Over the past couple days I’ve written about a two guys who appear to be locked into roles on the Blackhawks’ third line to start the season: Jason Dickinson and Landon Slaggert. That makes a lot of sense, but it then leaves the door wide open to which young players are going to fill in roles elsewhere. During the second practice on Saturday, I paid a little attention to what might be your fourth line to start the year: Colton Dach — Sam Lafferty — Nick Foligno.
There’s some tenacity in this trio that could make it a fun fourth line to watch this season. And I like the situation for Dach to get some valuable experience with two guys who play the game in a way he could/should emulate. Ben Pope wrote a good piece about what Lafferty brings (back) to the table in his second run in Chicago with the Blackhawks.
Sam Lafferty knows the Blackhawks brought him back for one thing: his speed.In a grueling drill today, he showed he hasn't lost a step."That’s the expectation for me. The conditioning and the energy has to be there every single day."New story: t.co/ho4Bw6gUTp
— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) September 19, 2025 What’s interesting about what you might consider to be the top four lines of Blackhawks forwards thus far in camp is the omission of Lukas Reichel. He’s been skating exclusively on a line with Oliver Moore and Ryan Greene. That line can absolutely fly, and they’re young. But… two of the three have options to potentially start the season in Rockford. Which begs the question: what’s Reichel’s role to begin the year? And… is it even in Chicago? I will note that, with the new coaches being especially focused on details to start training camp, I have noticed Reichel being corrected more than most. Not necessarily a bad thing automatically, but also not ideal. Especially when there are 12 guys seemingly ahead of you on the (yes, incredibly early) depth chart. Harman Dayal at The Athletic wrote about ten potential breakout candidates in the NHL this season. Frank Nazar is front and center on the list.The NHL’s top 10 breakout candidates: Leo Carlsson, Frank Nazar, Jet Greaves and more t.co/roUr7upmEN
— The Athletic NHL (@TheAthleticNHL) September 20, 2025 You know who’s looked really good in camp thus far? Louis Crevier. He’s been skating incredibly well and looks like a guy who doesn’t want to be forgotten with the younger defensemen — Sam Rinzel and Artyom Levshunov — possibly taking up the top two spots on the right side of the blue line moving forward. In a couple of the drills on Saturday things got physical to the point that it was chippy a few times. Aidan Thompson was right smack in the middle of it again, getting after it with Kevin Korchinski a few times. Blashill said after practice he loves that.“I think it’s great. [Thompson’s] a guy who probably draws people into the fight. That would be the best way to kind of describe him is, he definitely competes hard, he’s in people’s faces and he draws you into fights, so good for him. he’s been fun to watch.”
The Blackhawks shared the rosters for today on Saturday afternoon and André Burakovsky and Connor Murphy won’t skate. Now-officially-former Blackhawks prospect Dominic James signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday morning. James, originally a sixth-round pick by the Hawks in 2022, was the captain at Minnesota-Duluth last year. He’s a terrific skater who can win faceoffs. I wouldn’t be shocked if he found a way into some NHL ice time with Jon Cooper at some point. Good for him!We have signed forward Dominic James to a two-year, entry-level contract.?️ t.co/l2dTCtal73 pic.twitter.com/6jRXAc2KY8
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) September 20, 2025 Interesting read here from Anthony DiMarco on Marin Brodeur’s journey to being a powerful member of the Devils’ front office.Learning from a couple legendary mentors in the first decade since retiring as a player, Marty Brodeur has evolved into a key decision maker for #NJDevils, writes @ADiMarco25.The interview: t.co/JQSkfj765E
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