[The Athletic / Powers] Ce que j’entends à propos des Blackhawks : une équipe de la AHL bien fournie, Artyom Levshunov, Roman Kantserov
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JD397
@Blackhawks de Chicago
[The Athletic / Powers] Ce que j’entends à propos des Blackhawks : une équipe de la AHL bien fournie, Artyom Levshunov, Roman Kantserov
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JD397
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Brief notes if people can’t access the article:
– Rockford’s roster will likely be loaded with prospects, including: Levshunov, Korchinski, Nazar, Allan, Ludwinski, Dach, Commesso, Hayes, Savoie, Slaggert, Kaiser, Del Mastro
– Davidson continues to emphasize the importance of Rockford and how his front office considers it the greatest development tool they have.
– Hawks will apparently be looking to keep the door open for the young guys on the blueline and are steering away from picking up a veteran 7th D for now. We’ll see how it plays out once camp starts.
– Nazar definitely could make the team out of camp and the Hawks are apparently keeping a middle six center spot open for him if he proves himself. This would be sense given the acquisition of only wingers up front this offseason.
– Kantersov was at the prospect development camp last week and there remains high hope he jumps to the NHL in the 2027 season.
– As we saw this past season with guys like Nazar, Slaggert, Ludwinski, Hayes, etc. we’ll likely see another wave of young guys going pro after the 2025 season, such as Moore, Rinzel, and Greene. I would imagine there is a similar push in 2026 with guys like Boisvert, Vanacker, and whoever else proves themselves by then – so basically we’ll just keep rolling forward prospects into Rockford 1-2 years after their drafts, which I love.
I know there has been a debate about potentially blocking young players from playing in the NHL, but I’m happy with the plan. A big criticism of the previous GM was that players were rushed into the NHL and had their development stalled. It’s entirely possible that after trade deadline, players like Nazar are here full-time.
Unfortunately, the NHL team is a loaded AHL roster as well…
Should have taken demidov if levshunov isn’t even gonna make the team