Let's Take a Look at Our Former Blackhawks During the Race for the Cup!
Let's take a look at how some of our former Chicago Blackhawks are doing in this year's race for the Stanley Cup!
Minnesota Wild � Marc Andre Fleury (G)
After finalizing the trade between the Blackhawks and the Minnesota Wild, Marc Andre Fleury has gone on to play 11 games for the Wild to finish out the regular season. Moving on into the playoff series against the St. Louis Blues, Fleury has started and played all 5 games, holding a 3.04 GAA and .906 SV%. Right now, the Blues lead the series 3-2, with game 6 being played tomorrow at 8:30 CST.
St. Louis Blues � Brandon Saad (F) and Nick Leddy (D)
After spending one season with the Avalanche, Saad finished the regular season with the Blues with 49 points in 78 games, with 24 goals and 25 assists. In the first round of playoffs, he has played in all 5 games, with 1 goal and 1 assist.
Nick Leddy, on defense, has only played in 2 of the 5 games in the series, registering 0 goals and 0 assists.
Calgary Flames � Nikita Zadorov (D) and Ryan Carpenter (F)
As a defenseman, he played in 74 games during the regular season and finished off with 22 points. In the playoffs, he has played in all 5 games of the series and has 2 assists.
Ryan Carpenter is the most recent move and only played in 8 games for the Flames before the playoffs started. With only one assist on the season, he has been scratched in every game so far during the first round.
Edmonton Oilers � Duncan Keith (D)
After spending his entire career with Chicago, the tail end of that wearing the «A,» Keith went on to play 64 games with the Oilers during the regular season, recording 1 goal and 20 assists, as well as averaging 19:44 TOI, as a defenseman. In the playoffs, he has played in all 5 games, with 1 assist so far.
Los Angeles Kings � Phillip Danault (F)
Danault played in all but 3 of the Kings' regular season games, finishing off with 51 points consisting of 27 goals and 24 assists. He has played in all 5 playoff games so far, scoring 3 goals and 2 assists. Danault was traded to the Montreal Canadians in 2015, after playing just 32 games with Chicago.
Florida Panthers � Anthony Duclair (F), Gustav Forsling (D)
In this year's playoff run, the Panthers currently have three of the former Blackhawks on their roster.
Duclair had a short stint with the Blackhawks in 2018 but has thrived in Florida. Finishing the season with a career-high of 31 goals and 27 assists in 74 games, he has played in all 5 playoffs games so far, tallying 2 assists.
Forsling is another short-lived former Blackhawk who has come into his own in Florida. He played in 71 games, tallying 37 points as a defenseman, while also recording 1 assist in the playoffs.
Toronto Maple Leafs - David Kampf (F)
Kampf started off his career with the Blackhawks and stayed with us until moving to the Leafs this past season. He only recorded 26 points in the regular season but has scored 2 goals in 5 games so far in the playoff series.
Tampa Bay Lightning � Brandon Hagel (F) and Jan Rutta (D)
In the major move of Brandon Hagel during the most recent NHL Trade Deadline, Hagel has fit in nicely with the Lightning while they are on the hunt for their third consecutive Stanley Cup. He has 3 points in 5 playoff games, scoring his first career playoff goal in the Bolts' comfortable 5-3 win in Game 2 of the series; he also has 2 assists.
Rutta was getting consistent minutes for the Bolts during the regular season but has only played in 1 game so far during the playoffs. He was a part of both rosters during Tampa's Cup runs.
Carolina Hurricanes � Teuvo Teravainen (F) and Antti Raanta (G)
Turbo's success in Carolina has been an underrated talking point since taking off the Blackhawks sweater. He has had immense success on the ice for Carolina, as well as for Finland. So far, he has played in all 5 playoff games, recording 1 goal and 4 assists.
Raanta has had to fill big shoes this year, backing Anderson for most of the season and now being the starting goaltender for the Hurricanes' run for the cup. Raanta was part of our roster for two seasons in 2014 and 2015, and since joining the Hurricanes he has had 4 playoff starts, holding a 1.96 GAA and a .942 SA%.
New York Rangers � Artemi Panarin (F)
Since joining the Rangers, Panarin now wears the «A» and has 96 points on the regular season. He has played in all 5 playoff games, with 2 goals and 4 assists so far.
Washington Capitals � Trevor van Riemsdyk (D)
Van Riemsdyk was part of the 2015 Stanley Cup roster for the Blackhawks but then was drafted by Vegas in the 2017 Expansion Draft> He was then immediately traded to the Hurricanes before finding his way to the Capitals last year. He has found success in Washington, playing in all 5 games and scoring 1 goal so far.
