What Id like to see

Created by: HatterTParty

Team: 2022-23 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: May 9, 2023

Published: May 9, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

What I’d like to see at the draft.

#1 Connor Bedard: To no one’s surprise.
#13 Brayden Yager: exciting RHC who models his game after Nate Mac. Loves to attack the offensive from the outside in, opening up the ice for his teammates. Great playmaker potential and excellent skater. Continues the trend of making the team faster.
#19 David Reinbacher: still has a lot of growth to do, but has made huge strides this past year and a half. Awesome mobility for his size and really need a stretch passer like him that harkens back to a hjalmarsson type. Still needs 2-3 years minimum for NHL call up.
#28 Otto Stenberg: great stick handling, speed, and aggression. Love his willingness to forecheck and pressure puck carriers.
#35 Kasper Halttunen: might be off the board for most, but this guy is a playoff style player through and through. Great north south skating, big and aggressive, and a great shot. Causes chaos between and after whistles. Need guys like him to protect the Bedards of the world.

Trades

CHI

Murray, Matt
2023 1st round pick (BOS)

TOR

2023 2nd round pick (NYR)

CHI

2023 1st round pick (BUF)

BUF

Murphy, Connor
2023 2nd round pick (CHI)

Buyouts

Brett Connolly: $1,166,667
Henrik Borgström: $83,334

Retained Salary Transactions

Patrick Kane: $5,250,000 (50%)
Jake McCabe: $2,000,000 (50%)

Recapture Fees

Duncan Keith: $5,538,462

Buried

Anton Khudobin: $2,208,333 ($3,333,333)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$82,500,000	$74,521,795	$237,500	$850,000	$7,978,205

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Athanasiou, Andreas $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Toews, Jonathan $10,500,000$10,500,000 C NMC UFA - 1	Johnson, Tyler $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, C, LW M-NTC UFA - 2
Bjork, Anders $1,600,000$1,600,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Dickinson, Jason $2,650,000$2,650,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Wagner, Austin $1,133,333$1,133,333 RW, LW UFA - 1
Khaira, Jujhar $975,000$975,000 LW, C UFA - 1	Blackwell, Colin $1,200,000$1,200,000 C, RW UFA - 2	Johnson, Reese $800,000$800,000 RW, C RFA - 2
Entwistle, Mackenzie $800,000$800,000 LW, C RFA - 2	Guttman, Cole $950,000$950,000 C RFA - 2	Raddysh, Taylor $758,333$758,333 RW RFA - 2
Katchouk, Boris $758,333$758,333 LW RFA - 2
Kurashev, Philipp $750,000$750,000 LW, C, RW RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Jones, Caleb $1,350,000$1,350,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Jones, Seth $9,500,000$9,500,000 RD NMC UFA - 8	Mrázek, Petr $3,800,000$3,800,000 G M-NTC UFA - 2
Tinordi, Jarred $900,000$900,000 LD UFA - 1	Zaitsev, Nikita $4,500,000$4,500,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 2	Stalock, Alex $750,000$750,000 G UFA - 1
Englund, Andreas $750,000$750,000 LD UFA - 1		Murray, Matt $4,687,500$4,687,500 G M-NTC UFA - 2
	Mitchell, Ian $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RD RFA - 1

Top Comments

May 9, 2023 at 2:16 a.m.

TheRealKyleDavidson

Joined: Feb. 2022

Posts: 470

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especially after getting bedard, it's time to shift from teardown to building a roster. I say that because Murphy should be a part of the future and be a leader and protector for bedard

May 9, 2023 at 2:20 a.m.

HatterTParty

Joined: Jun. 2019

Posts: 2,351

Likes: 851

Quoting: TheRealKyleDavidson

especially after getting bedard, it's time to shift from teardown to building a roster. I say that because Murphy should be a part of the future and be a leader and protector for bedard

I’m just not convinced he’s reliable enough long term. His injury history and lack of consistency over a whole season is very frustrating.

May 9, 2023 at 2:25 a.m.

GoSabres

Joined: Mar. 2017

Posts: 261

Likes: 64

Murphy’s value without ever reaching 20 pts is 13 overall if we receive 35 overall. I have rarely watched him. Is he worth it

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May 9, 2023 at 2:45 a.m.

Stadel

Joined: Jun. 2015

Posts: 3,277

Likes: 2,096

Quoting: GoSabres

Murphy’s value without ever reaching 20 pts is 13 overall if we receive 35 overall. I have rarely watched him. Is he worth it

The Sabres drafting braintrust is the entire reason for the turn around. Forget what the other goobers say about the Eichel trade being the turn around. They are wrong. The analytics dept with the new scouts have done a full 180 on the drafting and player development that happens in the AHL.

All this to say that, the 13th pick in their hands is worth more than what it may be perceived to be in the open market. So the only reason they should be moving it is if someone is offering a player the Sabres couldnt otherwise draft and develop.

Connor Murphy isn't that guy. Not even close.

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May 9, 2023 at 3:05 a.m.

Fjordy

Joined: Nov. 2021

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Buffalo pass

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