacker *Malhotra Spellacy
(*trade up for mid 1st round 2026 pick)
Dach keep
Donato under contract
I like what Blashill said, the team needs some pressure, becuase they have just been relying too much on Bedard, they need to start scoring too.
shoulder separation
sounds like a shoulder separation. They did the same thing with my son. Rehab first. if it happens again, then they'll do surgery.
In knight we trust! Cmon Bertuzzi and Nazar? Time to step it up!
So they are just going to give Brossiot away? The Jets would give you something.
We do not know the injury Bedard suffered. A shoulder separation involves the AC joint. Surgery is not required unless it is a 3rd degree, which he does not have
A shoulder subluxation involved the Glenohumeral joint. Depending on the degree of instability rehab and time is required. If instability is still present and reinjury occurs then surgery is required.
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Out for the season….
When Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL, the team announced it right away. Same with the Packers and Micah Parsons. Why all the secrecy with Bedard? Don't the fans have a right to know?
Most of these guys don't know how to score. They're fast, oh so fast! But score, forget it. They're good at missing the net too! Hopeful for Nick Lardis tho!
I know it’s been said ad nauseam, but I really, really like Blash as a head coach.