from Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times,

Brent Seabrook is still far from returning from a back injury, leaving the Blackhawks “very concerned” about the 35-year-old defenseman’s accumulating ailments and physical longevity.

This back issue follows three surgeries for Seabrook last winter on his hip and shoulder, meaning he has suffered trauma to three major regions of his body since he last played an NHL game in November 2019.

Hawks general manager Stan Bowman provided long-awaited clarity on Seabrook’s situation in an interview Sunday. Is he concerned?

“We’re very concerned for him,” Bowman said. “He’s been a warrior for us. Think of his time in Chicago — he never really missed any games. But now we’re realizing he was playing through a lot of pain those years, and it’s caught up to him.

“He was dealing with his shoulders and his hips to the point where he probably should have had [the surgeries] done years ago, but that’s how he’s always been driven — to keep moving forward, don’t worry about injuries, play through it. So, yeah, we are concerned for him. We certainly hope he can get past it.”

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