While the Blackhawks won’t have their newest goaltender available for the start of the season, it appears he won’t be out for too long. Head coach Luke Richardson told reporters including Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times (Twitter link) that Laurent Brossoit is on track to return roughly midway through their season-opening four-game road trip to start the season, meaning he … [Read more...] about Brossoit Could Be Back Partway Through Season-Opening Road Trip
Training Camp Cuts: 10/2/24
We’re in the final stages of teams making sweeping training camp cuts before the true final roster battles come into play. There are only six days to go until opening night, and most teams now only have five to 10 players – if that – to trim from their rosters to comply with the 23-player maximum. We’ll list all of Wednesday’s cuts here. Last updated 1:33 p.m. Carolina … [Read more...] about Training Camp Cuts: 10/2/24
Kevin Korchinski, Frank Nazar Won’t Make Blackhawks’ Roster
Recent first-round picks Kevin Korchinski and Frank Nazar won’t make the Blackhawks’ opening night roster. They were both part of roster cuts the team announced Wednesday and will begin the 2024-25 season on assignment to the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs. The 20-year-old Korchinski is coming off his first professional season, all of which he spent on the NHL roster. The 2022 … [Read more...] about Kevin Korchinski, Frank Nazar Won’t Make Blackhawks’ Roster
Central Notes: Boldy, Middleton, Marino, Bjugstad, Kaiser, Barlow
The Wild have upgraded winger Matt Boldy’s status from week-to-week to day-to-day, head coach John Hynes said Tuesday (via NHL.com’s Jessi Pierce). He hasn’t been ruled out of Friday’s preseason game against the Blackhawks, a strong sign he’ll be available when Minnesota opens its regular season against the Blue Jackets on Oct. 10. Boldy was initially termed week-to-week on … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Boldy, Middleton, Marino, Bjugstad, Kaiser, Barlow
Training Camp Cuts: 9/30/24
Training camp cuts continue Monday with just eight days until opening night of the regular season (aside from this week’s Devils/Sabres Global Series games in Prague). As always, we’ll keep track of all of today’s moves in this piece. Last updated 4:41 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks (per the Chicago Sun-Times’ Ben Pope) F Zach Sanford (to AHL Rockford) F Brett Seney (to AHL … [Read more...] about Training Camp Cuts: 9/30/24