Alex DeBrincat was never an NHL guarantee. Drafted in the second round by the Blackhawks, DeBrincat quickly became the Blackhawks’ best prospect, and over time one of their leading scorers. DeBrincat broke into the league now three years ago, and since then he has become one of the league’s best scorers especially after putting up 41 goals last season.
The 22-year-old goal scorer had such a good resume the first few seasons that the Blackhawks had to give him 6.4 million for the next three years just to stick around with the team. He seemed worth that money going into this season but has struggled as of late.