The Chicago Blackhawks made their presence felt before the NHL trade deadline by acquiring forwards Andrew Ladd, Tomas Fleischmann and Dale Weise and defenseman Christian Ehrhoff. On Monday, the actual trade deadline day, the Blackhawks made some minor moves in trading for goaltender Drew MacIntyre and forward Tim Jackman in exchange for defenseman Dennis Robertson and forward Corey Tropp. Both MacIntyre and Jackman will report to the AHL.
Entering the trade deadline, the Blackhawks had needs at first-line left wing and on defense.