Yesterday (Oct.23) was an interesting day in the Chicago Blackhawks rumor mill when David Pagnotta of “The Fourth Period” reported that Chicago would love to add a second-line center to their roster but won’t rush a move. A few hours later, insider Elliotte Friedman reported , “Cut-and-paste with Chicago, when it comes to centres.
Centres for everyone!” Blackhawks Need A Second-Line Center To act like Captain Obvious, the Blackhawks do need a second-line center. This season, the Blackhawks center group has consisted of Connor Bedard, Philipp Kurashev, Jason Dickinson, Andreas Athanasiou, Lukas Reichel, and Ryan Donato. Their consistent second-line center this season has been Kurashev, and when he was a healthy scratch on Oct.
22 against the Vancouver Canucks, Athanasiou filled that spot. This season, Kurashev has a 51.7% faceoff percentage, while Athanasiou has a 48.
6% faceoff percentage. Here is the funny part. The Blackhawks’ top three in faceoff percentages this season are Joey Anderson (66.
7%), Nick Foligno (63.6%), and Teuvo Teravainen (60%), who are not the “starters” at center. So, you could say there is a significant need for an anchor at the dot.
The Blackhawks’ Center Woes Keep Lingering These reports of the Blackhawks looking for a second-line center are unsurprising, considering this issue keeps arising. Last season, during opening night against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Blackhawks centers were Bedard, Reichel, Dickinson, and Cole Guttman. The.
