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Martinez Once Again Dealing With Upper-Body Injury

December 11, 2024 at 9:00 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose 2 Comments

  • After missing time with an upper-body injury earlier this season, Blackhawks defenseman Alec Martinez is dealing with a recurrence of that injury, causing him to leave practice early today, relays Mark Lazerus of The Athletic (Twitter link). The 37-year-old has been limited to just 15 games in his first season with Chicago and has four points while averaging a little over 20 minutes a night, an ATOI mark he last reached in 2020-21 with Vegas.

Chicago Blackhawks| Dallas Stars| Winnipeg Jets Alec Martinez| David Gustafsson| Matt Dumba

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Blackhawks’ Joey Anderson Clears Waivers

December 9, 2024 at 1:35 pm CDT | by Gabriel Foley 1 Comment

12/9: Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman confirmed that Anderson has successfully cleared waivers. A report by Scott Powers of The Athletic indicates Anderson will stay on Chicago’s active roster for now. The organization now has 30 days to reassign Anderson to the AHL without having to send him through waivers.

12/8: The Chicago Blackhawks have placed forward Joey Anderson on waivers per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Anderson hasn’t played since November 23rd.

Anderson played in the first 12 games of Chicago’s season and rotated throughout the lineup – playing as little as 11 minutes or as much as 19 minutes through the start of the year. Despite the fluxing role, Anderson only recorded one assist, nine hits, and 13 shots.

It is Anderson’s second full season with the Chicago organization. He started last year in the minor leagues but earned a quick call-up after scoring 16 points in his first 14 games. He spent the rest of the season on the Blackhawks roster, stepping into 55 games and scoring 17 points. It was the longest he’s spent on an NHL roster in his seven-year pro career.

The New Jersey Devils originally drafted Anderson in the third round of the 2016 NHL Draft. He followed the draft with two years at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where he scored 64 points in 77 games before signing his first pro contract in 2018-19. Anderson scored six points in his first 13 AHL games – enough to earn a quick call-up, though he wasn’t able to cement an NHL role. That’s since become a tendency, with Anderson producing well in the minors but failing to find footing at the top flight. It’s one that’s persisted through a 2020 move to Toronto, and a 2023 move to Chicago. History seems to be repeating itself once again, with Anderson set to return to the AHL, should he pass through waivers unclaimed.

Chicago Blackhawks| Transactions| Waivers Joey Anderson

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Jones Resumes Skating

December 8, 2024 at 6:57 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose Leave a Comment

Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones skated before practice today as he works his way back from a right foot injury, notes WGN Radio’s Charlie Roumeliotis (Twitter link).  The 30-year-old was originally pegged to be out around four weeks with the injury and he has missed the last three so resuming on-ice skating now suggests he’s pretty much on track in his recovery.  Jones has played in 17 games so far this season where he has 10 points while logging 25:43 per night, his highest ATOI since his first season with Chicago back in 2021-22.

Calgary Flames| Chicago Blackhawks| Seattle Kraken| Transactions Brad Larsen| Mitchell Stephens| Ryan Lomberg| Seth Jones

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Blackhawks Place Petr Mrazek On IR; Recall Kevin Korchinski, Drew Commesso

December 8, 2024 at 11:11 am CDT | by Gabriel Foley 1 Comment

The Chicago Blackhawks have recalled defenseman Kevin Korchinski and goaltender Drew Commesso, per Charlie Roumeliotis of Chicago’s WGN Radio. The duo will help fill in for starting goaltender Petr Mrazek and top-four defender Alec Martinez. Both players left Chicago’s Saturday game early with injury – Mrazek after getting his legs swept from under him, and Martines after a deflected shot found its way under his visor. Roumeliotis adds that Mrazek has been moved to injured reserve with a left-groin injury.

With Martinez joining top Hawks defender Seth Jones on the list of injuries, Chicago will give top prospect Korchinski another chance to establish an NHL role. The 20-year-old spent the entirety of last season on the NHL roster amid a severe lack of defense depth. He recorded five goals, 15 points, and a -39 in 76 games – prompting Chicago to start him in the minors this year. That’s proven the right move early on, with Korchinski leading Rockford IceHogs defenseman in scoring with two goals and 11 points in 21 games. He’s served a top-line role for Rockford and seems to be gaining more and more confidence on the puck, with routine highlights showing him driving play from end to end.

This call-up likely won’t guarantee Korchinski minutes. He’ll have to first earn a role over Nolan Allan and Wyatt Kaiser – assuming Chicago doesn’t play any of their defenders on their off-hand. Allan has proven a stout fill-in amid injuries, with four assists and a -5 through 20 games this season. Kaiser has been far less productive, boasting just one assist, 14 penalty minutes, and a -1 in 25 games. Korchisnki’s scoring upside could be enough to earn minutes, but he’ll likely have to quickly take advantage of the opportunities he’s provided.

Commesso has spent the last two seasons splitting starts in Rockford. He found his way into the role of de facto starter last year – his first professional season – stepping into 38 games and recording 18 wins and a .906 save percentage. He narrowly beat out Jaxson Stauber in ice time and save percentage – with Stauber posting a .902 in 31 games – but Commesso hasn’t found the same success this year. He’s lost the majority share of starts to three-year pro Mitchell Weeks, who has a .901 save percentage in 12 starts to Commesso’s .879 in 10 starts. Both netminders have four wins.

Mrazek’s forced week-long absence should give Commesso a chance to earn his NHL debut. Meanwhile, Rockford has recalled ECHL starter Benjamin Gaudreau to help support the AHL lineup in Commesso’s absence. Gaudreau – another top goalie prospect in his draft year – has set a 5-5-2 record and .907 save percentage in his first 12 pro games this season.

AHL| Chicago Blackhawks| ECHL| Injury| NHL| Players| Transactions Drew Commesso| Kevin Korchinski| Petr Mrazek

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Blackhawks’ Petr Mrazek, Alec Martinez To Miss Time With Injury

December 7, 2024 at 7:54 pm CDT | by Gabriel Foley 5 Comments

The Chicago Blackhawks lost both the game and two lineup pillars, in Saturday night’s matchup against the Winnipeg Jets. Starting goaltender Petr Mrazek suffered a lower-body injury just 10 minutes in after getting his leg inadvertently swept from under him by Jets forward Mason Appleton – captured by Charlie Roumeliotis of Chicago’s WGN Radio. Mrazek was in pain immediately and left the game after a few minutes of trying to play through the injury. Two periods later, defender Alec Martinez seemed to suffer a face injury on an Adam Lowry shot that deflected under his visor. Martinez went to the ice immediately and was helped to the locker room by trainers.

Interim head coach Anders Sorensen shared in his first post-game press conference that both players would miss “a little bit” of time, per Ben Pope of The Chicago Sun-Times.

It’s polarizing injury news for both players, for opposite reasons. Mrazek has been an iron-man in Chicago’s net, not suffering a notable injury since a groin injury limited him through the first half of the 2022-23 season. He was placed on injured reserve twice that year but still played in 39 games – recording 10 wins and a .894 save percentage. With a bill of full health, Mrazek did much more to embrace Chicago’s starting role last season, netting 18 wins and a .908 save percentage in 56 games. He was on track to repeat those numbers this year, with seven wins and a .906 in 20 games so far, but could now be headed for another extended absence due to a lower-body injury.

Mrazek’s absence would bump Arvid Soderblom into the Blackhawks’ starter’s crease, giving the 23-year-old a chance to build on his .915 save percentage through eight games this season. It’s Soderblom’s first NHL season with a save percentage above .900 – though he has a measly 1-6-1 record to go along with it. A chance at the starting role would be a chance for Soderblom to gain ground over Mrazek and injured backup Laurent Brossoit, who isn’t expected to make his season debut until late January due to a knee injury. Brossoit posted a .927 save percentage in 23 games with the Winnipeg Jets last season.

Meanwhile, Martinez is once again set to miss time with injury. The 37-year-old defender spent just under a month on injured reserve with a groin injury earlier this season, forcing him to miss 12 games. It’ll be a second year of multiple injuries for Martinez, who missed 27 games of the Vegas Golden Knights season last year with lower-body injuries. He signed a one-year, $4MM contract with the Blackhawks this summer, set on providing a much-needed veteran presence on the Chicago blue-line. He’s been heavily utilized when healthy, averaging over 20 minutes of ice time through 15 appearances this season, though he only has four points to show for it. That includes Martinez’s first goal as a Blackhawk, which he scored in the first period of Saturday’s game.

Chicago will need to lean even further on their young, depth defenders with Martinez set to join top defender Seth Jones on the absentee list. Nolan Allan has stepped into the lineup for Jones, while Louis Crevier will likely be the first to receive minutes in place of Martinez. Chicago could also call-up Wyatt Kaiser, Ethan Del Mastro, or Kevin Korchinski to fill-in, depending on how much time Martinez is expected to miss. Allan leads Chicago’s injury fill-ins in games and scoring, with four assists through 20 appearances this year.

Chicago Blackhawks| Injury| Newsstand Alec Martinez| Petr Mrazek

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Chicago Blackhawks Fire Luke Richardson

December 5, 2024 at 4:03 pm CDT | by Brennan McClain 35 Comments

In a surprising development, the Chicago Blackhawks organization announced that it had terminated its relationship with head coach Luke Richardson. Anders Sorensen, who had been serving as head coach of the team’s AHL affiliate, the Rockford Ice Hogs, will serve as interim head coach. The team also shared that assistant general manager Mark Eaton has been named interim head coach of the Ice Hogs.

The move is shocking considering the Blackhawks were not reportedly one of the several teams looking to make a change behind the bench. They’ve become the third organization to part ways with their head coach.

General manager Kyle Davidson shared his thoughts behind the move in a press release saying, “Today I made the difficult decision to move on from Luke as our head coach. We thank him for his efforts and contributions to the organization and our community. As we have begun to take steps forward in our rebuilding process, we felt that the results did not match our expectations for a higher level of execution this season and ultimately came to the decision that a change was necessary. We wish Luke and his family all the best moving forward.”

It is tough to ascertain the expectations placed on the team before the start of the regular season. Chicago was relatively aggressive this past summer adding veterans Tyler Bertuzzi, Teuvo Teravainen, Ilya Mikheyev, Pat Maroon, Craig Smith, Alec Martinez, T.J. Brodie, and Laurent Brossoit to a youthful roster. Still, any analyst would have been hard-pressed to consider this team a playoff contender.

Davidson likely didn’t think the Blackhawks would be in last place in the league standings. Nearly every skater on the roster, including budding superstar Connor Bedard, is having a depressed season and this may be the underlying reason for Richardson’s dismissal.

Richardson will end his first go-around as a head coach in the National Hockey League with one of the more dismal records imaginable. Chicago has managed a 57-118-15 in Richardson’s 190 games behind the bench (30% winning percentage).

Most of the blame can be placed on the quality of the roster at Richardson’s disposal for the first two years of his tenure but the Blackhawks were looking for a bigger step forward this season. Now, Sorensen will lead the roster for the time being until Chicago can find a longer-term solution to develop their youngsters into championship-caliber players.

The Södertälje, Sweden native is in his 11th season with the Blackhawks organization, joining the team during their most recent Stanley Cup championship in 2015. He was named interim head coach of AHL Rockford midway through the 2021-22 AHL season and has been in the same capacity since. Sorensen should be familiar with most of the Blackhawks roster, given that Chicago has graduated several players from the Ice Hogs over the last few years.

Frank Seravalli of the Daily Faceoff was the first to report the Blackhawks had fired Richardson. 

Tracey Myers of NHL.com was the first to report Sorensen had been named interim head coach. 

Servalli was the first to report Eaton had been named interim head coach for AHL Rockford.

Chicago Blackhawks| Newsstand Luke Richardson

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Central Notes: Montgomery, Jiříček, Hall

December 3, 2024 at 9:13 am CDT | by Josh Erickson 1 Comment

Clear communication and detailed feedback are the early hallmarks of Jim Montgomery’s tenure as Blues head coach, multiple players told Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic. They’ve yet to lose in regulation since signing the ex-Bruins bench boss to a five-year contract and relieving Drew Bannister of his duties, going 2-0-1 since the change.

Among the players praising Montgomery early on was captain Brayden Schenn, who said Montgomery had garnered a “tremendous amount of respect” from both the team’s veterans and up-and-comers. It’s not Montgomery’s first go-around with a good portion of the roster – the 2023 Jack Adams Award winner served as an assistant for the Blues in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 campaigns.

There’s still significant room for improvement if the 11-12-2 Blues want to sneak into a playoff spot. While they’ve outscored opponents 10-5 so far under Montgomery, they’ve been outshot slightly 92-91 in all situations and only control 44.2% of shot attempts at even strength.

“He’s not afraid to talk on the bench, and he’s quick on feedback, and I really like that from him,” sophomore forward Zachary Bolduc said. “It happened in New York and in New Jersey, too. I love getting feedback — good or bad. It’s always great to get during the game.”

More from the Central Division:

  • The Wild are dealing with an injury to stalwart defender Jonas Brodin, which should provide more opportunity than otherwise expected for new trade pickup David Jiříček out of the gate. Head coach John Hynes told Michael Russo of The Athletic that Minnesota will be patient with the 21-year-old as he makes the adjustment from Columbus to Minnesota but that they’ll lean on the puck-moving elements of his game and give him some power-play reps, likely bumping Declan Chisholm off the man-advantage units.
  • Blackhawks veteran Taylor Hall reaffirmed his desire to see through Chicago’s rebuild in a recent sitdown with Mark Lazerus of The Athletic. The pending unrestricted free agent said that he’d “like to stick around here and be a part of making this thing grow” but fully recognizes the possibility he’ll be on the move by deadline day to help the Blackhawks add some additional futures to their system. Injuries have significantly hamstrung the 33-year-old since Chicago acquired him from the Bruins in the summer of 2023, limiting him to seven goals and 14 points in 34 appearances while sticking in a middle-six role,

Chicago Blackhawks| Minnesota Wild| St. Louis Blues David Jiricek| Jim Montgomery| Taylor Hall

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Brossoit Out At Least Six More Weeks

November 29, 2024 at 6:57 pm CDT | by Gabriel Foley Leave a Comment

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Laurent Brossoit will need to wait at least six more weeks to make his team debut, after undergoing a second surgery on his knee per Scott Powers of The Athletic. Brossoit signed a two-year, $6.6MM contract with the Blackhawks this summer, but began the year on season-opening injured reserve after a late-summer surgery on his right meniscus. He didn’t return to skating until late October, and hasn’t had a clear timeline until today.

Chicago Blackhawks| Dallas Stars| Utah Mammoth Juuso Valimaki| Laurent Brossoit| Logan Stankoven| Nils Lundkvist| Robert Bortuzzo| Roope Hintz

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Predators Acquire Ryder Rolston From Blackhawks

November 27, 2024 at 12:02 pm CDT | by Josh Erickson 10 Comments

The Predators have made their second trade this week, announcing the acquisition of forward prospect Ryder Rolston from the Blackhawks in exchange for future considerations.

Rolston, 23, was a fifth-round pick of the Avalanche in 2020, but was traded to Chicago the following year in exchange for Carl Söderberg. The son of longtime NHLer Brian Rolston stands at 6’1″ and 174 lbs and can play all three forward positions, although he’s a natural winger.

The Boston native signed his entry-level contract with Chicago in 2023 after three years at Notre Dame, where he totaled 18 goals and 35 assists for 53 points in 93 games. He spent all of last season on assignment to AHL Rockford, where he made a marginal impact in his first professional campaign with 10 goals, nine assists, 19 points, and a -5 rating in 62 appearances.

This season, it’s become quite clear that Rolston doesn’t have much of a future in the Blackhawks organization. He’s played in only six of Rockford’s 15 games and has one goal with a -3 rating.

He now moves to the Predators organization and will report to their AHL affiliate in Milwaukee as he looks for more ice time. Rolston has historically been lauded as a good skater, and while that’s carried over to the pros, the Blackhawks evidently ran out of patience for the rest of his game to develop and wanted more space for higher-ceiling prospects in the organization to continue developing.

As is often the case with NHL trades involving minor-leaguers and future considerations, the swap will likely be completed by Milwaukee sending a player signed to an AHL contract to Rockford.

Rolston is in the second season of his three-year entry-level contract. He carries a cap hit of $895K in the NHL and will be a restricted free agent in 2026.

Chicago Blackhawks| Nashville Predators| Transactions Ryder Rolston

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Nazar Won't Be Recalled For A While, Brossoit Still Having Knee Trouble

November 23, 2024 at 2:57 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose Leave a Comment

  • Blackhawks prospect Frank Nazar is off to an impressive start to his first full professional season. Playing exclusively with AHL Rockford, the 20-year-old has eight goals and eight assists in 13 games.  However, don’t expect him to be recalled for a while yet, at least.  Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times notes that right now, the team feels his development is best served by continuing to play on the top line with the IceHogs while taking a regular turn on both special teams units, something that wouldn’t be the case if he was up with the big club.  Accordingly, Nazar might have to wait until the second half of the season to get another look in Chicago after playing in three games to finish up last season.
  • Still with the Blackhawks, Scott Powers of The Athletic reports (subscription link) that goaltender Laurent Brossoit is still having issues with his right knee after undergoing surgery late in the summer. The 31-year-old has resumed skating at times but has had to shut those attempts back fairly quickly, leaving continued uncertainty as to when he might be able to make his season debut.  In the meantime, current backup Arvid Soderblom is four appearances away from becoming waiver-eligible so by the time Brossoit comes back, they might be in a spot where they have to carry three goalies or risk having someone claimed off waivers.

Chicago Blackhawks| Dallas Stars| Injury| Minnesota Wild Frank Nazar| Kirill Kaprizov| Laurent Brossoit| Marat Khusnutdinov| Nils Lundkvist

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