Blackhawks' Campbell expected to be scratched Friday

Brian Campbell on a bargain-bin salary hasn't solved the Chicago Blackhawks' defensive woes. At least not yet.

The veteran defender, who hasn't missed a game in a half-decade, is expected to be a healthy scratch Friday versus the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The reason? A substandard performance in a win over the Philadelphia Flyers, coupled with the opportunity to get Trevor van Riemsdyk in live action after his own recent string of scratches.

"We don't want to see the same guys sitting out for extended periods of time." head coach Joel Quenneville told Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times. "He's a player we think we want in the lineup."

Van Riemsdyk is also a player other teams would like to see in their lineup. So while Campbell sits, the 25-year-old believed to be available in the trade market could potentially be auditioning for a more permanent role elsewhere.