This week we’ve opened our bullets with some discussion about a few of the forwards on the Blackhawks’ roster for the coming season. Tuesday, we looked at Ryan Donato‘s impact. Yesterday, we talked about what Nick Lardis could bring to the table this year. Today, let’s chat a little about Ryan Greene.
Last year, Greene was expected to start the season in Rockford. But he got the nod to start the regular season and appeared in 81 games (missing just one for a “reset”). And he had a strong first full NHL season. Greene finished the season with 51 individual high danger chances at 5-on-5, which tied Connor Bedard for fourth on the roster. He was one of five Blackhawks skaters to have more than 100 individual scoring chances at 5-on-5 (110). He scored 12 goals and shot 11 percent last year. Skating with Bedard obviously helped those numbers. Greene spent 559:37 of 5-on-5 time with Bedard last year, which is almost 400 more minutes than he spent with any other returning Blackhawks forward (he skated 175:37 with Tyler Bertuzzi).
I’ve compared Greene’s first season with the Blackhawks to Patrick Sharp‘s start with the Blackhawks before. In Sharp’s first full season with the Blackhawks (2006-07), he had 35 points (20 goals, 15 assists) with 160 shots on net in 80 games while averaging 17:04 per game. Greene had 29 points (12 goals 17 assists) with 109 shots on goal in 81 contests while averaging 16:45 per night.
Finding the net has been a knock on Greene from part of the fan base. With that in mind, it’s worth noting that, after Sharp was acquired from the Flyers during the 2005-06 season, he scored 9 goals and shot only 8.1 percent in 50 games with the Blackhawks. He struggled to find his offensive game. I will also point out that Sharp was three weeks short of his 24th birthday when he was acquired by the Blackhawks. Greene won’t turn 23 until Oct. 21 this year. Both players are strong defensively, but obviously Sharp looked to score more frequently.
If Greene can find his shot and get it on the mark more often, he could become a valuable offensive threat for the Blackhawks while playing a good two-way game. And he might just live up to my Sharp comp.
Steven Ellis has been writing the lengthy team previews for Daily Faceoff and they got to the Blackhawks on Wednesday. After ranking the Blackhawks’ pipeline No. 1 in the NHL earlier in the week, I was interested to read what Ellis had to say about Anton Frondell and Roman Kantserov when considering the bigger picture of the NHL roster construction this year. Here’s some of what he wrote when breaking down Chicago’s forwards:Frondell, meanwhile, is one of the top prospects in the NHL and a legitimate Calder Trophy candidate. The idea of him ripping shots on the power play is exciting, and it wouldn’t be crazy to envision a world where the Frondell/Bertuzzi/Lardis line ends up becoming the most dangerous, given all three are quality shooters. …
After all the hype last season, Kantserov is ready for the big show. The 21-year-old had 36 goals and 64 points in 63 games this past year, leading the KHL in goals. The 2024 Gagarin Cup champ was downright dangerous every time he hit the ice, and, despite being a smaller forward at 5-foot-9, he’s absolutely fearless. I know the KHL isn’t as strong as it was pre-2022, but Kantserov’s season was the most productive by a U-22 forward in league history. That has to excite Blackhawks fans, and I fully expect him to play a top-six role right out of the gate.
And here’s how Ellis started his discussion of the Blackhawks’ incoming rookies:The concept of both Frondell and Kantserov both being impact players out of the gate is both exciting and frightening. On one hand, that’s asking a lot out of two young forwards, even if they already have a few years of pro hockey under their belt. But, more importantly, it’s a sign of a bright future, with both establishing themselves among the top prospects in all of hockey. Frondell can play both center and wing, in particular, so it’ll be interesting to see if he gets moved around once Bedard makes the trek over.
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— Daily Faceoff (@DailyFaceoff) August 26, 2026 The much-maligned Corey Pronman published his 2023 re-draft rankings at The Athletic on Wednesday. Connor Bedard remains No. 1 on his list, somewhat surprisingly alone in the top tier. And Pronman actually has Blackhawks prospect Roman Kantserov climbing from pick No. 44 to No. 8 in his re-draft, just behind Matvei Michkov, in his “Bubble top and middle of the lineup player” tier — the same tier as Sharks forward Will Smith and Capitals forward Ryan Leonard. Oliver Moore moves up two spots from being the 19th pick to No. 17 in Pronman’s rankings. And… yes, Nick Lardis does actually get mentioned this time. Lardis actually moved up, from pick No. 67 to being ranked 64th. But he’s in Pronman’s “NHL Prospect” tier. For what it’s worth, Pronman also has Gabe Perreault, Emmitt Finnie, Trey Augustine and Jacob Fowler in that tier. Again, once you get past the top 20 players or so, a very underwhelming ranking. But we’ll mention it. Since we’re talking about the 2023 NHL Draft, I got an incredibly random DM yesterday asking if the Blackhawks would trade goaltender Adam Gajan “soon.” The answer was a simple, emphatic no. In fact, I laughed at the suggestion for a number of reasons. First and foremost, he just signed and will be a first-year pro. Why trade a player when his value is likely at its lowest? But beyond that, yesterday I wrote about the complications that could come from a seemingly inevitable expansion draft. The Blackhawks will have to expose at least one goaltender in three years. At that point, in a perfect world, Spencer Knight has established himself as an elite starter and the Blackhawks will be able to choose between Gajan and Drew Commesso — both of whom could be intriguing options for the new team in Texas. And losing a young goalie would likely be easier to accept than one of the Blackhawks’ skaters at that point. Apologies to the individual who asked the question (not sure where the idea came from), but common sense has to prevail when we start talking about trading players. And I don’t think a “big swing” trade would include a goalie who might start the coming season in the ECHL and is at least a full year away from being a viable NHL option. Matt Larkin at Daily Faceoff wrote up the top ten Vezina Trophy candidates heading into the season. Knight wasn’t in the top ten, but he was mentioned as another candidate to consider. So a little love for the Blackhawks’ starter. Sonny Sachdeva put together an all under-25 USA team roster for Sportsnet, which got my attention to see which Blackhawks were potentially considered. Sachdeva has Frank Nazar as the third-line center and Sam Rinzel as an extra defenseman. I was a little disappointed that 24-year-old forwards Alex Laferriere and Nick Robertson were listed as the extras with Moore not earning a mention.Six months after the Americans claimed their seat atop the international hockey throne, we’re taking stock of the international landscape and the future trajectory of the program.@SachdevaSonny looks at who might crack an under-25 Team USA today. t.co/FQEtCVscqP
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 26, 2026 Bookmark this one: Puckpedia is keeping track of the signed EBUGs across the NHL this season. The Blackhawks have not filled the role yet.Starting this season, teams must employ their own EBUG during the regular season.See who they are & track new EBUGs as they are announced. EBUG Tracker ? t.co/IOdwbHHeb0
— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) August 26, 2026 Tough news for the Oilers a couple weeks before training camp even opens. Edmonton announced four players won’t be on the ice for camp because of injuries: forwards Mattias Janmark and Matt Savoie, along with defenseman Alec Regula and goaltender Frederik Andersen.Both Mattias Janmark and Alec Regula continue to recover from medical procedures performed last season and shortly after the season concluded, respectively, while Matt Savoie and Frederik Andersen are currently rehabilitating injuries which occurred during off-season training sessions.
The Oilers just brought in Andersen to (in theory) help fix their goaltending situation. He has a rough injury history, so this is a troubling development for an organization that doesn’t have much (any) depth between the pipes. They’ll start camp with Tristan Jarry and Devon Levi as their NHL options. Finally, it looks like our old buddy Jeremy Colliton might be headed back to Europe.Looks like former Abbotsford #Canucks head coach Jeremy Colliton is generating significant interest out of the SHL.Swedish outlet @Expressen connects him with the job in Brynäs, but it sounds like multiple teams are angling to get in on the sweepstakes: t.co/vViyvJnjEX
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