Part 1

Team: 2023-24 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 3, 2023

Published: Jun. 4, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Take on cap dumps to add picks.
- Bailey is washed but a future 2nd could prove useful.
- Mantha is a cap dump, though not washed. He is big and could provide a veteran scoring punch to the lineup.
Deadline candidates:
- Tyler Johnson: would likely have to retain 50% to do so, but checks a lot of boxes for a deadline add for a contender.
- Sean Mohanan: We give him a shot to prove he can be a top 6 center again. Seems similar to me to the domi and athanasiou adds last year in terms of upside added.
- Jason Dickinson: Quality Bottom 6 forward - may fetch something depending on how he plays and what the market is for him. Likely an athanasiou scenario where there is a possibility that doesn't happen.
- Mantha: Likely 50% retained, but a big body with a decent track record could fetch something.
- Tinordi: Classic Veteran Big-D Depth play. May not be worth enough to deal, but cheap contract.

I don't see Murphy being dealt until maybe at the earliest 2024-25's Deadline. Too valuable of a piece to pair with a young D-man on the left side. Leader, etc. Unless a 1st is in play, or a deal too good, etc.

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