In search of some offense, coach Joel Quenneville has apparently decided to shake up the Chicago Blackhawks' forwards lines for Tuesday night's matchup against the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center.

During the morning skate, Quenneville moved Marian Hossa off the top line and dropped the veteran to the third to skate alongside rookies Vinnie Hinostroza and Tanner Kero. The No. 1 trio was Ryan Hartman and Richard Panik flanking Jonathan Toews.

The only line that remained intact was the second line of Artem Anisimov centering for wingers Patrick Kane and Artemi Panarin.

“We're looking for balance,” Quenneville said. “We have one line right now that's been productive, and we're just trying to get some offense on other lines. We think offensively shaking them up sometimes can spark it. Hopefully, that's the case.”

Toews said when Quenneville tinkers with the line the team has “got to get the message.”

“I think everyone can compete harder — at least a little bit harder than we have the last few games,” Toews added. “Sometimes you go through little spurts where you're not playing with the most energy and you're not firing on all cylinders. You've just got to find ways to play smart and still create, but also limit the chances you give up against. It's something we'll continue to learn, continue to improve upon going forward. But obviously when you have two games like we just did this past week, we want to bounce back and find that energy and excitement and go back out and work hard and earn our chances and earn our success around the net again.”

Said Hossa: “Obviously, that message (is) just something is not going right and sometimes we just need to spread the core around and even up the four lines. It could be different messages, but obviously just dig deep down and find a way to win the hockey game.”

The fourth line was Andrew Desjardins and Nick Schmaltz along with center Dennis Rasmussen.

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