The Chicago Blackhawks are in a significantly better space heading into this summer than they were last summer. For starters, NBC Sports Chicago’s Charlie Roumeliotis projected that they will have $15 million in cap space this summer, if not more.
(That’s a lot).
Additionally, the team is trending upwards heading into next season as opposed to the downward spiral they experienced at the end of the 2017-18 year. After they became better acclimated playing under coach Jeremy Colliton, this team was dangerously close to slipping into a playoff spot. The will was there, but the personnel simply was not.