Dominique Ducharme stirs the soup!

Dominique Ducharme spoke to the media on the eve of the CH's matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Among other things, he made a few confirmations.

Jake Allen will miss at least a week of activities.

Chris Wideman (suspension) and Sami Niku will be left out in favor of Alexander Romanov and Corey Schueneman.

Cedric Paquette (injury) and Lukas Vejdemo will also be in the stands. Rem Pitlick will make his CH debut, while Jake Evans will return to the lineup.

Paul Byron will be given the green light to return to action on Saturday. He will join his team for the rest of the trip.

The full lineup:

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