The Blackhawks make another trade with a different West rivalVincent Pariseon March 21, 2022 at 7:32 pm

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.