The Chicago Blackhawks were the third team in Friday's Blockbuster Avalanche/Hurricanes trade, but Adam Proteau says Chicago still must be focusing on the future the rest of this year.

Now the 13-year-old, who is in remission from Ewing sarcoma for which he had to have his lower right leg amputated, will get his chance to do so when the Blackhawks play the Minnesota Wild at their Hockey Fights Cancer ceremony at United Center on Sunday (7 p.m. ET; FDSNWI, FDSNNO, CHSN, SN1).

The deal sees Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall go to Carolina and Martin Necas, Jack Drury and draft picks head to Colorado. Chicago gets its own 2025 third-round pick back and takes on half of Rantanen's $9.

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The Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks got together on Friday night and gave us one of the biggest blockbuster trades in

The Bolts have dominated its series with the Blackhawks since 2017, and our expert NHL predictions expect Tampa Bay's dominance to continue tonight at Chicago.

The Blackhawks are reportedly open to a trade involving star defenseman Seth Jones ahead of the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline.

Spellacy, 18, was drafted 72nd overall in the third round of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. The Blackhawks have four players from their 2024 class playing in the OHL — Marek Vanacker (27th overall), A.J. Spellacy (72nd), Jack Pridham (92nd), and Ty Henry (163rd overall).

Teuvo Teravainen has been a calming presence for the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks in the first season of his second stint with the team.

The Carolina Hurricanes acquired forwards Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall in a blockbuster three-team trade with the Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.