The NHL Trade Deadline went exactly as expected: to stock-up on future assets, the Blackhawks moved the veteran forwards on one-year contracts and/or lower-line players without futures in the organization like Mattias Janmark, Carl Soderberg, and Matthew Highmore. Although we don’t see it in this iteration of the series, the forward group should see more changes in playing time and usage in accordance with The Plan™ for the season thanks to these departures. In the meantime, there is much to cover over the progress of the young forwards leading up to the TDL.
Notes:
- This series will include any player that is 25 or younger who plays at least one NHL game this season (so Entwistle this round) and/or three games since the last article but excluding any player that was traded (Highmore).