Blackhawks Trade Ben Smith To Sharks For Andrew Desjardins
The move saves Chicago $750,000 in cap space.
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The move saves Chicago $750,000 in cap space.
Kris Versteeg has suffered a lower-body injury.
Keeping the versatile and dynamic Ben Smith was a priority for Chicago.
Stan Bowman also made it clear that inking Kane and Toews to long-term deals is "the highest priority."
Chicago trails the series 3-2 heading back to Los Angeles for Game 6.
The Los Angeles Kings defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 and evened the Western Conference Final at one game apiece.
Kaner, he's a special player," Joel Quenneville says. "We use that term a lot with him."
Ben Smith credited quality play from four lines as the reason for closing out Minnesota.
Jay Zawaski breaks down the storylines of a Blackhawks-Blues series tied 2-2.
Marian Hossa celebrated his return to the lineup with a goal and two assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Detroit Wings 4-1 on Sunday night to snap a two-game losing streak.
T.J. Brodie scored at 2:26 of the extra session Tuesday night to lead Flames to a 5-4 win over the slumping Blackhawks, whose overtime record fell to 0-6 this season.
Al Montoya made 34 saves in his first win in his hometown and Andrew Ladd scored his 150th goal, leading the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-1 victory over the slumping Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.
Marian Hossa had a power-play goal and an assist on his 35th birthday, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Sunday night to end a three-game losing streak.
Marcus Kruger scored the tiebreaking goal with 8:16 left in the third period, Duncan Keith added a power-play goal 1:55 later and the Blackhawks beat Edmonton 5-4 for their third straight victory.
The Blackhawks re-signed forwards Brandon Bollig and Ben Smith to two-year contracts, bringing back two pieces who figure to be contributors next season.
Blackhawks forward Ben Smith will miss the rest of the season after suffering a hernia and a cartilage tear in his hip.
The Blackhawks called up Ben Smith from Rockford Tuesday after officially placing Daniel Carcillo on injured reserve.
The Blackhawks activated forward Marcus Kruger from injured reserve Friday and sent Ben Smith to Rockford.
The Blackhawks assigned Ben Smith to the Rockford IceHogs Monday.
Patrick Sharp is expected to return to practice Friday after missing all of training camp so far with an appendectomy.
The wild Western Conference quarterfinal series between Chicago and Vancouver has storylines aplenty, the most significant one deals with the Canucks' goaltending.
In his very young NHL career, just 12 games to be exact, the Chicago Blackhawks' Ben Smith has already made a lasting impression, and mainly because of his overtime goal against the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.
When Ben Smith netted the game winner 15:30 into the overtime of Game 6 between the Canucks and Blackhawks, it ended one epic chapter only to open up another.
