One of my favorite things about covering hockey, and sports in general, is the roster building. I love talking about trades, signings, promotions, and however else GMs put together the teams they hope will compete for championships. It’s the biggest part of “the game” beyond the actual players doing hockey things.
Except for the Blackhawks, the past few weeks have been remarkably quiet. The biggest rumor we got was about a possible trade from last year that never happened. Since the start of the season, Chicago hasn’t made a single change to its roster other than swapping Andrew Desjardins and Trevor van Riemsdyk on the injured reserve list.