Tag: Nick Schmaltz

Western Conference Injuries: Coyotes, Blackhawks, Stars, Blues and Canucks

Nick Schmaltz to the IR, Kevin Connauton injured and Alex Goligoski skates Richard Morin: The Arizona Coyotes have placed Nick Schmaltz on the IR with a lower-body injury. Defenseman Kevin Connauton is injured but coach Rick Tocchet didn't give any…

Mark Easson

NHL Notes: Injuries, Recalls, Shutouts, Outdoor Games, Lehtera Charged, and the Coyotes

Injury updates Arizona Coyotes: Forward Nick Schmaltz is listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury. WGR 550: Buffalo Sabres coach Phil Housley said that forward Jack Eichel is day-to-day. He's going to be evaluated this morning and more will be…

Mark Easson

NHL Trade: More Notes On The Arizona Coyotes – Chicago Blackhawks Trade

Late last night the Arizona Coyotes sent Dylan Strome and Brendan Perlini to the Chicago Blackhawks for Nick Schmaltz. Our original trade post with some thoughts from the media and player stats can be found here. Rather than adding to…

Mark Easson

NHL Trade: Coyotes Trade Strome And Perlini To Blackhawks For Schmaltz

The Arizona Coyotes have traded forwards Dylan Strome and Brendan Perlini to the Chicago Blackhawks for forward Nick Schmaltz. The 21-year old Strome was drafted 3rd overall in the 2015 draft by the Coyotes. The 22-year old Perlini was drafted…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks Have Cap Space But Not Able To Use It Yet

The Chicago Blackhawks have some salary cap space and a couple areas of need but are not close to anything .. Emily Kaplan: The Blackhawks now have some salary cap space, but it's usually a quiet period for the next…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: The Chicago Blackhawks Have Some Cap Space, And Could Create More If They Wanted

The Chicago Blackhawks have some salary cap space to worth with ... Jay Zawaski: A source has said that the Blackhawks have talked about Hurricanes forward Jeff Skinner, but it's not known as to the extent of those talks. The…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks and the Arizona Coyotes

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Satchel Price of the Chicago Sun-Times: The salary cap ceiling hasn't been set yet, but it appears that Chicago Blackhawks will have a little more cap flexibility that they've been accustomed to having. GM Stan Bowman…

Mark Easson

No Season-Saving Trade Coming for the Chicago Blackhawks

Coming out of the 2018 NHL All-Star weekend, the Chicago Blackhawks find themselves in an unusual position. With 53 points, they're sitting four points out of a wild-card berth in the Western Conference. While the Blackhawks' goal is to remain in…

Lyle Richardson

NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks – Vegas, Hurricanes, Leafs, Panthers

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune: After re-signing Richard Panik to a two-year deal, it was obvious that the Chicago Blackhawks need to make some moves for salary cap purposes. It's not going to be…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks Offseason Priorities

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Craig Custance of ESPN: Offseason priorities for the Chicago Blackhawks. 1. Explore trading Brent Seabrook - The Blackhawks blueline could use a facelift, bringing in more youth and speed. Clearing his $6.875 million cap hit…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks – Kruger, Expansion, and Panik

To protect or not to protect Kruger... Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun Times: Anyone who is anyone knows that Marcus Kruger has more value than his numbers suggest. The player does not have a worry in the world where he ends…

Chris Wassel

NHL Rumors: Sens, Avs, Canucks, Trade Suggestions, Blackhawks and Blues

On the Ottawa Senators and Colorado Avalanche ... John Shannon: Sounding like the Senators and Avs will play in Stockholm Sweden next November 8th and 10th. NHLPA and NHL still need to come to a final agreement. On the Vancouver…

Mark Easson