Chicago Blackhawks, Olli Maatta, Drake Cagguila Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports
On paper, a lot of the Blackhawks moves from this past season make sense to me. While obviously, it is not pleasant to see two members of the ‘Hawks championship years go, it is for the best when it allows the team to give new players an opportunity.
For a long time, we have talked about how the Blackhawks have just had too many defensemen in their organization. While that typically would not be an issue, it kept players like Ian Mitchell and Nicolas Beaudin from breaking into the league last season.