Michal Handzus began Monday's game at left wing on a line with Patrick Kane and center Brandon Pirri. He made his return to the lineup from an upper-body injury against Edmonton and he logged nearly 13 minutes of ice time.

Michal Handzus will return from an upper-body injury Monday against Edmonton. He has been sidelined since Oct. 24 and has three points in nine games this season.

Michal Handzus (upper body) has been activated off of the injured reserve list. Handzus was actually activated prior to Saturday's game, but he didn't participate in the contest. That was likely to give him more time to get back into game shape as he's been limited to nine games this season.

Michal Handzus (upper body) won't return Saturday versus Vancouver, but he is close to coming back. "Whether it's next game or in Calgary, we expect him to rejoin us real soon," coach Joel Quenneville said.

Michal Handzus (upper body) will meet up with the team on their road trip. He is projected to join the team on Saturday in Vancouver. It's unclear when he'll be able to play though. Handzus has missed Chicago's last 12 games with an upper-body injury and he'll miss his 13th on Thursday.

Michal Handzus was moved to Chicago's injured reserve list on Thursday. He has been sidelined since Oct. 24 due to an upper-body injury. In nine games this season, he has one goal and two assists. The move was made earlier in the day and it helped clear up the cap space required to complete the Kris Versteeg trade with Florida.

Michal Handzus (upper body) hasn't been on the ice for a couple days. Handzus wasn't expected to return for a couple weeks either way, but he might have suffered a setback. Handzus hasn't played since Oct. 24.

The Chicago Blackhawks received some good news and bad news regarding center Michal Handzus. On the bright side, he's making progress. The downer is that he'll still be out a week or two. He only has one goal and three points in nine games this season, but it's hard to completely ignore any reasonably prominent Blackhawks forward because of their high-powered offense. Especially since his struggles took place at the same time as the Hawks' slow start.

Michal Handzus (upper body) skated prior to Sunday's match-up against Calgary. Coach Joel Quenneville said that Handzus is making progress in his recovery from an upper-body injury. He has missed the last five games due to the ailment and is still listed as day-to-day.

Michal Handzus (upper body) isn't expected to play this week. Beyond that, he should be considered day-to-day. Handzus didn't skate on Tuesday and is sidelined with an upper-body injury.