PRE-TRADE DEADLINE NEWS
- It wasn't a very newsworthy season leading up to the All-Star Break, as the Hawks were all around solid until hitting a little speed bump a week before the All-Star Break and beyond.
- With a 34-19-6 record on February 15, it was known that Hawks GM, MCG wasn't happy with his bottom pairing of Jay Harrison - Trevor vanRiemsdyk, and was looking for an upgrade on the position. Chiarelli of the Oilers reportedly offered the Hawks Andrew Ference, which MCG responded they're not THAT desperate. Chiarelli persisted, which led to MCG challenging Chiarelli to a fight in the octagon. Chiarelli never called again.
TRADE DEADLINE
- With a 37-20-7 record at the trade deadline, good for second in the Central Division, no deal was completed for a defenseman, but the phones were off the hook and a deal was sure to be done by the deadline. The Hawks were seeking a bottom-pairing defenseman who could pitch in with some time on the penalty kill and be responsible enough where the Hawks could rely on them more than they did the bottom-pairing in the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
TRADE - Feb 29. - The Chicago Blackhawks trade
C Mark McNeill to the Arizona Coyotes for disgruntled 23-year-old defenseman,
D Connor Murphy. Connor Murphy reportedly requested a trade from the Arizona Coyotes, but neither party confirmed it heading into the deadline, or even after it.
POST-TRADE DEADLINE
- The Chicago Blackhawks went a 9-6-3 run after the trade deadline, finishing the season with a 46-26-10 record, good for second in the Central Division.
PLAYER STATS
FORWARDS
Name
|
GP
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
Patrick Kane|82|42|51|93
Jonathan Toews|82|29|51|80
Andrew Ladd|82|23|44|67
Marian Hossa|82|23|36|59
Artemi Panarin|82|24|26|50
Artem Anisimov|82|13|36|49
Teuvo Terevainen|82|10|24|34
Bryan Bickell|78|9|21|30
Andrew Shaw|82|12|14|26
Andrew Desjardins|82|9|17|26
Ryan Garbutt|66|12|12|24
Marcus Kruger|82|4|10|14
Richard Panik|20|1|3|4
DEFENSE
Name
|
GP
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
Duncan Keith|82|7|41|48
Brent Seabrook|82|9|25|34
Christian Ehrhoff|82|7|27|34
Niklas Hjalmarsson|82|4|2|6
Trevor vanRiemsdyk|82|1|2|3
Connor Murphy**|18|1|1|2
Jay Harrison|64|2|0|2
GOALIES
Name
|
GP
|
Record
|
Shutotus
|
GAA
|
SV%
Corey Crawford|66|36-23-7|6|2.32|.922
Scott Darling|16|10-3-3|2|1.90|.937
PLAYOFFS
ROUND 1 vs. NASHVILLE PREDATORS
Game
|
Home
|
Score
|
Away
|
Series
1|Chicago|2-1 (OT)|Nashville|
Chicago leads 1-0
2|Chicago|3-4 (OT)|Nashville|Series tied 1-1
3|Nashville|4-7|Chicago|
Chicago leads 2-1
4|Nashville|3-2 (OT)|Chicago|Series tied 2-2
5|Chicago|5-1|Nashville|
Chicago leads 3-2
6|Nashville|4-1|Chicago|Series tied 3-3
7|Chicago|0-2|Nashville|Nashville wins 4-3
Pekka Rinne stood tall and was a brick wall in games 6 and 7, stopping 66 of 67 shots to secure a spot in the semi-finals for the Nashville Predators as the Hawks are sent packing much earlier than expected.
NHL ENTRY DRAFT
Pick
|
Player
|
Position
|
Age
|
Overall
|
Potential
22|Olli Juolevi|Defense|18|61|Low Elite
82|Nathan Noel|Center|19|65|Low Top-9
97|Dante Hannoun|Center|17|53|High Top-9
112|Lewis Hodges|Left Wing|19|65|Low Bottom-6
142|Doug Blaisdell|Defense|19|62|Medium 7th-D
143|Ivan Nikolishin|Center|20|65|Medium Bottom-6
172|Markus Olsson|Goalie|19|67|Medium Backup
202|Pius Suter|Center|20|70|Medium Bottom-6
The Hawks hope D Olli Juolevi, taken 22nd overall, lives up to his billing as "the steal of the draft."
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS RE-SIGN...
Player
|
Position
|
Age
|
Overall
|
Potential
|
Term
|
AAV
|
Total
Andrew Ladd|Left Wing|30|88|Exact Top-6|5 years|$5,100,000|$25,500,000
Artem Anisimov|Center|28|84|Exact Top-6|3 years|$2,700,000|$8,100,000
Andrew Shaw|Center|24|83|Medium Top-6|2 years|$2,500,000|$5,000,000
Connor Murphy|Defense|23|82|Low Top-4|2 years|$1,900,000|$3,800,000
Trevor vanRiemsdyk|Defense|24|82|Medium Top-4|1 year|$1,200,000|$1,200,000
Marcus Kruger|Center|26|80|Medium Top-6|2 years|$875,000|$1,750,000
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS LOSE...
Player
|
Position
|
Reason
Marian Hossa|Right Wing|Retirement
Christian Ehrhoff|Defense|UFA
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS SIGN...
Player
|
Position
|
Age
|
Overall
|
Potential
|
Term
|
AAV
|
Total
Eric Staal|Left Wing|31|88|Exact Elite|1 year|$9,000,000|$9,000,000
Evgeni Medvedev|Defense|33|80|Exact Top-6|1 year|$950,000|$950,000
Eric Staal signs a 1-year, $9-million deal with the Chicago Blackhawks.
TRADE - JULY 1 - The Chicago Blackhawks trade
LW Bryan Bickell to the Montreal Canadiens for
Montreal's 2017 2nd-round-pick.
The Bryan Bickell trade allowed the Hawks to open up cap space to make a run at Eric Staal on a short-term deal to replace Marian Hossa's production. The Marian Hossa retirement was also the reason the Hawks were able to re-sign as many players as they did, including LW Andrew Ladd, who, at the beginning of the season, it was a forgone conclusion among many that he would be a UFA.
2015-2016 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS TRANSACTION SUMMARY
TRADES
Date
|
Team
|
Acquires
|
Acquires
|
Team
Feb. 29, 2016|
|D Connor Murphy|C Mark McNeill|
Jul. 1, 2016|
|MTL 2017 2nd Round Pick|LW Bryan Bickell|
RE-SIGNINGS
LW Andrew Ladd (5 years, $5.1m)
C Artem Anisimov (3 years, $2.7m)
C Andrew Shaw (2 years, $2.5m)
D Connor Murphy (2 years, $1.9m)
D Trevor vanRiemsdyk (1 year, $1.2m)
C Marcus Kruger (2 years, $875k)
SIGNINGS
C Eric Staal (1 year, $9m)
Evgeni Medvedev (1 year, $950k)
I was originally just going to edit the rosters but I found out you actually can't move picks offline which kind of sucks. Guess I'll have to do my own trades.
