"If you want to read tea leaves, the fact that occasional scratch Rostislav Olesz skated with Patrick Kane and Daniel Carcillo during the Blackhawks' practice Monday could mean Marian Hossa is set to return from his upper-body injury and reclaim his linemates on Tuesday in Phoenix.

If you want to read facts, Hossa's absence again Monday continues a disturbing trend for a player long considered one of the game's most durable."