The Blackhawks will skate at their practice rink later this morning before leaving on a four-game road trip. Those are the final four games before the NHL Trade Deadline, which hits just hours before the Blackhawks’ next home game (on March 6). Which means we’re on perpetual hug watch right now, both at practice and before/after games. This isn’t an easy time of year for a lot of players who might be moving, especially those who have a family to consider moving.
It feels like the Blackhawks are situated nicely to take advantage of a seller’s market, moving some vets to more competitive situations while opening spots on the NHL roster for young players who are ready for a longer look. It’s going to be a busy week or so. Buckle up!
Last night, Connor Bedard, Ryan Greene, Oliver Moore and Colton Dach pulled up to the Bulls game. Love to see it. At the rate things are going for the other tenants of the United Center, Dach might get an offer to play power forward for them, too.Connor Bedard, Colton Dach, Ryan Greene & Oliver Moore all supporting the BullsBlackhawks return to action on Thursday vs. the Predators pic.twitter.com/y8aHZ4ahaF
— Bulls on CHSN (@CHSN_Bulls) February 25, 2026Much love @NHLBlackhawks for pulling up ? pic.twitter.com/jVXSJUEh8I
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) February 25, 2026 Max Bultman and Harman Dayal at The Athletic came up with the perfect trade deadline move for a few intriguing teams team. The Blackhawks have some players who have been mentioned in trade rumors before, so this got my attention. The first place a current Blackhawk is mentioned is somewhere I did not anticipate. They have Connor Murphy as the perfect addition for… the Buffalo Sabres. And they project Buffalo sending the Hawks a 2027 second-round pick for Murphy. That’s interesting. Here’s part of their rationale for the deal making sense:Murphy, then, would be a natural addition as a 13-year veteran who would bring a defensive mindset (and a needed right-hand shot) to a young blue line teeming with offense. Murphy’s 2.54 expected goals against per 60 minutes at five-on-five, and 2.46 actual goals against, would each rank second on the Sabres — and that’s coming from a Chicago team that gives up more offense as a whole than Buffalo. …
The cost is what really cements it. Murphy is a pending UFA, so there’s no future commitment, and his $4.4 million cap hit is very manageable. More importantly, the Sabres have made so many high picks in recent years that parting with a 2027 second should be a no-brainer.
Now here’s Blackhawks prospect Roman Kantserov‘s KHL-leading 32nd goal of the season from Tuesday.32nd of the year for #Blackhawks prospect Roman Kantserov pic.twitter.com/TDCUcK95iS
— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) February 24, 2026 Good read here from Ben Pope at the Chicago Sun-Times on Gavin Hayes, who put up his first pro hat trick Saturday against San Diego. Hayes dealt with some injuries last year that limited him to 50 games, during which he accounted for only five goals. He’s more than doubled that this year; he has 12 goals in 49 games. Interestingly, Hayes says a video session looking at how Oilers forward Zach Hyman works around the net helped open up his game in Rockford.Gavin Hayes is becoming relevant again within the Blackhawks' prospect pool.Watching clips of Zach Hyman encouraged Hayes to get to the net more, and that has fueled a scoring surge for him in Rockford.New story: t.co/id5gjWhJrB
— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) February 24, 2026 A more significant trade happened on Tuesday. Colorado traded a second-round pick in 2028 and Samuel Girard to Pittsburgh for Brett Kulak. Two defensemen changing teams means the market is starting to warm up… It’s also worth noting the Avs have been reportedly shopping for a third-line center. This deal gives them $8.3M in available playoff cap space (per PuckPedia).We have acquired Brett Kulak from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Samuel Girard and a 2nd round pick in 2028 NHL Draft. pic.twitter.com/tZrCRBm3LB
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) February 24, 2026 Dallas Stars head coach Glen Gulutzan provided a little more detail on the immediate future for Mikko Rantanen. “It won’t be one or two games. Let’s start at two weeks and then see where it goes from there.” Gulutzan did say he expects Rantanen back before the end of the regular season, but two weeks means the Dallas Stars will have to navigate the trade deadline next Friday without a definite timeline for his return. Not ideal for Dallas, who are looking at probably having to play the Minnesota Wild and then Colorado Avalanche to start the playoffs. Good read here on how Rantanen’s injury might impact their plans for the coming week.Stars forward Mikko Rantanen will miss at least two weeks with an injury suffered during the Olympics. The return of other Stars is still unknown.What it means for Dallas, especially as the trade deadline approaches t.co/4WuNfHXKAT
— Lia Assimakopoulos (@Lassimak) February 24, 2026 Finally, really good discussion here with Jonathan Toews about how he sees the Winnipeg Jets as they come out of the Olympics. Of course the former Blackhawks captain still sees them as a playoff team — and he should, considering how their goaltender just played in the Olympics. I got out my soap box for a quick rant about more people needing to remember just how special 2010 was for Toews last night.Jonathan Toews, full NMC, on the #NHLJets trade deadline: "I wouldn’t consider going anywhere."More candid Toews reflections on his hometown team, NHL dream, and Winnipeg Jets leadership in our 1v1 at @TheAthleticNHL t.co/6IXFPBPIme
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