Barely two years ago, Lukas Reichel was coming off a sensational closing stretch to his rookie season and was set to become Connor Bedard’s long-term linemate on the Chicago Blackhawks’ top line. The young German forward was one of the early building blocks of Chicago’s long-term rebuild, and he very much looked the part. On Friday, Reichel was traded to …
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Forward Lukas Reichel’s frustrating tenure with the Blackhawks has reached a quiet end. After the Hawks’ umpteenth attempt to get Reichel clicking on their top line flamed out after only two periods Thursday, they traded him Friday to the Canucks for a fourth-round pick in the 2027 draft. It was an underwhelming, anticlimactic conclusion to the tenure of a player …
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Greg WyshynskiSep 10, 2025, 01:59 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. HENDERSON, Nev. — Quinn Hughes said it is possible Vancouver Canucks fans will view him differently after team president Jim Rutherford declared at an offseason news conference that the defenseman “wants to play with his brothers” Jack and Luke Hughes of the New Jersey Devils. …
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