Last summer, Blackhawks forward Lukas Reichel was a speculative trade candidate but he wound up signing a low-cost, two-year bridge deal to remain with Chicago. But after the first year of that contract didn’t go well, the trade speculation is back. Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli reports that interest in Reichel has started to pick up in recent days with teams viewing him as more of a secondary target at this point. The 23-year-old was a first-round pick by Chicago back in 2020, going 17th overall after playing well with Eisbaren Berlin in the German men’s league when he had 24 points in 48 games. That improved to 27 points in 38 outings the following season before Reichel came to play in North America. Reichel spent the bulk of the first season of his entry-level deal with AHL Rockford and was quite productive, tallying 21 goals and 36 assists in 56 games while also getting into 11 games with the Blackhawks. The following year in 2022-23, he was similarly productive with the IceHogs, notching 20 goals andRead More
Trade interest in Blackhawks forward increasing
