With the first game of the 2022-23 NHL season just one day away, it’s time to start examining the players who’ll be taking the ice for the Blackhawks this season. Up next are the defensemen.
Unlike last summer that saw the departure of franchise cornerstones from the Cup-winning teams in Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook, the blue line in Chicago has only undergone minor changes this offseason. The top two in Seth Jones and Connor Murphy remain while Jake McCabe and Caleb Jones are also still around. However, the exodus of Calvin de Haan (not re-signed in the offseason) and Riley Stillman (traded to the Vancouver Canucks last weekend) means there were some open spots still to flesh out the defense.