- Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane will miss the remainder of the regular season due to a lower-body injury, but he is expected to return for the start of the playoffs after being placed on long-term injured reserve Friday. Kane suffered the injury when a player landed on his left leg during Wednesday's game against the St. Louis Blues. He will have to miss a minimum of 10 games and 24 days. General manager Stan Bowman said Kane will sit out the team's remaining 12 regular-season games. Read more http://espn.go.com/chicago/nhl/story/_/id/10644864/chicago-blackhawks-put-patrick-kane-long-term-ir
