Smith missed practice Thursday due to a back injury, Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio reports.

Kurashev has sat in the press box more often than not. He is point-less in his last 11 games, and when he has played over the last month, he averaged less than 13:30 of ...

The Chicago Blackhawks will have to decide what to do with forward Philipp Kurashev, who will become ... play a veteran like Pat Maroon or Craig Smith on the fourth line because one or both ...

With Pat Maroon and Craig Smith dealing with bad backs ... his overtime goal against the Minnesota Wild on Nov. 10. Philipp Kurashev opens the scoring for Chicago, his 4th goal of the season ...

Kurashev was scratched for the four games prior to the holiday break. Prior to his trip to the press box, Kurashev had gone nine contests without a point while also losing his power-play role.

GM Kyle Davidson still has hopes for Kurashev, who has upside. Blackhawks forward Philipp Kurashev has been awarded a two-year contract with a $2.25 million cap hit through arbitration.