NHL First Quarter Analysis: Central Division Part One

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The NHL season is rolling along full steam ahead; teams have now played past the season’s quarter mark. Some teams had played just as expected when the puck dropped for the new season. However, other teams have been surprising by either overachieving or underachieving through the league’s first quarter. Today we look at the performance […] READ MORE



Evaluating the Chicago Blackhawks 2022 Draft

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 The future of the Chicago Blackhawks became much clearer after a flurry of deals during day one of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The Blackhawks entered day one with zero picks in the first round and exited with three first-round selections. New general manager Kyle Davidson made it clear that the Hawks are fully in […] READ MORE


Chicago Blackhawks Trade Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury

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The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to trade goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a conditional second-round draft pick, per Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli. Chicago will retain 50% of Fleury’s salary. BREAKING: Hearing #Blackhawks are trading Marc-Andre Fleury to #mnwild. Sounds like conditional 2nd round pick that can become a 1st for [email protected] — Frank […] READ MORE


A Playoff Roadmap for the Chicago Blackhawks

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82 games, 16 teams, and sports’ greatest trophy, the Stanley Cup. The Chicago Blackhawks have been there and done that six times since their existence in the NHL, most notably three Cup wins in five seasons during the 2010s. The glory days of the modern Blackhawks era might be behind the organization, but an active […] READ MORE


Chicago Blackhawks Players That are Due to Break Out

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If last season was any indication of it, anyone can be an impactful player regardless of their ice time. Forward Brandon Hagel, despite playing on the third line, broke out as one of the Chicago Blackhawks‘ best forwards. He showed a great deal of defensive reliability to go along with his strong vision for the […] READ MORE


Chicago Blackhawks Re-Sign Adam Gaudette

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The Chicago Blackhawks re-signed Adam Gaudette, a free agent centreman, to a one-year contract worth $997,500. This contract expires after the 2021-22 season. Adam Gaudette 1 year / 1-way $997,500* * equal to what his QO would have been at the NHL level https://t.co/q4jUOLirCD — CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) July 26, 2021 Centre Adam Gaudette Signed with […] READ MORE


Seth Jones Trade Signals New Era For Chicago

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Just over an hour before the Buffalo Sabres were on the clock, Stan Bowman made quite the splash. The Chicago Blackhawks had acquired 26-year-old defenceman Seth Jones and a 2022 6th round pick from the Columbus Blue Jackets. In exchange, the Blackhawks gave up young blueliner Adam Boqvist, the 12th overall pick in the 2021 […] READ MORE