The Blackhawks had a long practice on Monday, working on their new special teams systems for almost an hour before a scrimmage that included two, 20-minute periods and a few 75-second special teams breaks.
Blackhawks special teams work
While working on the power play, we got to see a little of what the Blackhawks will be trying to build as the season progresses. Bedard looked good, and I’m with Ben Pope on this one. His speed entering the zone was noticeable.
This play by Connor Bedard caught my eye. It would be huge if he’s able to be this effective on solo entries in actual games this season: pic.twitter.com/so03NB2935
— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) September 22, 2025Part of him being able to enter the zone clean will be dependent on the skill players around him on the top unit. Sam Rinzel was on the top unit and looks ready-made to run the show from the point. On the top unit, Rinzel and Bedard were joined by Nazar, Teräväinen and Bertuzzi (who was in front of the net).
On the penalty kill, Blashill talked after practice about how they’re going to be more aggressive on the puck this year. The options he has to employ speed on the PK could not only flip the ice, but turn a short-handed situation into scoring opportunities. When you think about Nazar, Oliver Moore, Ilya Mikheyev, Jason Dickinson, Ryan Greene and Sam Lafferty as some of the options on the kill, there’s a lot to love with the potential for shorties this coming season. And the coaches are going to encourage that early and often.
Dickinson has looked really good in practices thus far. He’s so good with his stick; he’s been taking the puck away at will. If he can bounce back from an injury-plagued season to be closer to the guy who got Selke votes, that would be a huge help to the Blackhawks overall.
Scrimmage notes
The forward lines the Blackhawks skated in the scrimmage were… interesting. The only one that stuck from what we’ve seen thru the first few days of camp was Tyler Bertuzzi, Teuvo Teräväinen and Frank Nazar.
There was some buzz on social media when Lukas Reichel found himself on the wing of Connor Bedard; Reichel’s fans were excited for the opportunity. Pause button. After the skate, head coach Jeff Blashill said everything was by design because they were trying to balance the power plays and penalty kills. Reichel isn’t staying there.
I will also note that Landon Slaggert and Brett Seney weren’t available Monday and are considered day-to-day. Also, Samuel Savoie left the scrimmage during the second period and André Burakovsky was a limited participant in practice after not skating on Sunday.
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