From Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch:
The events of the past four weeks will best be gauged a few seasons down the road. For now, The Dispatch offers this analysis of the proceedings:
Best offseasons
1. Chicago — With all that “Youth Gone Wild” up front, the Blackhawks landed offensive-minded defenseman Brian Campbell and No. 1 goaltender Cristobal Huet to balance the attack. They could be the next Pittsburgh Penguins.
2. Detroit — The Red Wings are so good, talent comes knocking on their door. Witness Marian Hossa taking a one-year deal to leave Sidney Crosby’s wing and move to Motown. The Wings lost nobody except forward Dallas Drake (retired yesterday) and still have salary-cap room for the future to stay intact…
Read the entire article here.
No real surprises on Portzline’s best/worst list. I’m not so sure I’d put Chicago at number one; in fact, I wouldn’t. The Campbell signing was a nice move, but the Huet signing still doesn’t make a lot of sense to me, especially at those dollars.
He's closing in on his first game since January 13th.
The 2024 2nd rounder is in Winnipeg where he'll spend the rest of the season…
At the GM meetings GMKC spoke 1-on-1 with Gino Reda.