Confirmed with Link: Dmitry Kuzmin from Winnipeg to Chicago for Isaak Phillips.

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[jokesondee]

Huge

 

[Cypruss]

Phillips is a 6'3 Left shot defenseman and is 23 years old. Has played just under 60 NHL games over the past 3 years (only 3 this year).

Not sure what to make of this......

 

[Carbooja]

Phillips is a 6'3 Left shot defenseman and is 23 years old. Has played just under 60 NHL games over the past 3 years (only 3 this year).

Not sure what to make of this......

Logan Stanley plays the left hand side.....

 

[MosTLucky]

So we trade an ECHL/AHL guy for an AHL/NHL guy? Ok

 

[jokesondee]

Logan Stanley plays the left hand side.....

Please please please

 

[CorgisPer60]

Trade gets a resounding meh from me. Some depth defense is never a bad thing to have. At least he's a guy with some team control left in him. He's not a 29 to 30 year old depth defenseman who has no floor or ceiling to speak of.

 

[Wpgpage]

Don't anyone get thier hopes up. I'm sure they had planned for Fluey to be in the AHL but he's played so well he isn't going down. So this is his replacement for the Moose.

 

[Joe Hallenback]

Nice depth move

 

[MardyBum]

Moose need more good dmen. No idea if this guy is good.

 

[Moloch]

Probably just moose D

 

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[Blackhawkswincup]

Phillips flashes his talent but he struggles with consistency

Not bad to have around guy with NHL experience for event that something happens to your NHL defenders in final months. His time in Chicago was coming to end as pending RFA and falling behind several other defenders in recent years

Vlasic, Kaiser, Allan and now Crevier has jumped him to NHL at this point and with Korchinski, Levshunov and Del Mastro in AHL he really didn't have great future there either as those guys are younger with higher upside likely to jump ahead of him to NHL as well (Korchinski should be up here now but we have Martinez and Brodie who our GM signed foolishly)

One of those doing favor for guy while getting something which in this case is younger signed thru next year LD for Hogs who knows Levshunov and can help him rest of year being there as friend and maybe D partner as Levshunov continues to adjust to AHL

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Please please please

You know you are probably reading too much into this. But mayyybee ?????

 

[snowkiddin]

Pretty much a nothing trade, but Kuzmin was trending down and Phillips has some NHL experience. Not bad for a depth pickup.

 

[FlappyGiraffe]

Sounds like the Hawks wanted him since he knows Levshunov and is a fellow countryman (2024 #2 overall pick).

Decent upgrade for the moose looking at counting stats

 

[Whis]

We probably get the better player that is more likely to play NHL games. Blackhawks get Levshunov's friend and training partner in the org to help out in Rockford.

 

[KingBogo]

Pretty much a nothing trade, but Kuzmin was trending down and Phillips has some NHL experience. Not bad for a depth pickup.

Yeah it looks Chevy got a little more usable deep depth player in case the need should arise.

 

[Hobble]

Please please please

Sadly think Arniel would play Phillips on his offside over Heinola before we ever trade Stanley.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Yeah it looks Chevy got a little more usable deep depth player in case the need should arise.

And maybe a little help for the Moose.

 

[snowkiddin]

Yeah it looks Chevy got a little more usable deep depth player in case the need should arise.

Yup, I think this will work out for both teams. We get a usable depth piece if injuries keep hitting, and Chicago moves a player that lost his spot anyway and bring in a fellow Belorussian to help their #2 overall pick acclimatize to North America.

 

[KingBogo]

Yup, I think this will work out for both teams. We get a usable depth piece if injuries keep hitting, and Chicago moves a player that lost his spot anyway and bring in a fellow Belorussian to help their #2 overall pick acclimatize to North America.

Yeah a bit of a let’s help each other out trade between organizations that have a lot of past history with each other.

 

[Guardian17]

Always good to have an extra defenceman with NHL experience.

 

[KingBogo]

Sadly think Arniel would play Phillips on his offside over Heinola before we ever trade Stanley.

If Phillips gets in our defense will have so depleted Heinola is likely in the top 4. A Quick Look at the depth chart pus Phillips at best #10.

 

[Hunter368]

Just a depth move, trade from a position of strength to a position of need. Extra depth D man going into the playoffs is better then a far down the depth chart winger. Not a big move, but I like it