Tom Gulitti at NHL.com spoke with Blackhawks rookie forward Anton Frondell during the European Player Media Tour last month. And I love the first quote included in the piece:
“My goal for this season is to help the team make the playoffs,” Frondell said. “That’s maybe the first step in our development plan because we’ve missed the playoffs the past couple of years. Then, how far we will go, it’s just up to us.”
Frondell also talked about playing with Connor Bedard, his comfort level at center or on the wing and the return of Patrick Kane to Chicago. Your other money quote from the piece is this about playing with Kane — for the Blackhawks:
“He’s that childhood kind of hero you watched growing up and also the hero in Blackhawks history. Also, for the team, he knows how it is to win and to win in Chicago. I think that’s really important to have someone like that on the team.”
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— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) September 3, 2026 This week’s unexpected source of some Blackhawks… optimism(?) comes from Sean McIndoe, Sean Gentille and Dom Luszczyszyn at The Athletic. They published some long-shot picks for NHL awards this coming season. Nobody mentioned Bowen Byram for the Norris or Spencer Knight for the Vezina, but Gentile actually threw Jeff Blashill’s name in the consideration set for the Jack Adams this year! Here’s what Gentile wrote about Blashill’s chance to be named the coach of the year:If Connor Bedard regains the upward trajectory he was on before his injury, if a bunch of Chicago’s young players take major steps, if Bowen Byram turns out to be a passable first-pair defenseman and if Spencer Knight has a second straight 55-start, above-average season, Chicago is going to win more games, and Blashill will deserve a bunch of credit. That’s a lot of “ifs.” I’m not wild about any of our choices here.
New post: With @domluszczyszyn and @seangentille, it's our annual attempt to hit on some longshot award picks.– Zach Werenski for Hart?– Stuart Skinner for Vezina?– Macklin Celebrini for Selke?… and more. t.co/WXPwdhLRSm
— Down Goes Brown (@DownGoesBrown) September 4, 2026 Steven Ellis at Daily Faceoff wrote about his top five undersized prospects to watch this season. Blackhawks rookie Roman Kantserov came in at No. 2 on his list (after Winnipeg’s Viggo Björck). I won’t take up a lot of space here sharing Ellis’ once-again-glowing comments about what he believes Kantserov is going to bring to the Blackhawks this season after previously sharing that Ellis included Kantserov in his top Calder Trophy candidates, his top 75 affiliated skater rankings (Ellis had Kantserov at No. 20) and naming him one of the impact players in the Blackhawks’ pipeline — which Ellis ranked No. 1 in the NHL. We can safely put Ellis in the “Kantserov Fan” column.Top five undersized NHL prospects to watch in 2026-27 t.co/vfA5LONYw2
— Daily Faceoff (@DailyFaceoff) September 3, 2026 A good reminder here that the Blackhawks still have a lot to work with as they look to make moves in the coming months.Teams With The Most 2027 Draft Value– Via @PuckPedia 1. CHI – 131.022. VAN – 84.973. BOS – 84.904. CGY – 84.375. NYR – 78.796. SEA – 55.487. NJD – 52.178. NSH – 44.569. WSH – 43.8810. NYI – 41.2811. WPG – 40.0112. CBJ – 37.3313. STL – 36.2714. DET –…
— NHL Forum (@NHLxForum) September 3, 2026 The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Friday morning they have signed forward Brendan Brisson to a one-year contract. The Philadelphia Flyers announced a number of staff changes/additions to their front office group. One notable addition: Dave Morrison. Morrison spent the last 22 seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs — where he was both the director of professional and amateur scouting at various points. Morrison will be an amateur scout for Philly. To say Alex Daugherty, the Predators beat reporter for The Tennessean, isn’t a fan of Nashville trading forward Luke Evangelista to the New Jersey Devils this week is… an understatement. He got his blowtorch out and went thru the Preds’ draft record over eight seasons. I was personally triggered by this tweet because I lived thru the StanBo draft era for the Blackhawks.52 players drafted over 8 years (2015-2022)6 players left in the org 1 (Wilsby) has over 80 NHL games pic.twitter.com/58i3dmVuvU
— Alex Daugherty (@AlexDaugherty1) September 2, 2026 Finally, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams — fresh off a phenomenal appearance on “Hot Ones” — showed out at Wrigley with Bulls forwards Matas Buzelis and Caleb Wilson last night to show support for their friend Pete Crow-Armstrong. Williams and PCA were at a Blackhawks game last year and chatted with the boys in the room after the game. I’m old enough to remember when we has some crossover in Chicago with guys showing up to watch Michael Jordan (of course) and The Chicago 6 — a band made up of Bears Walter Payton, Dan Hampton and Dave Duerson and Blackhawks Troy Murray, Gary Nylund and Curt Fraser. It’s fun to see players supporting each other. But the genuine friendship the young stars in Chicago are developing is contagious. The vibes in this town are immaculate right now. And I hope we see these guys on the glass at the United Center for a little 88 and 98 magic this season.are they really your friends if they don't ride for you like this? pic.twitter.com/wEHBxNIEho
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