The Blackhawks are in Minnesota tonight, and we saw them roll out a new look lineup on Monday at practice before boarding a plane north. I wrote my thoughts on the lineup yesterday, but wanted to circle back to a comment from Blackhawks head coach Jeff Blashill that I cited in my bullets yesterday regarding Connor Bedard:
“Maybe that’s hurt him, not having consistency there,” Blashill said on Sunday night. “Sometimes you’re trying to help spark guys and you end up hurting them by making too many changes.”
Obviously he has some familiarity with Teuvo Teräväinen from being together for a couple years now. But, according to Natural Stat Trick, Bedard and Teräväinen have only spent 36:10 together at 5-on-5 this season. And the Blackhawks have been out-scored 2-1 in that time.
Similarly, Bedard and Nazar have only spent 21:46 together this season at 5-on-5, and the Blackhawks have been out-scored 3-0 during that time. In fact, Natural Stat Trick indicates the scoring chances are 21-9 in favor of Blackhawks’ opponents while Bedard and Nazar have been on the ice together at even strength.
I like how their skills fit together. We really haven’t seen a lot of it thus far. We’ll see how the experiment works tonight.
The Blackhawks tweaked their power play units as well on Monday. Here’s why:#Blackhawks are 0-for-17 on the power play over their last 7 games.In that stretch of 32:37 of PP time, per @NatStatTrick:• 29 shot attempts• 14 shots on goal• 21 scoring chances• 8 high-danger chances (5 allowed)• 2.15 expected goals• 1 shorthanded goal against
— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) January 26, 2026 Kalen Lumpkins at the Chicago Tribune teased an upcoming piece from an interview with Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson with a few quotes on Twitter yesterday. We’re going to continue talking about the trade deadline here for the next 6-7 weeks (obligatory Nazar 6-7 reference) so this specific comment from Davidson felt noteworthy.I asked Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson yesterday on what the team's mindset will be come the trade deadline. His answer: "The one thing for us, we're going to keep giving young players opportunity, and that's something that we're committed to."
— Kalen Lumpkins (@kalenalumpkins) January 26, 2026 Read that quote one more time. They’re going to remain committed to giving young players opportunities. To me, that reads “we’re not going to bring in many veterans with term to block NHL roster spots moving forward.” It also raised at least one of my eyebrows when we consider any veteran forwards on the current roster being extended. Because, as we’ve talked about a lot here in recent weeks, the volume of quality coming in the pipeline is going to make the competition for roster spots intense just for the prospects, much less for veterans in the room. What a lovely transition from those thoughts to a piece by Shayna Goldman at The Athletic in which she looks at some players who could be on the trade market who might be “the next Blake Coleman” — meaning “someone who can drive play up the ice, contribute offensively and be defensively responsible. The best-case scenario has this player capable of absorbing matchup minutes and playing in all situations.” And you know who gets a mention? Blackhawks forward Ilya Mikheyev. Here’s what she wrote about him:While he could never live up to the hype of the four-year contract the Canucks signed him to back in 2022, he did rebound with the Blackhawks over the last two years. Mikheyev is the kind of player who could slot onto a playoff team’s third line and help facilitate play. He brings an element of speed, which helps him break out of his own zone with control to spark offensive sequences. He can speed into the offensive end to recover dumps-ins, forecheck and chip in secondary scoring. Plus, he can be trusted to limit scoring chances against on the penalty kill.
Every playoff team wants to find their own version of Blake Coleman: a versatile forward who can help drive offense and be defensively responsible in any situation.Some potentially available utility players to watch ahead of the deadline t.co/LHyUE4fGi7
— Shayna (@shaynagoldman_) January 26, 2026 A reminder: the AHL All-Star events are in Rockford this year. And Nick Lardis has a much better chance of participating now that he was assigned back to the IceHogs on Monday.The @TheAHL All-Star Skills Competition, presented by @BMO_US, kicks off our All-Star festivities on February 10th!! Along with the on-ice action, the day also includes a knit hat giveaway, block party, autograph session and more. t.co/uxYBEHdLtf
— Rockford IceHogs (@goicehogs) January 26, 2026 Last night’s game between the Kings and Blue Jackets in Columbus was postponed because of weather in Ohio. The game has been rescheduled for March 9. The Blackhawks face the Blue Jackets in Chicago on Friday night and then in Columbus to close the pre-Olympics schedule on Feb. 4. The Canucks announced forward Brock Boeser and defenseman Zeev Buium have both been placed on IR (retroactive to Jan. 25). Forward Jonathan Lekkerimäki and defenseman Victor Mancini hwere called up to take their spots on the Vancouver roster. I wrote about the trade market lining up nicely for the Blackhawks on Monday. The New York Rangers sat veteran left-handed defenseman Carson Soucy out of last night’s game because he was in the process of being traded across town to the Islanders. Soucy being moved by the Rangers takes one more defenseman (albeit a lefty) off the trade market. The 31-year-old is in the final year of a contract that has a $3.25M cap hit. The Islanders gave up a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft for Soucy with no salary retained by the Rangers.#Isles Transaction: The New York Islanders have acquired Carson Soucy in exchange for a 3rd round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.
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