First, they retired the “One Goal” ad campaign. The Blackhawks also traded tweener defenseman Dennis Gilbert and in return, get 25-year-old defenseman Nikita Zadorov and minor-league defenseman Anton Lindholm. Zadorov is an adequate, defensive-minded defenseman, a 6-foot-6 bruiser who brings an element the Blackhawks don’t really have, thanks to a string of drafting smallish, offensive-minded blue-liners. But the Blackhawks traded …
Using the phrase “this time next year” to contextualize when Seattle’s NHL franchise will have their expansion draft is a reminder of when time and space appeared to have made more sense than it currently does at the moment. Sakic and his front office staff decided to keep seven forwards, three defensemen and one goaltender ahead of the Vegas expansion …
It was not that long ago when the Colorado Avalanche were NHL basement lurkers requiring any promising prospect who appeared pro-ready to play immediately. “I think it’s a real nurturing environment when you get a group of prospects coming through at the same time,” Avalanche assistant general manager and Eagles general manager Craig Billington said. “It’s definitely a whirlwind the …
