Well folks, the trade deadline has come and gone. As exciting and chaotic as it may be, it’s always a relief when it’s finally over. Teams around the league can now get back to the business of playing hockey. Some are getting ready for a playoff push, while others are looking towards the future and the 2025 NHL Draft.
For the Chicago Blackhawks, they lost a few pieces at the deadline, and added a few as well. But for the most part the team, and especially the young core, has remained the same. They will now continue to forge ahead, attempting to establish themselves as a competitive squad in the future. But before we move forward, let’s take one last look at how the deadline dealings impacted the Blackhawks.
Blackhawks New Knight in Shining Armor
The first new addition to the team was goaltender Spencer Knight, who was part of the return from the Seth Jones trade to the Florida Panthers. When Jones made it clear he wanted out of Chicago, we all knew it was only a matter of time before he was dealt. But general manager Kyle Davidson surprised everyone by taking care of business rather swiftly. After all, it probably was not a good thing for a rebuilding locker room to know their alternate captain wasn’t truly bought in.
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On Mar. 1, just a few days after Jones’ comments, the deal was done. Davidson did right by Jones, sending him to a contending team. But somehow he also managed to procure what could very likely be the Blackhawks goaltender of the future. Knight was the No. 13 overall pick in the 2019 draft, and he’s touted to be a potential elite goaltender in the NHL.
Knight wasted no time, starting for the Blackhawks on Mar. 3 against the Los Angeles Kings. The Blackhawks won the game 5-1, with Knight stopping 41-of-42 shots for a stellar .976 save percentage. At the beginning of the game, the 23-year-old netminder faced a flurry of shots; his first game with a new club, mind you. But Knight held strong, giving the Blackhawks the cushion they needed to find their offensive groove.
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Needless to say, Knight was named the No. 1 Star of the game. A few nights later he got the nod versus the Utah Hockey Club, where he stopped 36-of-39…
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