If it’s one thing the Blackhawks have in abundance, it’s players that can play in the bottom-six — specifically in the fourth-line role.
Those players are important when it comes to creating a deep team in which four lines can be rolled with specific responsibilities, but the Blackhawks just aren’t that type of team yet and haven’t been for a few seasons now. At some point, the front office is going to need to start assessing which of these lower-line players are worth keeping.
One such player is MacKenzie Entwistle, a player the Blackhawks have invested decent development time into over the last few years.