I checked the game stats on my phone after the game. Every category was either tied or was a difference of one, except the score due to the EN goal. You can rip on them for losing, but this night they played a top tier team even. The difference to me is that Vegas has experience and was more efficient. But in no way did they out work the hawks. Tough to lose when a guy gets a natty hatty, but I respect them and their efforts.
- 6628

Agree with the exception of i wish they would shoot the puck more, I'm screaming at my TV, SHOOT THE F'ING PUCK!!!

BS call on TT at the end, I swear Bettman wants us to get the first overall pick


Sharks only two points behind, with 2 games in hand.

The Chicago Blackhawks are expected to sign college center Oliver Moore to an entry-level contract (as per Scott Powers and Scott Wheeler of The Athletic).
Edit - maybe Snuggerud plays today for Blues?

The Chicago Blackhawks are expected to sign college center Oliver Moore to an entry-level contract (as per Scott Powers and Scott Wheeler of The Athletic).
Edit - maybe Snuggerud plays today for Blues?
- Angotti

https://www.bleachernatio...-sam-rinzel-oliver-moore/
Moore and Rinzel

https://x.com/i/trending/...905996596598415481/normal

https://www.bleachernation.com/blackhawks/2025/03/29/blackhawks-signing-sam-rinzel-oliver-moore/
Moore and Rinzel
- 35Tony0

Thanks for the update.

Well two more shiny new pieces are officially signed. The Hawks going to add another top draft pick soon. The youth movement is pretty much an unstoppable freight train now. That Weber money gonna be important for reaching the floor with so many ELC at or near the NHL roster.

The Chicago Blackhawks are expected to sign college center Oliver Moore to an entry-level contract (as per Scott Powers and Scott Wheeler of The Athletic).
Edit - maybe Snuggerud plays today for Blues?
- Angotti

Snuggs is joing Blues practice on Monday per reports from earlier. Should be a good one

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- breadbag

Bring 'em and get 'em rolling, no sense in waiting.

Why do the Hawks have such a hard time making quick passes? Confidence? Coaching? Guys just hold the puck and stick handle. Ruins rushes. They miss outlet passes because of it.

It’s really annoying. Especially when I’m sitting on my COUCH and can see where the play should go. And I’m far from a hockey expert.
- bhawks2241

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That would have to be the youngest average age for a starting 6 D

and ... on the Hawk's site now:

https://www.nhl.com/black...nzel-to-entry-level-deals

I imagine maybe Lev gets sent down? Depends on how KFC sees balancing contact re-signing dates , meaning this ins the sense that - I am assuming that Lev 'pans out' - if you burn Rinzel's this season, then you'd potentially have 2 potentially pretty important RDs due in the same offseason (thinking Lev signed a 3 year deal - not going to look it up, but think KFC has been pretty consistent that way in the past).

Personally I think Lev has earned his spot, because you don't just stick a guy on the 1st PP (or I suppose even the 2nd PP) unit unless they have made some sort of impression.

Grrrr- next game 'on a Sunday' ... yeh sure for you people on that side of the international date line ... it'd be frigging Monday morning here. :D

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Not bad, however I don’t think that they’ll sit the only veteran on the backend. I wouldn’t mind switching Foligno and Reichel, as Reichel and Moore on the same line would bring some serious speed.

Another kid that's moving up the draft boards a bit and is a mocked a tad below the Spence range is 6ft 4in 190 lb centerman Jack Nesbitt. Plays for Windsor along with Spellacy.

Caught some of that game yesterday cuz the Erie-Saginaw game was turning into a blowout. ...... Nesbitt was serving a misconduct I guess but I saw enough to see the big kid skates pretty good and his hands were reasonable and the kid wasn't shy.

He's ranked anywhere from 15 to 58 so there is enough doubt he's tough to peg pending these playoffs but he's a kid I'm trying to keep an eye on. He's a point per this yr. Check out his rankings. https://www.eliteprospect...layer/881091/jack-nesbitt

Spellacy looks to have kind of kind of plateaued of what his skills allow. Big kid can really really move, strong as a bull, loves to play the body, has solid enough hands for a bottom 6 role and is an elite kind of athlete.

Only 37 in 62 his draft +1 yr might seem disappointing but this football star came outa just 2 yrs of U-15 hockey in Cleveland and now in his 3rd yr of Major Junior so his experience is minimal.

I'm a really big fan of the kids but he needs to add some more elements and nuance to make a jump and I think he will.
- Mr Ricochet

I have Nesbit as a first rounder.

I cannot wait until Rinzel is out there with Arty and Arty decides to siamese twin with him as he has down overloading the other side of the pairing.

Man, and after we draft Schaefer, who is clearly faster on his skates than EVERY hawk defenseman he will be fast enough to cover up the right side when Arty decides to save they day playing his partners side.

3/28/25 - CHL Playoffs

CHI Drafted
BNT Lardis 1G 1A
BNT Vanacker 2A
KIT Pridham ---
SUD Pharand ---

OHL 2025 Eligible
BNT J. O'Brien 1G 1A
BMP P. Martone 2A
BMP J. Ivankovic L, 16/22 Saves

QMJHL 2025 Eligible
CHC A. Gosselin ---
CHC E. Guite ---
CHC A. Huang ---
CHC N. Lecompte ---
HFX L. Kilfoil 1A
MCT C. Desnoyers 1A


Brantford and Kitchener won their first games of the series. Sudbury lost first game. Thought Vanacker seemed very engaged in the part of the Brantford game that I watched.
- totem

3/28/25 - CHL Late Night

WHL 2025 Eligible
BND R. McQueen 1G
EDM L. Sawchyn ---
EDM B. Fiddler ---
EVT C. Bear DNP
POR O. Stebetak L, 29/36 Saves
PG J. Ravensbergen 15/19 Saves, pulled 2nd period
PG J. Lajoie 1A
SEA B. Cootes ---
VAN C. Schmidt 1A
VIC C. Reschny 1G 1A

Playoffs will help determine the McQueen draft spot, started with a goal.

https://x.com/chgo_blackh.../1906043498911895609?s=61
Rinzel and Moore both will play tomorrow.

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Don't forget a spot for Ryan Greene, though i assume he'll go to the frozen four, menaing there will only be two games left after that.

The team can now sell tickets on the idea more kids have arrived, and still be in the running for the 2026 lotto win of Bedard couisn through marriage, Gavin McKenna.

https://x.com/i/trending/1905996596598415481/normal
- 35Tony0

Yay, the more the merrier

So which Spencer Knight is the real one? First 4 games .928 save percentage, last 4 games .847 save percentage?

IMO somewhere in-between, probably a touch above league average.
- LAHawk

I think he's the real deal he just is a 23 year old working on being the starter, there are things he does already better than any goalie the Blackhawks have had since CC.

He's also working behind a very young team who get confused on defense and are allowing to much time and space, and it doesn't matter how good you are in the NHL if NHL forwards are given both.

Once the time and space are taken away he'll be over a 900 save percentage consistently

So 7 of the 8 first round picks are signed of the past 3 years, sweet.

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Sorry, just adding, these aren't my lines, these were the lines at practice as reported on twitter.

Sorry, just adding, these aren't my lines, these were the lines at practice as reported on twitter.
- breadbag

Murphy took a maintenance day.

So which Spencer Knight is the real one? First 4 games .928 save percentage, last 4 games .847 save percentage?

IMO somewhere in-between, probably a touch above league average.
- LAHawk

He needs to stop going down to early getting beat up high too much. I would think the offseason will work on things

He needs to stop going down to early getting beat up high too much. I would think the offseason will work on things
- Scott1977

Well that's what he did on Stones goal against, he's still young he'll get there he's only got 90 games under his belt.