Since the Lightning are in town, and considering Oliver Moore‘s performance on Thursday night, it’s worth revisiting a trade lots of Blackhawks fans weren’t thrilled about when it happened.
On March 18, 2022, the Blackhawks traded Brandon Hagel to Tampa Bay for Taylor Raddysh, Boris Katchouk and two first-round picks (2023, 2024). It was the first trade consummated by Kyle Davidson as the permanent general manager of the Chicago Blackhawks.
Raddysh and Katchouk were serviceable pieces while in Chicago. The 2023 first-round pick was used to select Moore at No. 19 overall.
The Blackhawks swapped picks — including Tampa’s first — with the Islanders at the 2024 NHL Draft to move up and select Sacha Boisvert. That full deal was the Blackhawks sending the 20th overall pick and two second rounders (nos. 54 and 61) to the Islanders for the 18th overall selection and a second-round pick (No. 50).
Also at the 2024 NHL Draft, the Blackhawks traded second round picks Nos. 34 and 50 to Carolina to move back up into the first round (No. 27 overall), where they selected Marek Vanacker.
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The Hagel trade is a prime example of why I try to encourage all of us to employ patience when giving grades for trades in the immediate moment. Indeed, the path the Blackhawks chose to embark on with their rebuild plan has required a great deal of patience.
We need to give the Blackhawks time to fully realize the return on deals before evaluating the full impact of a deal — especially when they have traded roster players exclusively (or, most specifically) for picks.
The Hagel trade happened in 2022. The Blackhawks didn’t ultimately use the picks they received (or subsequently flipped) until the drafts in 2023 and 2024.
And we’re now seeing the first significant piece from those picks in the NHL full-time now with Moore establishing himself as an every-night player in the Blackhawks lineup.
Boisvert had a terrific freshman season at North Dakota and has been improving this season at Boston University. The plan is still reportedly that he will turn pro whenever his BU season concludes.
Vanacker got a late start to his post-draft season, but he now leads the OHL in goals. He has already signed his entry-level contract and will turn pro whenever his Brantford season ends.
Davidson has made other trades during his tenure that have brought back future assets — not in the immediate draft class. Another great example is Václav Nestrašil, who was selected in the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft with a pick the Blackhawks acquired from Toronto in the deal that sent Jake McCabe and Sam Lafferty to the Leafs in 2023.
We’re now at the part of the rebuild timeline when the injection of talented young players into the AHL and NHL rosters is going to be in greater volume. And a lot of the players who are coming up became part of the pipeline thru trades.
So, as we watch an established star in Hagel on the ice tonight in Chicago playing in the wrong colors, remember the plan. And keep in mind what’s still coming as a result of that trade has not yet been fully realized.
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