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Trade completed between the Chicago Blackhawks and Carolina Hurricanes takes a turn for the worse
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A trade between the Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Blackhawks has turned for the worse in the case of the Blackhawks, as the Panthers are back-to-back Stanley Cup champions and the player involved is now ranked a top 15 defenseman in the NHL.
The Florida Panthers are once again Stanley Cup champions after they repeated with a 2nd straight victory over the Edmonton Oilers.
And they were aided by defenseman Gustav Forsling, who has turned into one of their most important defensemen.
Right now, the Chicago Blackhawks are likely kicking themselves for having gotten rid of him so easily.
The Blackhawks had Forsling under their control for a time after they acquired his rights from the Vancouver Canucks.
He would play for Chicago until being traded in 2019 to the Carolina Hurricanes for defenseman Calvin de Haan.
Following his 2nd straight Stanley Cup win with the Panthers, Forsling was recently named one of the top 20 defensemen in the NHL:
The Blackhawks are in clear rebuilding mode, as they've finished near the bottom of the NHL standings for the last several years but have managed to yield multiple top-3 picks in the NHL Entry Draft as a result.
The Blackhawks traded Seth Jones to the Panthers
Not only was Forsling traded away from the Blackhawks and eventually won the Stanley Cup with the Panthers, but the same happened with Seth Jones.
Jones, whom former GM Stan Bowman acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets, was flipped to the Panthers as part of the trade to acquire goaltender Spencer Knight.
Jones was a major partof Florida's 2nd consecutive Stanley Cup win, just as Forsling was.
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