Tag: Chicago Blackhawks

Weekend NHL rankings: Which playoff bubble team is under the most pressure?

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We’re exactly four weeks away from the playoffs, and as always at this time of year there are four groups of teams: Those that have had a spot locked up for weeks or months, those that have been out of the race forever, those that are right on the bubble, and those that still think they’re in the race but probably aren’t. That last group, sadly, includes a few of this year’s teams that have been the most fun to watch. That includes our beloved Sabres, as well as the…

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The depleted Blackhawks almost got mixed up with Connor Bedard

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Anaheim, Calif. – Let the race to the bottom of the NHL officially begin. Teams had a chance during the first 50-60 games to put themselves in the best light for this run, but whichever team came out on top of, well, the bottom would probably be the most depleted by the trade deadline and had the most losses from this point through to the end of the season. It looks like the Blackhawks will be firmly on board with that search with general manager Kyle Davidson confirming that week.…

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The Maple Leafs trade Jake McCabe from the Blackhawks: How does that fit into rebuilding Chicago?

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Toronto announced Monday that the Black Hawks are trading defenseman Jack McCabe to the Maple Leafs. Here’s what you need to know: Chicago received a 2025 conditional first-round pick, a 2026 second-round pick, Joey Anderson and Pavel Gogolev in exchange for McCabe, Sam Lafferty, a conditional fifth-round pick in 2024 and a conditional fifth-round pick in 2025. McCabe has scored 20 points (two goals and 18 assists) in 55 games with the Blackhawks this season. The 29-year-old defender has a plus-minus-plus rating of 7 this season. McCabe signed a four-year…

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Patrick Kane’s dominance was the perfect test for the trade deadline, but are the Stars worth it?

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DALLAS – For fairies, Wednesday night at the American Airlines Center was a masterpiece. It was a showcase of what good and bad an audition can get. Against the Stars, one of the few teams that got into the Patrick Kane lottery, Kane was awesome. He sent a nice assist to Max Dumy to spark Chicago’s comeback from being down 3-0 and scored the tying goal to go on his hat trick and set up the Black Hawks to win the game 4-3 in regulation. In Kane, the Stars saw…

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NHL playoff tiers and buyer/seller 3.0: Where all 32 teams stand two weeks ahead of the trade deadline

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The NHL trade deadline is less than two weeks away, and it’s time for teams to make the call: buy or sell? For some, the moves are already flying or the decision is a formality and the trades a matter of time. For others, every win, loss and injury on the way to March 3 will be a factor. Which teams fall in which category? To survey the field, The Athletic asked the writers who know each of the NHL’s 32 teams best two questions: 1) How confident are you in the…

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As he examines the fates of Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews, Senator Claude Giraud knows the feeling

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OTTAWA – It’s impossible to know what it’s like in the heads of Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews right now. To feel the weight of over 15 years of loyalty, love, and identity and balance it with a biological clock that craves discord and knows time is running out. To try to decide whether to break the hearts of the millions of fans who have cheered you on throughout your adult life, who have worn your jersey, who have always been in their lives since they were little children, or…

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Lazerus: With the Blackhawks sinking, don’t lose sight of the losses the trade deadline will take

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TORONTO — Lined up in the narrow hallway outside the visitors’ locker room at Scotiabank Arena, they wallowed themselves as best they could against the wall as the equipment crew moved the Blackhawks’ oversized hockey bags out of the room. It was complete surveillance. The Toronto media was hoping to catch a glimpse of Patrick Kane so they could open a buttonhole for him and feed him the same questions he’s been answering almost every day for weeks — hell, months now — about his future, only this time with…

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NHL trade board 2022-23: What the Tarasenko trade means for Meier, Kane and other top deadline targets

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The NHL trade market is slowly swinging into a higher gear, with the Rangers making their statement Thursday, acquiring right winger Vladimir Tarasenko in a deal with the Blues. All season, the Rangers have been short a right winger to play in their top six — and the two primary candidates were always going to be Tarasenko and the Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane. Both players have a history with Artemi Panarin, who is arguably the Rangers’ most dynamic forward and one player who could use some help at five-on-five. The case…

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Blackhawks trade tracker: Patrick Kane ‘not quite the happiest’ after Rangers deal

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Typically around this time of year, players talk about blocking out the noise, focusing on the present moment, and stopping when the trading deadline rolls up. But Patrick Kane made no secret of his disappointment on Friday, a day after the Rangers replaced him with Vladimir Tarasenko – an attack-minded right winger, just like himself. “It’s not the happiest thing I hear about trade,” he said. “But I think Rangers, I’m definitely paying attention to them. Intrigued for obvious reasons. They’ve obviously made a move to get him and another…

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