It’s Sunday in early August and, frankly folks, there are only so many opportunities for hockey stuff to make us say “oh look!” until we get closer to September. The Blackhawks still need to get a deal done with RFA defenseman Wyatt Kaiser, and there will undoubtedly be some trades that still happen around the league between now and the opening of training camps. And there will be more player movement before the start of the regular season. But for now, not a lot going on.
I’m going to continue spending some time this month looking back through Blackhawks history at some unique records and the top performers in franchise history because we’re headed into the Centennial Season for the organ-I-zation. But I wanted to take a moment this morning to open things up and let y’all know that, if there’s anything you would like me to write about or dig into, please hit me up. Throw it in the comments here, on social media or shoot me an email ([email protected]).
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— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) August 8, 2025 Since I brought him up, what’s keeping the Blackhawks from getting a deal done with Kaiser? If they’ve identified him as a potential top-four guy, he should have been the priority RFA this summer. And the Blackhawks aren’t trying to find/create cap space to make it fit. I’m genuinely surprised that Jack Roslovic is still unsigned. He scored 22 goals last year. It’s August 10. (Note: I’m not advocating for the Blackhawks to sign him — even if that might be intriguing. But the fact that nobody has signed him yet is a surprise at this point in the summer.) I’m becoming increasingly intrigued by Mason McTavish still being an unsigned RFA. For what it’s worth, his agent is Patrick Morris — the same Morris who represents Nick Foligno and Jason Dickinson. (Note: Depending on the cost of acquisition and the contract terms, I would absolutely be on board with the Blackhawks making a play here. McTavish is a terrific young player.) Happy 36th birthday to Sam Gagner. He infamously produced eight of his 529 career points (1.5 percent of the total) against the Blackhawks in Edmonton on Feb. 2, 2012. Good discussion points here from Sean McIndoe at The Athletic discussing some potentially bad (terrible?) contracts around the league. No Blackhawks were hurt in the writing of this piece, but there are a few big ticket players with bigger dollars attached to them. He looks at why the contract might be bad but also why they might be okay. Good work here.Do Elias Pettersson and Juuse Saros have bad contracts? NHL Cap Court returns t.co/LgpgSUdUnX
— The Athletic NHL (@TheAthleticNHL) August 7, 2025 The Dallas Stars signed forward Nathan Bastian to a one-year, one-way contract worth $775,000. The Colorado Avalanche re-signed forward Joel Kiviranta to a one-year deal. Greg Wyshynski reported for ESPN this past week that Matthew Tkachuk is still considering surgery for a torn adductor muscle and a sports hernia injury he suffered while playing for Team USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off in February. If he needs a surgical procedure, he could miss the first 2-3 months of the 2025-26 NHL regular season. On Friday’s edition of the Halford & Brough In The Morning on Sportsnet 650, Luke Fox reported the New Jersey Devils and RFA defenseman Luke Hughes are in agreement that his next contract will be long term (likely seven years). They’re working on the money side now.MORE FROM BLEACHER NATION: Go Ad Free | Subscribe to the BN Newsletter
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