Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp returned to practice on Friday, his first time back since undergoing an emergency appendectomy Sept. 12. "I felt good," Sharp said. "As far as a return, I wish I could give you a date. I've felt better every 24 hours since the surgery. A noticeable difference. If that continues, I'd like to think I can play pretty soon." Sharp had the procedure after feeling discomfort beginning two day earlier. "They said the next 24 to 48 hours it was going to get bad," Sharp said. "If that had been the case I would have been out much longer."