So, before the puck dropped in Anaheim last night, the Blackhawks made a big, bold trade. Six days before the trade deadline, Chicago traded Seth Jones and a fourth-round pick in 2026 to the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers for a future first round pick and 23-year-old goaltender Spencer Knight.
Davidson was on the pregame show on CHSN (for those who are able to watch) to talk about the trade. He had some strong comments about Knight coming in. GMKD admitted that he felt more urgency to get a deal done after Jones blasted the team after the loss in Utah. Here’s the video:
"We are getting a very exciting young talent."Kyle Davidson joined @PatBoyle__ and @TonyGranato on #Blackhawks Countdown Live and talked about what he believes Chicago is getting in goaltender Spencer Knight. pic.twitter.com/lTq8RSedoy
— Blackhawks on CHSN (@CHSN_Blackhawks) March 2, 2025 I mentioned this when I wrote about the trade last night but it bears repeating here: Knight being only 23 and with one year of term left on his contract opens up a world of options for the Blackhawks’ front office with their goaltending position. Petr Mrázek has one more year remaining on his contract after this with a $4.25M cap hit. Arvid Söderblom, who is 25 and has arguably been the Blackhawks’ best goaltender this season, is an RFA this summer. The Blackhawks could now entertain offers for either of them with Knight immediately becoming the No.1 guy on the organizational depth chart. I think this deal also tells us Laurent Brossoit is not back with the organization next year. I wouldn’t be shocked at all if the Blackhawks bought out Brossoit. What the Blackhawks do on the right side of the blue line will be interesting moving forward. As I’ve said before, it’s hard to imaging the Hawks would move both Jones and Connor Murphy — especially without bringing a right-handed defenseman back in one of the deals (they obviously didn’t in the Jones trade). The Blackhawks started last night’s game with Murphy, Alec Martinez and TJ Brodie skating on the right side and three youngsters — Alex Vlasic, Ethan Del Mastro and Wyatt Kaiser — on the left. They might consider bringing Louis Crevier back up from Rockford to have a second right-handed shot back there before they play four games in six nights in the coming week. According to Ben Pope, there were scouts on the list for last night’s game from the Kings, Oilers, Islanders, Wild, Avalanche, Blues and Panthers. My guess is the Panthers saw what the needed before the game last night but the rest are intriguing. Ryan Donato‘s trade value got a boost from a two-goal, three-point performance last night. We’ll see if the Blackhawks decide to let it ride and keep him around thru the end of the year (or beyond) or max the value out before Friday afternoon.#Blackhawks 6, Ducks 3 — Three Stars, Key Takeaways t.co/Q9Yy5RgyGO
— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) March 2, 2025 We got a fairly interesting trade on Saturday morning. The Colorado Avalanche acquired defenseman Ryan Lindgren, forward Jimmy Vesey and the rights to defenseman Hank Kempf from the New York Rangers in exchange for defenseman (and former Blackhawk) Calvin de Haan, forward Juuso Parssinen, and second- and fourth-round picks in the 2025 NHL Draft. New York will receive the best picks Colorado owns in the second and fourth rounds when the draft takes begins. There was a second non-Blackhawks trade on Saturday that got my attention as well. The Minnesota Wild acquired forward Gustav Nyquist from Nashville for a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. The Predators retained 50 percent of Nyquist’s cap hit, putting him on the books for $1,592,500 in Minnesota. Before we get into the highlights, congrats to the Golden Gophers (and their two Blackhawks prospects) for clinching a share of the Big Ten regular season title last night!Minnesota clinches a share of the Big Ten Championship ?#B1GHockey pic.twitter.com/5Dwop35jEt
— Big Ten Hockey (@B1GHockey) March 2, 2025Hey how about some Blackhawks prospect highlights?
In the final game of their regular season, Minnesota and Penn State battled in a close game. Oliver Moore had two assists and this empty net insurance goal in the game. Sam Rinzel had two blocked shots.Lovely insurance ? into the empty cage for #Blackhawks prospect Oliver Moore helps the @GopherHockey clinch a share of the regular season title in the @B1GHockey pic.twitter.com/hqxxK8qphl
— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) March 2, 2025 Sacha Boisvert put on on the board last night for North Dakota — and it was important. Boisvert’s goal tied the game with 36 seconds left in regulation. North Dakota went on to win the game in OT.How about a Saturday night ? from #Blackhawks prospect Sacha Boisvert for @UNDmhockey pic.twitter.com/93Tb4N6xUb
— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) March 2, 2025 Dominic James scored the first goal of the night for Minnesota-Duluth. Adam Gajan, who has struggled at times for the Bulldogs this season, stopped 26 of 27 in regulation and overtime to earn the tie for UMD.Saturday night ? from #Blackhawks prospect Dominic James for @UMDMensHockey pic.twitter.com/R1CcaZdM8G
— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) March 2, 2025 Aidan Thompson put a team-high seven shots on net and collected an assist on Denver’s only goal in a 2-1 loss to St. Cloud State. Martin Misiak had one assist in Erie’s 6-3 loss to Flint. No goals in regulation for Nick Lardis last night. He was just waiting for a little drama, apparently. He scored the overtime game-winner for his 66th of the season!WHO ELSE BUT NICK LARDIS?!?@NHLBlackhawks prospect Nick Lardis' 66th of the season stands as the overtime game-winner for the @BulldogsOHL on Saturday!??#OHL | @CHLHockey | #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/fHfFNsAo5d
— Ontario Hockey League (@OHLHockey) March 2, 2025MORE FROM BLEACHER NATION: Check Out BN Fantasy | Subscribe to The BN Newsletter
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