Blackhawks place Toews on IR, recall Pirri

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The Chicago Blackhawks placed captain Jonathan Toews on injured reserve and recalled Brandon Pirri from the Rockford IceHogs on Tuesday morning.

Toews suffered what appeared to be a left-arm injury against the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. Coach Joel Quenneville said the injury is "not serious." Quenneville had said Monday that Toews was "not likely" to play in the All-Star Game in Ottawa this weekend anyway.

The 20-year-old Pirri, who's expected to play tonight against the Predators, has two assists and a plus-3 rating in four games with the Blackhawks this season.

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