What Have the Other Central Division Teams Added — and Lost?
The Blackhawks made minor waves on Wednesday as free agency opened; they stole the headlines before and during the draft last week. We’ve gone over all of their moves with some detail thus far in the offseason as Chicago looks to “take a step back before they can take a step forward.”
But what did the rest of the Central Division do in the market?
It’s been a very busy time in the Blackhawks’ division since the beginning of the offseason, with some bold signings, big trades and interesting roster departures from the Hawks’ rivals.
Let’s catch up with all of the player movement via trades and free agency around the division thus far this offseason. We’ll start with the Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche.
Colorado Avalanche
- Acquired: Alexandar Georgiev
- Newly Signed: Jonas Johansson, Charles Hudon, Josh Jacobs, Spencer Smallman
- Re-Signed: Valeri Nichushkin, Artturi Lehkonen, Andrew Cogliano, Josh Manson, Darren Helm, Andreas Englund, Jacob MacDonald
- Lost: Darcy Kuemper, Andre Burakovsky, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Nico Sturm
Minnesota Wild
- Acquired: Filip Gustavsson, Brock Faber
- Newly Signed: Brandon Baddock, Steven Fogarty, Nic Petan, Andrej Sustr
- Re-Signed: Marc-André Fleury, Jacob Middleton, Connor Dewar
- Lost: Kevin Fiala, Cam Talbot, Nick Bjugstad, Nicolas Delauriers
St. Louis Blues
- Acquired:
- Newly Signed: Thomas Greiss, Noel Acciari
- Re-Signed: Nick Leddy, Will Bitten
- Lost: Ville Husso, David Perron, Dakota Joshua, Charlie Lindgren
Nashville Predators
- Acquired: Ryan McDonagh, John Leonard
- Newly Signed:
- Re-Signed: Filip Forsberg, Cody Glass, Jeremy Lauzon
- Lost: David Rittich, Luke Kunin, Nick Cousins, Philippe Myers, Grant Mismash, Jeremy Davies, Mathieu Olivier
Winnipeg Jets
- Acquired:
- Newly Signed: David Rittich, Kevin Stenlund
- Re-Signed:
- Lost: Eric Comrie
Arizona Coyotes
Acquired: Patrik Nemeth, Zack Kassian
Newly Signed: Nick Bjugstad, Josh Brown, Troy Stecher, Laurent Dauphin, Jon Gillies
Re-Signed: Bokondji Imama
Lost: Ty Emberson
