Ben Pope: With Marc-Andre Fleury and his $7 million cap hit saying yes to the Chicago Blackhawks, GM Stan Bowman may need to get creative to create room to fit in new contracts for Brandon Hagel and Alex Nylander.
They could look trade defenseman Calvin de Haan, forward Dylan Strome or goaltender Malcolm Subban.
Scott Powers of The Athletic: The Blackhawks shouldn’t have any salary cap concerns next offseason. Andrew Shaw, Fleury and de Haan will be off the books.