"Four Chicago Blackhawks players watched from the stands while teammates practiced at the University of Denver on Wednesday, victims of a flu-like bug that idled them for a day.

On the ice, Hawks coach Joel Quenneville didn't seek to add to the corps of nauseated troops by throttling his club with a heavy workout. There was a warm-up, there was a lot of power play tweaking, but there was not a lot of persecution as the team headed to San Jose, Calif., carrying a six-game losing streak."