What a deal for the Blackhawks! If we’re being honest, this was a salary dump by the Hurricanes, but I’ll gladly take it. They owed us for that infamous Bryan Bickell and Teuvo Teravainen deal back in 2016.
The Hurricanes received a young defenseman in Gustav Forsling, who has some upside but hasn’t quite panned out in Chicago, and a depth goalie in Anton Forsberg.
In this seemingly lopsided trade, Chicago gains a legitimate Top 4 defenseman, in Calvin de Haan, that they’ve been desperately searching for over the past couple of seasons. The Blackhawks missed out on signing de Haan last season, but better late than never.