The Blackhawks make another trade with a different West rival

The Chicago Blackhawks are really tearing it down now. They don’t even care if they help out Western Conference rivals in the short term as long as they are gaining assets for the future. Not every trade is going to be with a conference rival but two big ones have been now so far.

They started the actual trade deadline day by sending Marc-Andre Fleury to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a conditional draft pick. It is a big move for the Hawks that helps out one of their biggest rivals. The pick is a second-round pick that can become a first if Fleury has at least four wins en route to the Western Conference Finals.

Speaking of other teams in the conference, the Calgary Flames are one of the best. The Blackhawks aren’t worried about trading with them, however, as they sent Ryan Carpenter up there to help them in their quest to be a Stanley Cup contender yet again.

The trade came in at the last second which happens every year at the deadline. As long as the trade is submitted before the actual deadline of 2:59:59, the deal is allowed to go through and that is exactly what happened here.

The Chicago Blackhawks have traded Ryan Carpenter to the Calgary Flames.

The Hawks are adding a fifth-round pick in 2024 in exchange for Ryan Carpenter. It is a nice draft pick to add down the timeline as the team might take a while to rebuild anyway. He is a solid fourth-line player that will bring Calgary some depth which makes this a nice trade for them.

In Carpenter’s three seasons with Chicago, he has played in 168 games where he has scored 10 goals and 21 assists for 31 points. He is anything but an offensive guru but he plays a good honest game which will really help Calgary’s fourth line in the postseason.

There is still more work that the Blackhawks need to get done but this was an okay start. Fleury, Hagel, and Carpenter landed them a good haul. There is a lot left on Kyle Davidson’s plate right now but he has time. The Hawks have a brighter future than they did a few weeks ago.