Blackhawks will be without Tyler Motte for three weeks

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Tyler Motte will miss three weeks with a lower-body injury as the Blackhawks prepared for their game against the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night.

Motte was injured in the second period of the Blackhawks’ 4-3 overtime victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday night. He went awkwardly into the boards and was down for a few moments. While he got up under his own power, he wasn’t putting much weight on his left leg as he headed to the locker room. The forward was off to a good start with the Blackhawks, and his work will be missed.

“You expect him to come back ready to play and give us what he was giving us, because that versatility is what we really liked about him. We had trust in him,” coach Joel Quenneville said. “Certainly you can’t forecast how he’ll come out of it but you’re missing that kind of time, there’s patience when you do come out of injuries. Hopefully he can have the speed right off the bat but sometimes it takes a little longer.”

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Corey Crawford will get the start against the Blues.

Andrew Desjardins will draw back into the lineup. At Tuesday’s practice, he was on the fourth line (at left wing) with Dennis Rasmussen and Jordin Tootoo.

Trevor van Riemsdyk (upper body) continues to improve. Whether or not he’s ready to go on the Circus Trip, which begins next week, is unknown right now.

“We’ll see how he progresses,” Quenneville said. “We’ll know, for sure, [if he goes on that road trip] by the end of the week.”

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