Toews brushes off scuffle with Keith during morning skate

Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith got into a brief scuffle during morning skate Tuesday at the United Center.

What started as a little jawing quickly escalated into a wrestling match. Both Blackhawks players removed their gloves, and Keith's jersey was almost completely off afterward.

"Just a little friendly wrestling," Toews told reporters.

It didn't appear that friendly, though.

"We're ready to go," continued Toews, whose Hawks faced off against Joel Quenneville's Florida Panthers. "That's the whole point of coming out for morning skate is to get yourself ready to go for tonight's game. I think we're ready now."

Keith stayed stoic during the rest of the skate and was the first to leave the ice after the Hawks did about 20 minutes worth of drills. He did not speak with reporters.

Coach Jeremy Colliton wasn't concerned that the dust up would carry over into the game.

"You got a brother? I do, too," Colliton said. "I got two boys at home, so I've seen that movie before."

Sweet home, Chicago?

Former Blackhawks Denis Savard, Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita, Troy Murray, Eddie Olczyk, Keith Magnuson and Tony Esposito all made their home in or around Chicago after they retired.

So it begs the question: Would Joel Quenneville settling down here once his coaching career is over?

"We've got our house, it's still up for sale," said Quenneville, who lived in Hinsdale before being named coach of the Florida Panthers in the off-season. "But we wouldn't mind even coming back here in the summer. Our kids work in downtown, so we love it here in Chicago.

"We'll see. There's so much to like. We'll see."

He said it:

"Uh, coach's office is just OK. (Huge laughs). Everything else - major league."

- Joel Quenneville on what he thought of the visiting team's facilities at the United Center

He said it II:

"Which way do I go? This is all new. Never been in this room."

- Joel Quenneville as he entered the United Center and found the visiting coach's room