PRE-TRADE DEADLINE NEWS
- The month of October was
brutal for the Chicago Blackhawks, as they had only 4 points of a possible 18, posting a 1-6-2 record in the month of October.
- In November, they rebounded with a 10-8-0 record in a busy month, however, followed up with an 0-4-1 record to start the month of December. Rumours started swirling that a trade would be coming to pull the Hawks out of this funk. Some names thrown around were top prospect, Connor Bleackley, who signed as a UFA this past summer, and a young roster forward of their own: Teuvo Terevainen.
- With a 24-20-8 record a few weeks before the trade deadline, and a disgruntled 4th-liner who'd been a healthy scratch for 44 of 52 games this season, the Hawks made their first trade of the season.
TRADE - Feb. 4, 2017 - The Chicago Blackhawks trade
LW Ryan Garbutt, CHI 2017 4th-round-pick & CHI 2018 2nd-round-pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins for
RW Beau Bennett, PIT 2017 3rd-round-pick & PIT 2018 7th-round-pick.
- The Hawks went on a 5-5-1 run after the Bennett trade. A few days before the trade deadline, they made an even bigger move, this one with a surprising divisional rival who's at the bottom of the pack in the standings...
TRADE - Feb. 28, 2017 - The Chicago Blackhawks traded
LW Teuvo Terevainen, CHI 2017 1st-round-pick, MTL 2017 2nd-round-pick & PIT 2018 3rd-round-pick to the St. Louis Blues for
LW Alexander Steen & STL 2017 2nd-round-pick.
Alex Steen joins the Hawks with 15 goals and 41 points through 62 games on a disappointing St. Louis Blues club.
TRADE DEADLINE
- With a 30-25-9 record at the trade deadline and two trades in the month of February, one being a big one to acquire Alex Steen from a divisional rival, the Chicago Blackhawks were going to have a quiet trade deadline. The only thing on their agenda was dealing disgruntled defenseman Evgeni Medvedev, who was waived after the Steen trade.
TRADE - Mar. 3, 2017 - The Chicago Blackhawks trade
D Evgeni Medvedev to the Anaheim Ducks for
ANA 2017 5th-round-pick.
POST-TRADE DEADLINE
- The Chicago Blackhawks go on an 11-5-2 run after the trade deadline to clinch a playoff spot, finishing 4th in the central division. The Blackhawks finish the season with a 41-30-11 record.
PLAYER STATS
FORWARDS
Name
|
GP
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
Patrick Kane|82|49|43|92
Jonathan Toews|82|27|54|81
Andrew Ladd|82|23|47|70
Eric Staal|82|18|39|57
Artemi Panarin|82|21|29|50
Artem Anisimov|82|11|20|31
Teuvo Terevainen*|63|10|18|28
Richard Panik|74|10|12|22
Ryan Hartman|82|8|13|21
Marcus Kruger|82|5|16|21
Andrew Shaw|82|9|11|20
Alex Steen**|19|4|10|14
Beau Bennett**|30|5|6|11
Philippe Danault|52|5|6|11
Ryan Garbutt*|8|0|1|1
DEFENSE
Name
|
GP
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
Duncan Keith|82|9|36|45
Brent Seabrook|82|14|16|30
Trevor van Riemsdyk|82|7|15|22
Ville Pokka|82|1|9|10
Connor Murphy|82|1|4|5
Niklas Hjalmarsson|82|2|2|4
GOALIES
Name
|
GP
|
Record
|
Shutotus
|
GAA
|
SV%
Corey Crawford|71|34-27-8|5|2.27|.928
Scott Darling|13|7-3-3|1|2.45|.912
* - traded mid-season
** - acquired mid-season
PLAYOFFS
ROUND 1 vs. NASHVILLE PREDATORS
Game
|
Home
|
Score
|
Away
|
Series
1|Edmonton|1-3|Chicago|
Chicago leads 1-0
2|Edmonton|4-1|Chicago|Series tied 1-1
3|Chicago|3-2|Edmonton|
Chicago leads 2-1
4|Chicago|0-1|Edmonton|Series tied 2-2
5|Edmonton|2-0|Chicago|Edmonton leads 3-2
6|Chicago|6-7 (OT)|Edmonton|Edmonton wins 4-2
After being shutout in two consecutive games, the Hawks give Crawford 6 goals of support, and he blows a 6-4 lead with less than 3 minutes to go in the 3rd and gives up a 7th in overtime to end the Hawks season in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a second straight year.
NHL ENTRY DRAFT
The Hawks first-round-pick, which was dealt in the Steen deal to St. Louis, is 15th overall.
Pick
|
Player
|
Position
|
Age
|
Overall
|
Potential
35|Vitali Pushkarev|Defense|19|64|Low Top-6
45|Jack Studnicka|Center|18|52|Medium Bottom-6
81|Arnaud Durandeau|Left Wing|18|51|Medium Bottom-6
131|Mats Sonnenberg|Left Wing|20|64|Low AHL Top-6
134|Miguel Picard|Center|19|59|Medium Bottom-6
135|Gabriel Bigras|Right Wing|19|65|Low AHL Top-6
165|Matt Dorsey|Right Wing|18|47|Medium AHL Top-6
195|Reginald Loyns|Defense|20|66|Low AHL Top-2
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS RE-SIGN...
Player
|
Position
|
Age
|
Overall
|
Potential
|
Term
|
AAV
|
Total
Eric Staal|Left Wing|32|88|Elite|4 years|$4,575,000|$18,300,000
Artemi Panarin|Left Wing|25|85|Medium Top-6|4 years|$3,500,000|$14,000,000
Ville Pokka|Defense|23|85|High Elite|2 years|$3,000,000|$6,000,000
Scott Darling|Goalie|26|82|Fringe Starter|1 year|$875,000|$875,000
Due to Trevor van Riemsdyk pricing himself out of Chicago (commanding $4m+), he was qualified with the intention of a trade on July 1st. Alex Steen was let go due to his contract demands and the Hawks cap situation (commanding 6-years, $7m+).
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS LOSE...
Player
|
Position
|
Reason
Alex Steen|Left Wing|UFA
Andrew Desjardins|Center|UFA
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS SIGN...
Player
|
Position
|
Age
|
Overall
|
Potential
|
Term
|
AAV
|
Total
Justin Williams|Right Wing|35|84|Top-9|1 year|$4,200,000|$4,200,000
Stanislav Galiev|Right Wing|25|80|High Top-9|1 year|$900,000|$900,000
Parker Wotherspoon|Defense|19|73|High Top-4|3 years|$750,000|$2,250,000
TRADE - JULY 1 - The Chicago Blackhawks trade
qualified D Trevor van Riemsdyk & G Markus Olsson to the Carolina Hurricanes for
D Brett Pesce, CAR 2018 4th-round pick, CAR 2018 5th-round-pick & CAR 2018 6th-round-pick.
The deal allows the Hawks to pursue free agent option Justin Williams and saves the Hawks $400k on the cap for another year when Pesce's deal is up. In a media scrum, MCG commented that TVR priced himself out of Chicago and the TVR camp "knew what they were doing."
2015-2016 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS TRANSACTION SUMMARY
TRADES
Date
|
Team
|
Acquires
|
Acquires
|
Team
Feb. 4, 2017|
|RW Beau Bennett, PIT 2017 3rd-round-pick, PIT 2018 7th-round-pick|LW Ryan Garbutt, CHI 2017 4th-round-pick, CHI 2018 2nd-round-pick|
Feb. 28, 2017|
|LW Teuvo Terevainen, CHI 2017 1st-round-pick, MTL 2017 2nd-round-pick, PIT 2017 3rd-round-pick|LW Alex Steen, STL 2017 2nd-round-pick|
Mar. 3, 2017|
|ANA 2017 5th-round-pick|D Evgeni Medvedev|
Jul. 1, 2017|
|D Brett Pesce, CAR 2018 4th-round-pick, CAR 2018 5th-round pick, CAR 2018 6th-round pick|D Trevor van Riemsdyk, G Markus Olsson|
RE-SIGNINGS
LW Eric Staal (4 years, $4.575m)
LW Artemi Panarin (4 years, $3.5m)
D Ville Pokka (2 years, $3m)
G Scott Darling (1 year, $875k)
SIGNINGS
RW Justin Williams (1 year, $4.2m)
RW Stanislav Galiev (1 year, $900k)
D Parker Wotherspoon (3 years, $750k)