At the Chicago Blackhawks Convention a few weeks ago, coach Joel Quenneville sat on one of the panels and discussed his options on defense for the upcoming season. He expressed his desire to keep Duncan Keith and Niklas Hjalmarsson together on the top pairing, as they had been so successful together this past season.
Brian Campbell, who came over from the Florida Panthers, is the newest addition to the blue line, having signed with the club in early July. He is being touted as the fourth defenseman that the Chicago Blackhawks haven’t had since the departure of Johnny Oduya to the Dallas Stars in 2015.