Blackhawks signed free agent goaltender Robin Lehner and center Ryan Carpenter and re-signed center David Kampf on Monday.
Ryan Carpenter and Robin Lehner both have only worn No. 40 in their NHL careers. If Lehner calls seniority based on years in the league, which number should Carpenter go with? #Blackhawks
— Second City Hockey (@2ndCityHockey) July 2, 2019
Elsewhere in Chicago sports, the Cubs fell 18-5 to the Pirates.
On Tuesday, the United States women’s national team (Red Stars’ Morgan Brain, Tierna Davidson, Julie Ertz, Alyssa Naeher) play England in a semifinal match at the World Cup. The Sky visit the Aces in Las Vegas. The Cubs play the Pirates again. The White Sox start a series against the Tigers.
BLACKHAWKS
Blackhawks sign goaltender Lehner to 1-year, $5M deal (SCH)
Lazerus: Savvy, not splashy moves justify Blackhawks’ faith in Stan Bowman (The Athletic)
How the Blackhawks unexpectedly landed goalie Robin Lehner (The Athletic)
Blackhawks sign Ryan Carpenter to 3-year, $3M deal (SCH)
Blackhawks re-sign David Kampf to 2-year, $2M extension (SCH)
IceHogs sign Tyler Sikura to 1-year AHL contract (SCH)
Blackhawks re-acquire Andrew Shaw from Canadiens for 3 draft picks (SCH)
Blackhawks in contract talks with David Kampf, per report (SCH)
NHL free agency: Blackhawks news, rumors, updates (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
Avs acquire Kadri, lose Barrie in blockbuster trade with Leafs (Mile High Hockey)
Avs sign Bellemare, re-sign Wilson (Mile High Hockey)
Jonas Donski signs 4-year, $15.6M deal with Avs (Mile High Hockey)
Duchene, Preds agree to 7-year, $56M deal (On The Forecheck)
Preds sign AHL regular-season MVP Daniel Carr (On The Forecheck)
Stars sign Pavelski to 3-year, $21M contract (Defending Big D)
Dallas signs Sekera to 1-year, $1.5M deal (Defending Big D)
Stars sign Perry to 1-year, $1.5M contract (Defending Big D)
Wild sign Zuccarello to 5-year, $30M deal (Hockey Wilderness)
Luke Johnson signs 2-year, 2-way contract with Wild (SCH)
NHL
Canadiens tender 5-year offer sheet to Hurricanes’ Aho (Canes Country)
Rangers sign Panarin to 7-year, $81.5M deal (Blueshirt Banter)
Bobrovsky’s massive Florida deal headlines blockbuster day for goalies (In Goal Magazine)
Islanders lock up Lee for 7 years, $49M (Lighthouse Hockey)