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Photo by Dale Preston/Getty Images It’s an Abba pun. Get it? Because he’s Swedish?! It looks like 2023 could be a big year for Swedish center Leo Carlsson, who just was ranked #1 by the NHL in his draft class for international skaters — interestingly ahead of Russian prospect Matvei Michkov. Carlsson rang in the new year with six points (3G, 3A) in seven games for … [Read more...] about Top of the lottery prospects: Leo Carlsson’s 2023 Draft foreseen, young and Swede, and only 18

Photo by Bill Smith/NHLI via Getty Images A daily look at hockey news around the world. WE’RE STILL HERE! For now, I guess. If those words don’t make sense to you, read this. This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Dying Hard: NHL Reverse Standings Update for 1/23 (SCH) Blackhawks Bits: Tyler Johnson placed on injured reserve … [Read more...] about Morning Bag Skate: 1-24-23

Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks controls the puck ahead of Sam Lafferty of the Chicago Blackhawks | Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Blackhawks hit the road as they start a stint in western Canada against the Canucks I don’t want to get all sappy. I’m as sentimental as they come but I’ve learned that some people are uncomfortable with public displays of … [Read more...] about Freakin’ Me Out: Blackhawks vs. Canucks Preview

Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A quick word of thanks — and then the return of everyone’s favorite game show! It’s weird to get an email from a stranger telling you that you’re about lose your job. It was the first thing I saw after waking up on Friday morning — let’s call it a 0 out of 10 on the “ways to start off the weekend” scale. There … [Read more...] about Blackhawks Week That Was and Will Be, 1/24: Salute

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The summer signing will play in his first NHL game on Tuesday night. Another Chicago Blackhawks player will make his NHL debut on Tuesday night when the team faces the Vancouver Canucks. Luke Philp gets the nod for this one, a summer free-agent signing who’d been playing with the Rockford IceHogs all season. Philp is wearing … [Read more...] about Morning Skate Update: Philp to make NHL debut