Blackhawks Waive Arvid Soderblom

This afternoon the Chicago Blackhawks placed goaltender Arvid Söderblom on waivers, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman revealed.

Last night’s 9-2 drubbing at the hands of the defending champions in Carolina was enough to prompt the Blackhawks to shake things up, and the last straw for Söderblom was surrendering three goals on 16 shots in relief of Spencer Knight who was pulled at around the halfway mark. In five games so far the 27-year-old has not yet notched a win, coming away with an .842 SV% and 4.67 goals-against-average.

Taking the crease an average of 31 times over the past three in Chicago, leading the pack in 2024-25 but otherwise a backup, naturally the numbers haven’t been kind as would…