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Bruins beat Maple Leafs but lose Charlie McAvoy to injury

BOSTON — The Bruins notched their 61st victory of the season. They can only hope that it wasn’t a costly one.

Boston Herald

The winners (Rangers!) and losers (Flyers) of the 2023 NHL trade deadline

Which NHL teams were the big winners (and losers!) at the trade deadline?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Joe Starkey: Penguins' Kasperi Kapanen disaster had ramifications that will last

Some moves are bad, but soon forgotten. Some reverberate. Some continue to hamstring a hockey team long after they are executed.

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Blackhawks notes: Kyle Davidson assesses updated trade outlook after big Toronto move

With Jake McCabe, Jack Johnson and Sam Lafferty shipped out and Patrick Kane’s anticipated trade to the Rangers in a “holding pattern,” Max Domi and Andreas Athanasiou are the others with decent chances of moving.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Blackhawks trade Sam Lafferty and Jake McCabe in deal that includes a 2025 conditional 1st-round pick and prospects

The Chicago Blackhawks traded forward Sam Lafferty and defenseman Jake McCabe Monday for a package that includes Toronto Maple Leaf forward prospects Joey Anderson and Pavel Gogolev, as well as a swap of picks.

Chicago Tribune

Blackhawks' Patrick Kane is held out of Saturday’s game. Could a deal be next?

The NHL trade deadline is Friday, and the phones in front offices are heating up.

Chicago Tribune

Blackhawks’ mood tense as Patrick Kane departs, others likely to follow

Sam Lafferty also was scratched Saturday to protect him for a likely imminent trade. That forced the Hawks to dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen against the Sharks and left a “weird” feeling in the locker room.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Blackhawks’ Andreas Athanasiou moves back into spotlight with big performance Friday

After a recent quiet stretch, Athanasiou erupted for three points and led the Hawks’ comeback Friday, offering a reminder he could also bring back value at the trade deadline.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sam Lafferty trade buzz growing after midseason breakout for Blackhawks

Could the Hawks trade Lafferty for a package comparable to what the Canadiens gave up in 2020 for Josh Anderson? It’s unlikely but possible.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks’ trade market: Lengthy list of players who might be dealt

Almost anyone on the Hawks’ roster might be available at the right price. The Hawks are still waiting for Patrick Kane’s and Jonathan Toews’ decisions, but those two are not the only players potentially on the move.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks’ shuffled lines all contribute in win over Flames

With Jonathan Toews ruled out late due to illness, the Hawks moved forwards around and immediately found four combinations that clicked, carrying them to a 5-1 victory.

Chicago Sun-Times

Breaking down Blackhawks’ neutral-zone attack against aggressive, passive structures

The Hawks have plenty of speed but struggle to string together tape-to-tape passes. That means they fare much better against neutral-zone defenses like the Flyers’ than the conservative Kings’ and Canucks’.

Chicago Sun-Times

Andreas Athanasiou improving defensively after early-season struggles

Athanasiou’s excellent defensive performance Saturday against the Blues, in which he used his speed while backchecking to take away time and space from opposing forwards, brought to light his overall improvement since autumn.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks outshot heavily in lifeless loss to Canucks

The Hawks mustered just five shots at even strength and 14 total in a 5-2 defeat Tuesday in Vancouver, squandering a quality effort by Petr Mrazek.

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Healthy Patrick Kane impressing Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson with subtle plays

Even though his scoring is down, Kane’s sacrificing for the Hawks has stood out to Richardson.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Blues miss another chance to get four games above .500, lose to Blackhawks

ST. LOUIS — Four games above .500 doesn’t seem like the highest of hills, but the Blues just can’t get over that hump.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks’ Sam Lafferty adjusting to lower-risk playing style

Last season, Lafferty regularly attacked defensemen one-on-one — something he has cut out this season. But he’s still been one of the best Hawks at entering the zone, setting up teammates and generating scoring chances.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks looking to stay positive as losses mount

“Obviously we’ve been losing a lot of games and I think it wears on a lot of guys,” Patrick Kane said.

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Blackhawks undermined by poor finishing, awful turnover in loss to Blues

The Hawks were generally clean and efficient in all three zones Thursday. But an inexplicable error by Boris Katchouk and a continued lack of goal-scoring doomed them to a 3-1 loss.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane fade back to silence in Blackhawks’ loss to Hurricanes

After a turn-back-the-clock performance Friday against the Blue Jackets, Kane and Toews made little impact in a 3-0 defeat Tuesday — yet again reminding them of the Hawks’ miserable reality.

Chicago Sun-Times

With aggressiveness long gone, Blackhawks’ penalty kill bleeding goals

The Hawks have allowed a power play goal in seven straight games — for the first time since 2016 — and rank 31st in the NHL in net PK rate since Nov. 17, when the unit’s decline began.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks’ Jason Dickinson searching for offense, appreciating steady role

The scoring explosion scoring that started Dickinson’s Hawks tenure in October proved he’d landed on the right team. Now, he’s trying to get some of that scoring touch back.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks grounded by Jets again as losing ways continue

The Hawks’ 3-1 loss Friday represented their 17th in their last 20 games overall and their 14th in their last 17 meetings against Winnipeg.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Blackhawks aren’t worried about a winless streak creeping into their psyche: ‘We all don’t want to lose’

CHICAGO — Puck luck works both ways.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks collapse late in embarrassing loss to Stars

The Hawks allowed five goals in the final 10 minutes to lose 6-4 to the Stars on Wednesday. “We had no business losing that game,” Max Domi said later.

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