Quiet Deadline

Team: 2023-24 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 16, 2024

Published: Jan. 16, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

With Dickinson and Foligno being re-signed, I don't anticipate any fun moves being initiated on our end. However, with cap space and two retention spots to burn off for the rest of this year, I could see us being the middle man in retention deals. I just picked a couple of the most likely trade candidates and some potential destinations, but thats subject to change and the specifics arent entirely important. I think with Nichushkin being out indefinitely, the Avs could target another top 6 guy to supplement Landeskogs return, and with Barrie's agent having permission to seek a trade, I think EDM could be a good fit there.

I updated lines based on what i would like to see at the end of the year once relevant players are healthy again and Michigan is bounced from the tourney. I'm intrigued by the prospect of a Kurashev-Bedard-Nazar line, but Richardson likes to staple foligno to bedards hip and after that i'd rather see Bedard with Nazar than with Kurashev, in hopes that Kurashev can get Reichel going at the end of the year.

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