{"id":51990,"date":"2019-07-20T11:22:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-20T15:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=51990"},"modified":"2019-07-20T18:33:04","modified_gmt":"2019-07-20T22:33:04","slug":"chicago-blackhawks-prospects-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/07\/20\/chicago-blackhawks-prospects-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TSP: Chicago Blackhawks Prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the 2019 Top Shelf Prospects series. As we go through the Summer of 2019 LWOH will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. We will be following the order of the first round of the NHL draft (as if there were no traded draft picks) and\u00a0you can find all the articles here<\/a>.\u00a0 Since we had an\u00a0extensive NHL Draft preview<\/a>, we will not be reviewing the players who were drafted in the 2019 draft, as there have been no games since then, and our reports on them will not have changed. Today we look at the Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> Prospects.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"What we will be doing is linking you to those articles, as well as taking a look at prospects that were acquired before this year\u2019s draft; their progress, and their chances of making the 2019-20 roster of the NHL team in question. We will also bring you one sleeper pick \u2013 a player who was either drafted in the 4th-round or later, or was an undrafted free agent signing who we pick as our dark horse to make the NHL. For those wondering, the cut-off for what is or isn\u2019t a prospect is typically about 50 NHL games played (including playoff games) or is 25 years old. These are not hard or fast rules though, and we may make some exceptions depending on the circumstances.
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Chicago Blackhawks Prospects<\/h2>\n

The Chicago Blackhawks missed the playoffs for the second straight year. The struggles have caused a lot of changes in Chicago. Those changes started during the season when head coach Joel Quenneville<\/a><\/strong> was fired and replaced by Jeremy Colliton<\/a><\/strong>. The team also made a move to acquire Dylan Strome<\/a><\/strong>, who exploded as a second-line centre in Chicago. General manager Stan Bowman also added forward Drake Caggiula<\/a><\/strong> in another mid-season trade.<\/p>\n

The moves continued in the off-season as the team brought in defencemen\u00a0Calvin de Haan<\/a><\/strong> and Olli Maatta<\/a><\/strong> via trade. Bowman also traded to re-acquire Andrew Shaw<\/a><\/strong> on the eve of free agency. He also signed free-agent goalie Robin Lehner<\/a><\/strong> and traded for\u00a0Alexander Nylander<\/a><\/strong> and John Quenneville<\/a><\/strong>. Just this week they also created cap space<\/a> by moving Artem Anisimov<\/a><\/strong> for Zack Smith<\/a><\/strong>. Winning the third overall pick in the Draft lottery also allowed them to add another great player to the Blackhawks prospects pool. Overall, it has been a busy off-season in the windy city as the Hawks look to get back into the playoffs.<\/p>\n

2019 Draft Picks (Grade A-<\/a>):\u00a0Kirby Dach<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Alex Vlasic<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Michal Teply<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Antti Saarela<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Dominic Basse<\/strong>,\u00a0Cole Moberg
\n<\/strong>2018-19 Graduations: Dominik Kahun<\/a><\/strong> (traded to Pittsburgh), Dylan Strome<\/a><\/strong>, David Kampf<\/a><\/strong>, Carl Dahlstrom<\/a><\/strong>, Collin Delia<\/a><\/strong> (Age)<\/p>\n

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Top Prospect: Kirby Dach<\/h3>\n

The Blackhawks drafted Dach with the 3rd overall pick in this year\u2019s NHL Draft. Prior to the draft, we did an in-depth scouting report on Dach. As no games have been played since that report; we will not repeat it.\u00a0You can\u00a0check out the report here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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#2 Prospect: Adam Boqvist<\/h3>\n

Defence \u2014 Shoots Right
\nBorn August 15th, 2000 \u2014 Falun, Sweden
\nHeight 6\u20190″ \u2014 Weight 181 lbs [182 cm \/ 82 kg]
\nDrafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1st round, 8th overall at the 2018 NHL Draft<\/p>\n