Idea

Created by: jdhbike94

Team: 2024-25 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 16, 2024

Published: Apr. 16, 2024

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

I have seen this recommended a few times so I am curious everyone's thoughts on it. I made a few RFA signings but I wonder if a trade is actually our big move this year because we have ALOT of picks.
I think Slaggert has looked great but this team has proven that they will go slow in developing players so he screams Rockford to me.
I am not signing some of our AHL RFA's (Phillips)
Possibly still need a depth D man due to overall health issues preferably RD.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Anderson, Joey	2	$1,000,000
Entwistle, Mackenzie	2	$1,000,000
Guttman, Cole	2	$1,000,000
Reichel, Lukas	2	$1,150,000
Vlasic, Alex	5	$4,300,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Kähkönen, Kaapo	2	$3,350,000
Tanev, Christopher	1	$5,750,000
Domi, Max	3	$4,000,000

Trades

CHI

Laine, Patrik

CBJ

2024 2nd round pick (LAK)
2025 2nd round pick (DAL)

Additional Details:

Possibly include someone like Phillips who looks good but doesn't have a place on this team or in Rockford.

Buyouts

Josh Bailey: $1,166,667

Retained Salary Transactions

Jake McCabe: $2,000,000 (50%)

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
22	$83,500,000	$78,551,667	$0	$5,825,000	$4,948,333

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Hall, Taylor $6,000,000$6,000,000 LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1	Bedard, Connor $950,000$950,000 ($3,500,000$4M) C RFA - 2	Kurashev, Philipp $2,250,000$2,250,000 LW, C, RW RFA - 1
Laine, Patrik $8,700,000$8,700,000 C, RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 2	Nazar, Frank $950,000$950,000 ($900,000$900K) RW, C RFA - 2	Domi, Max $4,000,000$4,000,000 C, RW UFA
Reichel, Lukas $1,150,000$1,150,000 LW, C RFA	Guttman, Cole $1,000,000$1,000,000 C RFA	Athanasiou, Andreas $4,250,000$4,250,000 LW, RW UFA - 1
Donato, Ryan $2,000,000$2,000,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 1	Dickinson, Jason $4,250,000$4,250,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Foligno, Nick $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Vlasic, Alex $4,300,000$4,300,000 LD UFA - 6	Jones, Seth $9,500,000$9,500,000 RD NMC UFA - 6	Mrázek, Petr $4,250,000$4,250,000 G UFA - 2
Korchinski, Kevin $918,333$918,333 ($1,000,000$1M) LD RFA - 2	Tanev, Christopher $5,750,000$5,750,000 RD UFA	Kähkönen, Kaapo $3,350,000$3,350,000 G UFA
Kaiser, Wyatt $916,667$916,667 ($425,000$425K) LD RFA - 1	Murphy, Connor $4,400,000$4,400,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Anderson, Joey $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW RFA
Entwistle, Mackenzie $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, C RFA

Top Comments

Apr. 16 at 9:46 a.m.

DangleCat

Joined: Aug. 2017

Posts: 1,133

Likes: 1,358

I definitely like bringing back Domi. Adding Tanev to play alongside one of our younger LD is also a good move. Laine is an interesting one. I would be cool with it, but I am not as sold as on that as Domi or Tanev.

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Apr. 16 at 9:53 a.m.

JK74

Joined: Oct. 2022

Posts: 1,531

Likes: 3,181

Edited Apr. 16 at 10:14 a.m.

Laine hasn't played a full season in almost half a decade and carries a massive cap hit. No thanks. Also why would you give up on Phillips? He's still young and has time to grow.

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Apr. 16 at 10:19 a.m.

Hawksguy81

Joined: Nov. 2022

Posts: 8,772

Likes: 10,655

With his injury history, I can't see the Hawks being interested in a Laine trade unless it's at a bargain basement price. Laine is still a talented offensive player when he's healthy, but lately that's not nearly often enough to justify that cap hit. And I don't see the Hawks signing a G in free agency. Soderblom is getting another shot next season. At least to start. Rest of this looks good though!

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