Ready to compete

Created by: ChiHawk

Team: 2025-26 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: Nov. 29, 2023

Published: Nov. 29, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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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

It's not easy watching the Hawks rebuild, so remaining optimistic and looking forward to this team in the 2025/2026 season when they should be ready to compete.

We are going to need a plug at RW in the top 6. The Hawks have a strong prospect system but lack at the RW position unless we get lucky and draft someone, but the 2024 draft is looking like Celebrini, Eiserman, or the RHD Belgium prospect (forget his name). Good news, Nylander, Marner, Rienhart, Rantanen, Boeser are all younger UFAs between this summer and next summer and the Hawks have loads of cap space to make a big splash. Call it our Marian Hossa 2.0 move.

There is some concern at RHD, but Phillips is doing a heck of a job, Allan is looking good on his off side in Rockford, and Rinzel is turning out to be a heck of a prospect. I do expect the Hawks to target RHD guys in the 2024 draft, with the exception if they get the top 1 or 2 picks. Not to worry, the Hawks have plenty of picks, but regardless, a RHD guy is unlikely to be ready for the start of the 2025 season anyway.

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST	YEARS	CAP HIT
Gajan, Adam	3	$950,000
Greene, Ryan	3	$950,000
Kantserov, Roman	3	$950,000
Marcel, Marcel	3	$950,000
Moore, Oliver	3	$950,000
Nazar, Frank	3	$950,000
Rinzel, Sam	3	$950,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Entwistle, Mackenzie	2	$1,000,000
Guttman, Cole	2	$1,000,000
Kaiser, Wyatt	3	$2,500,000
Kurashev, Philipp	3	$4,500,000
Phillips, Isaak	3	$1,500,000
Reichel, Lukas	3	$3,500,000
Söderblom, Arvid	3	$2,000,000
Vlasic, Alex	5	$5,000,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Boeser, Brock		5	$8,000,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Eiserman, Cole		3	$950,000

Trades

CHI

Campbell, Jack
2025 1st round pick (EDM)
2026 1st round pick (EDM)

Additional Details:

2024 deal

EDM

Murphy, Connor

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
25	$87,500,000	$56,380,833	$0	$4,925,000	$31,119,167

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Eiserman, Cole $950,000$950,000	Bedard, Connor $950,000$950,000 ($3,500,000$4M) C RFA - 1	Boeser, Brock $8,000,000$8,000,000 RW UFA
Moore, Oliver $950,000$950,000 C RFA	Nazar, Frank $950,000$950,000 RW, C RFA - 1	Kurashev, Philipp $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, C, RW RFA
Reichel, Lukas $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, C RFA	Greene, Ryan $950,000$950,000 C RFA	Kantserov, Roman $950,000$950,000 RW RFA
Dach, Colton $825,000$825,000 C RFA - 1	Guttman, Cole $1,000,000$1,000,000 C RFA	Entwistle, Mackenzie $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, C RFA
Ludwinski, Paul $931,667$931,667 C RFA - 1
Marcel, Marcel $950,000$950,000 LW RFA

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Vlasic, Alex $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD UFA - 5	Jones, Seth $9,500,000$9,500,000 RD NMC UFA - 5	Commesso, Drew $925,000$925,000 ($425,000$425K) G RFA - 1
Korchinski, Kevin $918,333$918,333 ($1,000,000$1M) LD RFA - 1	Phillips, Isaak $1,500,000$1,500,000 LD RFA	Söderblom, Arvid $2,000,000$2,000,000 G RFA
Kaiser, Wyatt $2,500,000$2,500,000 LD RFA	Rinzel, Sam $950,000$950,000 RD RFA	Campbell, Jack $5,000,000$5,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 2
Del Mastro, Ethan $855,833$855,833 LD RFA - 1	Allan, Nolan $825,000$825,000 LD RFA - 1

Top Comments

Nov. 29, 2023 at 1:50 a.m.

Prime_Jimbo

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Nice knowing ya Boeser

Nov. 29, 2023 at 1:53 a.m.

ChiHawk

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Quoting: Prime_Jimbo

Nice knowing ya Boeser

You don't like him?

Nov. 29, 2023 at 2:02 a.m.

Prime_Jimbo

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Joined: Jan. 2022

Posts: 6,182

Likes: 1,883

Quoting: ChiHawk

You don't like him?

I really do like Brocket but at some point the Canucks will need players to step in on ELCs or lesser deals than this and make an impact. If they invest at RHD, either trade or upcoming FA, I'm not sure they can afford this then. Especially with Petey, Hughes, Hronek, Mikheyev, UFA/trade RHD, top 4LHD (if that's not Soucy) and potentially Kuz extending. If Brocket got a deal like this, no Kuz. Need Lekkerimaki to then fill the gap on the wing along with Hoglander, Podkolzin and maybe Klimovich. Along with D guys like Hirose, Woo, McWard and DPetey. Of course Demko extension would be up for debate at this time too.

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Nov. 29, 2023 at 6:54 a.m.

exo2769

Joined: Jul. 2015

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Six straight seasons between 45 and 55 points. I'd ignore tbe outlier and pay Boeser like the 6 straight seasons. He doesn't play much defense either. We may not get his services, but unless it's a 1-2 year deal...thats a huge contract.

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Nov. 29, 2023 at 8:58 a.m.

Snowhawk18

Snowhawk

Joined: Jul. 2022

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Likes: 3,493

I would probably accept that deal for Campbell although I would prefer the picks to be in 2024 and 2025.

That is a huge overpay for Boeser, yes he is having a good season however, he has never had a point per game year. If he gets over $6m per season, let some other team be the one to make that mistake.

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