On Friday night, the Blackhawks acquired a veteran center.
No, Brendan Morrison isn’t going to step in and become the 60-point second center that fans were craving, but the ripple effect on the rest of the roster could prove to be a positive.
On Friday night, the Blackhawks acquired center Brendan Morrison from the Calgary Flames in exchange for two-time AHL All-Star defenseman Brian Connelly.
Morrison, 36, has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) and is minus-one in 28 games. He has won 50.4 percent of his faceoffs (150/298), and has been credited with five hits, 15 blocked shots and 20 takeaways while averaging 13:44 on the ice this season. He comes with a $1.25M cap hit on a one-year deal that expires at the end of this season.
In the last couple days we’ve evaluated the performances of some of the Blackhawks. First we looked at the rookies, and then we graded the defensemen and goalies. Now, let’s take a serious look at the forwards’ play before the All-Star Break.
On Thursday night the NHL held their second annual NHL All-Star Game Fantasy Draft in Ottawa. Captains Daniel Alfredsson and Zdeno Chara make the selections.
From the Blackhawks, Marian Hossa was selected fourth by Team Chara. Patrick Kane was selected 12th, also by Team Chara. Former Blackhawks defenseman Brian Campbell, also on Team Chara, was chosen in the round just before Kane.
For complete draft results, click here.
Yesterday we graded the performances of the Blackhawks’ rookies through the first 50 games of the regular season. Today, in the second part of the series, we’ll evaluate the defensemen and goalies.
Now that the team has played 50 games, it’s a good time to evaluate the performances of the Chicago Blackhawks roster through the All-Star Break. In this first of a three-part series, we’ll begin by looking at the rookies on the roster. Between now and the All-Star Game we’ll also look at the forwards and then the defensemen and goalies on the roster.
When the dust settled on Tuesday night at the United Center, the Blackhawks had lost to the Nashville Predators again. But this time, there were some positives fans could take away from the game.
On Tuesday morning, the Blackhawks made the expected roster move of placing captain Jonathan Toews on IR to make a roster spot for another center.
Brandon Pirri, who will represent the organization as a member of the Rockford IceHogs in the AHL All-Star Game, was recalled in time to face Nashville.
Speaking of the AHL All-Star Game, Rockford defenseman Brian Connelly was named to the game for the second consecutive year on Tuesday.
When the Blackhawks host the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night, the eyes of Chicago will be focused between the pipes.
According to Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville, captain Jonathan Toews will not play against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night and is doubtful for this weekend’s All-Star Game in Ottawa. However, Quenneville indicated that Toews’ injury is “not serious.”
The team also noted that Patrick Sharp hopes to be back after the All-Star Break.
