Aleksi Saarela’s stint with the Blackhawks group didn’t final lengthy. The Hawks despatched Saarela, a prospect ahead, to the Panthers in change for depth defenseman Ian McCoshen in a minor-league swap throughout Tuesday’s 2-1 shootout loss. Saarela was acquired from the Hurricanes in June — together with Calvin de Haan — and lasted simply 4 months in Illinois. In August, he bashed the Hurricanes to a Finnish newspaper for quite a few causes, together with not calling him as much as the NHL regardless of his robust 2018-19 season within the AHL. But Saarela once more didn’t make an NHL roster throughout Hawks coaching camp, was despatched all the way down to Rockford previous to