The Chicago Blackhawks are bad, but it doesn’t have to stay that way. It’s a fair bet that the ‘Hawks at the start of next season will look significantly different than they do at this point in time.
The Blackhawks have a significant amount of cap room this offseason and could have their targets set high on players like Artemi Panarin and Mark Stone.
Additionally, if guys like Dylan Strome, Alex DeBrincat, Henri Jokiharju and a handful of other up and coming Blackhawks defensemen pan out the way we hope they do, the ‘Hawks will have some serious money to hand out over the next few seasons.