{"id":4651,"date":"2016-12-27T22:46:30","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T03:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=4651"},"modified":"2016-12-28T11:13:14","modified_gmt":"2016-12-28T16:13:14","slug":"chicago-blackhawks-marian-hossa-injury-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2016\/12\/27\/chicago-blackhawks-marian-hossa-injury-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Blackhawks Place Marian Hossa on Injured Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Blackhawks have placed forward\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hossama01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marian Hossa<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on injured reserve, the team announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n<h2>Chicago Blackhawks Place Marian Hossa on Injured Reserve<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Blackhawks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Blackhawks<\/a> activate forward Artem Anisimov from injured reserve and place forward Marian Hossa on IR, retroactive to Dec. 20.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLBlackhawks\/status\/813806402011623424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 27, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hossa sustained the injury early in a game against the Ottawa Senators on Dec. 20. He left the game in the first period with what the team called an upper-body injury.<\/p>\n<p>This injury comes at a crucial time for the Blackhawks. Hossa is currently one of the team&#8217;s offensive leaders, with 16 goals and 7 assists in 34 games this season.<\/p>\n<p>Head oach <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/q\/quennjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joel Quenneville<\/a><\/strong> expects Hossa to recover and return to the lineup very soon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Quenneville says Hossa will be out for the first part of the upcoming road trip. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Blackhawks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Lear (@EricLear312) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLear312\/status\/813798858958536704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 27, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Filling the Gap<\/h3>\n<p>Although the injury is not expected to last very long, the Blackhawks will have to make do to maintain their success on the offensive front.<\/p>\n<p>The team will have to rely on star wingers like\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/panarar01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Artemi Panarin<\/a><\/strong> and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kanepa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Kane<\/a><\/strong>, as well as the likes of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/panikri01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Richard Panik<\/a><\/strong> and other wingers to fill in for the loss of Hossa.<\/p>\n<p>The Blackhawks currently sit first in the NHL&#8217;s Central Division with a 22-9-5 record on the season.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/anisiar01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Artem Anisimov<\/a> Activated by Blackhawks<\/h3>\n<p>The team had also activated center <strong>Artem Anisimov\u00a0<\/strong>on Tuesday, the Blackhawks\u00a0announced.<\/p>\n<p>Anisimov\u00a0was placed on injured reserve Thursday after he had sustained\u00a0an upper-body injury during the Blackhawks victory in\u00a0St. Louis on\u00a0Dec. 17.<\/p>\n<p>Anisimov currently has 14 goals and 13 assists in 32 games this season, mainly playing on a line alongside Kane and Panarin.<\/p>\n<p>The Blackhawks face the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night in Chicago. Hossa is expected to miss his second consecutive game, while Anisimov is set to return to the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/630092178\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 72.390572% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/630092178?et=1YSgpVy9RLVcJxKqaU0k9g&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=St6xG1gDgoUcime2Z5dvW0L7dMWUV1ZQ2WhbudEhcZY=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"430\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Blackhawks have placed Marian Hossa on injured reserve after he suffered an injury early in a game on Dec. 20. 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