When the Chicago Blackhawks shipped the contract of Marian Hossa, along with Vinnie Hinostroza and Jordan Oesterle, to the Arizona Coyotes earlier this month, the Blackhawks suddenly were left with some nice salary cap space.
With a 22-man roster projected by CapFriendly, the Blackhawks sit roughly $5.5 million below the salary cap. Not an amazing amount of space for some teams, but considering the Blackhawks frequently have been at or above the cap this time of year in recent preseasons, it’s a nice little boost for a team that struggled in 2017-18.