Avs Advance, More Trade Chatter, a Legend Passes, Job Opening in Boston, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

Did you watch the climactic conclusion of the Western Convention Remaining final evening? Colorado erased a two-goal deficit in a wild third interval outburst of offense from each groups and gained the sport in OT. They’ll now sit again and watch the the Jap Convention Remaining with the remainder of us. Tonight’s recreation may convey the Lightning even within the sequence; it may additionally give the Rangers a 3-1 lead heading house to Madison Sq. Backyard for Sport 5. The puck drops at 7 PM on ESPN.

•   The Avalanche despatched Edmonton to the golf programs final evening in dramatic vogue. The sport was unbelievable; it was 3-1 Oilers heading to the third interval and tied at 5 after 60 minutes of hockey. Colorado gained the sport early in extra time to clinch the Western Convention’s berth within the Cup Remaining. Edmonton’s season ending now’s vital for the Blackhawks.

•   On the newest episode of the “32 Ideas” Podcast, NHL insiders Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman went into additional element with the rumors surrounding the Blackhawks’ commerce buzz and added a reputation to the Hawks’ coming seek for a head coach. We broke down their dialog yesterday.

•   Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Interval was on NHL Community tv on Monday afternoon and continued the dialog concerning the Blackhawks — particularly Alex DeBrincat. He threw out the New Jersey Devils as a possible suitor for DeBrincat, citing their need so as to add an instantaneous affect ahead for subsequent season (and past).

•   The Devils are an interesting match for a possible DeBrincat commerce. New Jersey owns the No. 2 general choose on this yr’s draft and have one of many higher methods within the NHL. Scott Wheeler at The Athletic ranked the Devils’ prospect pool fourth within the NHL earlier this yr. It’s extremely unlikely the Devils would transfer both of the Hughes brothers, however Dawson Mercer, Alexander Holtz, Tyce Thompson and Nolan Foote are all gamers who would look terrific in a Blackhawks’ sweater. We’ll see if something develops right here.

•   In a little bit of a postseason fake pas, the Boston Bruins introduced they fired head coach Bruce Cassidy inside an hour of the beginning of Sport 4 between the Avalanche and Oilers. Add Boston to the checklist of NHL groups looking for a coach.

•   Is Cassidy an possibility for the Blackhawks? Clearly his title is on the market now, and a few will add him to their checklist. However the buzz I’m listening to out of Boston is that the Bruins let him go as a result of they needed somebody who may work higher with youthful gamers; they felt he was higher suited working with a veteran roster … which clearly isn’t the subsequent couple years in Chicago. So I’d move on Cassidy.

•  Jonas Siegel and Scott Powers at The Athletic wrote an intriguing proposition piece this morning. Siegel covers the Maple Leafs and Powers covers the Blackhawks. They wrote a tandem piece contemplating if the Blackhawks may assist the Leafs remedy a part of their monetary points by taking goaltender Peter Mrazek off Toronto’s palms/books.

•  My two cents on Mrazek — I’m a tough move. And for a number of causes. I’ll absolutely acknowledge the Blackhawks do have the cap area so as to add Mrazek and have expressed a necessity so as to add a veteran goaltender. Nonetheless, I don’t just like the participant; he’s been mediocre too typically and harm too steadily. And I hate each the cap hit ($3.8 million) and the actual fact there are two years left on the deal. However my greater concern is the Leafs’ lack of the proper property to make a deal. Toronto doesn’t have a second-round choose till 2024. Siegel doubts Toronto would surrender a primary to get the cash off their books, however Powers notes taking the complete time period/cap hit of Mrazek is a major ask. I would want Toronto to be severely artistic for a deal to make sense, and I’m not taking a B prospect again to offset ready till 2024 to make a second-round choose.

•   On Monday we discovered that long-time Blackhawks ahead Eric Nesterenko has handed away. He’s one in all solely eight gamers within the historical past of the Hawks to look in 1,000 video games within the Indian head sweater and his 495 profession factors nonetheless rank 18th in franchise historical past.

•  Some hockey followers will keep in mind Nesterenko from his function enjoying Blane within the basic 80s hockey movie “Youngblood.” Right here’s an interview Nesterenko did with the Corridor of Fame a number of years in the past:

•   The Montreal Canadiens introduced a major rent on Tuesday morning. Should you aren’t acquainted, Marie-Philip Poulin is taken into account one of the best feminine participant on the planet. She’s the captain of the Canadian group and a star within the girls’s skilled recreation.

•   It’s a good time for Chicago followers to get enthusiastic about 4-5 years from now. So let’s get hyped for Cristian Hernández!