"Dave Bolland's All-Star break plans involve a trek to London, Ontario, which sources close to the situation deem not a tropical paradise.

"Some guys are going in the sun," the Hawks center said. "I don't think it'd be a good idea for me to go in the sun. Don't want to have the tan lines coming back, playing in some burnt skin."

The spotlight, though, was unavoidable Tuesday. Bolland centered the Hawks' first line against the Predators because of Jonathan Toews' absence from the lineup with what is believed to be a left arm injury, the defensive dynamo bumped into a role that puts a premium on scoring as well."