Jack’s Daily: Habs Roll Hurricanes; Bruins & Devils Trade Chips; Pridham Back
There wasn’t much adversity for the Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes in the opening two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but both teams now find themselves trailing 1-0 in the Conference Finals after getting upset in Game 1 on home ice. After the Vegas Golden Knights defeated Colorado to begin the series on Wednesday, the Carolina Hurricanes suffered a similar fate to kick off their battle with the young and fearless Montreal Canadiens last night. More in the links for the recap from the opening game of the Eastern Conference Final.
In Blackhawks news, the organization’s lone prospect still playing postseason hockey is set to return to the ice on Friday night, with the 2026 Memorial Cup getting underway. Plus, some updates from the IIHF World Championship in Switzerland. Around the league, trade rumors are swirling around a Devils defenseman, an update on Cale Makar’s injury, and a potential trade chip for the Bruins.
All that & more in the Daily! Blackhawks Offseason, News & Trade Rumors Chicago Hockey Now: ICYMI — Scott Wheeler and Corey Pronman collaborated to predict the first 63 selections in the 2026 NHL Draft. Once again, Swedish forward Ivar Stenberg was projected to fall to the Chicago Blackhawks with the fourth overall pick.
Check out The Athletic’s latest mock draft . More CHN: Without much explanation whatsoever, Blackhawks forward Anton Frondell was healthy scratched for the first three games of the 2026 IIHF World Championship. Finally, Frondell made his tournament debut for Sweden on Wednesday and made a major impact, despite playing a minimal role.
More CHN: In that same game, Blackhawks goaltender Arvid Soderblom stopped all 16 shots faced to record a shutout in a 6-0 win over Slovenia. Soderblom is now responsible for both of Sweden’s wins at the World Championship. Speaking of the World Championships, Blackhawks netminder Adam Gajan served as Slovakia’s backup behind Samuel Hlavaj in a 5-1 win over Denmark on Thursday.
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