With Boris Katchouk injured, Lukas Reichel has easier path Blackhawks roster

MILWAUKEE - It hasn't come about in a way the Blackhawks would've preferred, but Lukas Reichel now has an easier path to make the Hawks' opening-night NHL roster.

Entering the final week of the preseason - after the Hawks lost 3-0 to the Wild at Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum on Sunday - the roster battle on the forward side now looks more interesting.

Boris Katchouk will miss the next four to six weeks due to a left ankle sprain, the team announced Sunday, opening up his spot to challengers until at least November. Fellow depth forward Jujhar Khaira is also day-to-day with a right ankle injury.

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