Following the move yesterday putting Carl Dahlstrom on waivers to be sent to the AHL, the division-rival Winnipeg Jets announced this morning that they have claimed the 24-year-old defenseman.
The 6-foot-4, 215-pound Sweden native was selected by the Blackhawks in the second round (51st overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft and worked his way through the system to become a seventh defenseman for head coach Jeremy Colliton last season. During the 2017–18 season, Dahlstrom was named to the 2018 AHL All-Star Classic with teammate Matthew Highmore. He finished that season with 28 points (three goals, 25 assists).
Last season, he played in 60 games between the AHL and NHL, scoring 14 points (one goal, 13 assists). He joins a decimated Winnipeg defensive corp thanks to former Blackhawks assistant general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff.
The somewhat unexpected move leaves the Blackhawks with Calvin de Haan, Erik Gustafsson, Duncan Keith, Slater Koekkoek, Olli Maatta, Connor Murphy and Brent Seabrook on the NHL roster, with Nicolas Beaudin, Adam Boqvist, Lucas Carlsson, Dennis Gilbert, Philip Holm, Chad Krys, Jack Ramsey, Jake Ryczek and Joni Tuulola in the AHL with Rockford.