Slaggert the Hero, New Lines, Bedard and Kobe, Fast Skaters, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

The Blackhawks practiced yesterday and then boarded a flight to Vegas. With an early evening (late afternoon in Vegas) game tonight, we’ll have some things to discuss later today. And we’ll dig into a few things from yesterday’s practice in a moment, but I wanted to start at Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend.

  • Unranked Notre Dame, coming off a weekend split at home against Boston University that included an 8-2 loss, hosted Mercyhurst last night. The Irish took a 1-0 lead in the first period with Blackhawks prospect and ND captain Landon Slaggert getting them on the board (see below). Unfortunately, Mercyhurst scored the next three goals to take a 3-1 lead to the third period. But Notre Dame was able to scratch back and score twice in the third to force overtime. And, in overtime, Slaggert provided the dramatic game-winner (also see below).
  • After dealing with some physical issues last year, we went back to play with his younger brother and handle some unfinished business. Slaggert had seven goals in 35 games last year; he has five already in six games this season! It’s a fantastic start for a guy I’ve really enjoyed speaking with and watching play since he was drafted by the Blackhawks in the third round in 2020. I really hope they get him signed when his season/collegiate career ends on a high note because I think he’s a dude.
  • If you get the Big Ten Network, last night (and tonight) you can watch a great rivalry: Wisconsin at Minnesota. The Gophers came into the weekend ranked No. 1 in the country and the Badgers were ranked 14/18 in the nation. I tuned in last night to get a look at Blackhawks prospects Oliver Moore and Sam Rinzel in action against a good opponent. The Badgers upset the Gophers in the first game of the set 5-2. They play again tonight.
  • Moore had a couple good looks early and almost finished a nice give-and-go in the first period. Rinzel’s speed is still there and he’s still growing; he’s now listed at 6-4 and 175 pounds. They looked good; Rinzel got caught screening his goalie in the second period for a Wisconsin goal, though. Moore finished with one shot on net and even while playing on the wing again. Rinzel put two shots on net and was minus-three in the game.
  • I wrote about it yesterday after practice, but some additional thoughts on the new-look Blackhawks lines we saw on Thursday. This lineup still screams out for help, but I’m actually intrigued by Philipp Kurashev on the top line. And the third line of Tyler Johnson — Ryan Donato — Corey Perry could be dangerous as well. But the missing Taylor Hall piece is incredibly noticeable. And the big name with the Extras is an interesting play against a heavy — and undefeated — Vegas team.
  • How about this fun Connor Bedard fact! Nice company, 98!
  • This was interesting to look at for a few moments. I know my first instinct was to be like “Hey, didn’t Andreas Athanasiou average 17 minutes per night last year?” (Nope, he averaged exactly 16. And, for what it’s worth, , which would have topped Connor McDavid.) You’ll need to look a little harder because guys are shown with the logos of the teams with which they finished the season, so Max Domi is Dallas and Patrick Kane is New York. I will say I smiled big and bright when I saw Jonathan Toews beat Sidney Crosby here, too.
  • Finally, let’s stay on the prospect hype train and enjoy this bomb from James Triantos last night.
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