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Created by: CaptainClutch

Team: 2018-19 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 7, 2018

Published: Mar. 7, 2018

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Most likely, the Blackhawks will pick between number 6 and 9 at the Draft. And their second firts round pick that was acquired from the preds will likely be between 27-31. I think they should trade Anisimov. He's not going to be part of the team's new plan. Possibilities to use Anisimov are: a) trade him and the latter 1st rounder (NSH) to get a true top4 dman b) trade him to get another 1st rounder c) trade him to move up in the draft to select a better player. IMO, if there are teams who are willing to trade a top 4 Dman, the Hawks should go that route. They already have very good prospects in Jokiharju (RD), Mitchell (RD), Krys (LD), Dylan Sikura (LW/C) and their own pick for this year. Trading Anisimov would also give them cap flexibility to go after UFAs come July 1st. Also sign Schmaltz to a 6-year deal, 5,5M AAV and Faulk to a 6-year deal, 6,5 AAV. Seabrook will be bought out in 2020 with compliance buyout. All in all, the young future defensive core of Hughes, Forsling, Jokiharju and Mitchell looks very good and forwards are not bad either.

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Hayden, John		2	$1,000,000
Hinostroza, Vinnie		4	$2,200,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Sikura, Dylan	1	$925,000
Hughes, Quinn	3	$925,000
Moore, John	4	$3,500,000
van Riemsdyk, James	6	$6,500,000
Filppula, Valtteri	2	$3,000,000

Trades

CHI

Faulk, Justin

Additional Details:

Canes have lots of very good young Dmen ready to step to Show. With this trade they get a reliable 3rd line center who can also be a productive PP guy and also they get space to Fleury and Bean to play bigger roles. This year's draft is a deep one. They could find a very good forward with that pick for their future. For Blackhawks, this trade fills their need on the right side. Faulk is also a very good powerplay player. Just what Hawks need.

CAR

Anisimov, Artem

Additional Details:

2018 1st round pick (NSH)

CHI

2019 6th round pick (VAN)

Additional Details:

Canucks need picks. Hossa also has an actual salary of 1 million for the next three season even thoughhe has a 5,5M cap hit. This is a good way for Canucks to reach cap floor and it fits to their cap structure because guys like Petterson, Juolevi and this year's top pick need rise after 3 seasons, right when Hossa's contract comes to an end. Chi gets cap space to sign thei young guys and can also go to sign some UFAs.

VAN

Hossa, Marián
2019 3rd round pick (CHI)

CHI

2019 2nd round pick (TBL)

NYR

2019 5th round pick (CHI)

Additional Details:

Rights to RFA Anthony Duclair

Buried

Erik Gustafsson: $175,000 ($1,200,000)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2019
2020
2021

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
21	$79,000,000	$68,671,795	$1,232,500	$982,500	$10,328,205

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Saad, Brandon $5,000,000$5,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 3	Toews, Jonathan $10,500,000$10,500,000 C NMC UFA - 5	Hinostroza, Vinnie $2,200,000$2,200,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
van Riemsdyk, James $6,500,000$6,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 5	Schmaltz, Nick $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RW, C UFA - 1	Kane, Patrick $2,625,000$2,625,000 RW NMC UFA - 5
DeBrincat, Alex $778,333$778,333 ($132,500$132K) LW, RW UFA - 2	Filppula, Valtteri $3,000,000$3,000,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Sikura, Dylan $925,000$925,000
Kero, Tanner $750,000$750,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Kämpf, David $925,000$925,000 C UFA - 1	Hayden, John $1,000,000$1,000,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Keith, Duncan $5,538,462$5,538,462 LD NMC UFA - 5	Faulk, Justin $4,150,000$4,150,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 2	Crawford, Corey $6,000,000$6,000,000 G M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2
Forsling, Gustav $872,500$872,500 LD UFA - 1	Murphy, Connor $3,850,000$3,850,000 RD UFA - 4
Moore, John $3,500,000$3,500,000 LD UFA - 5	Seabrook, Brent $6,875,000$6,875,000 RD NMC UFA - 6	Bérubé, Jean-François $700,000$700,000 G UFA - 1
Oesterle, Jordan $650,000$650,000 LD/RD UFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1
van Riemsdyk, J.		Toews, J.		Kane, P.
	DeBrincat, A.		Faulk, J.

Power Play 2
Schmaltz, N.		Filppula, V.		Sikura, D.
	Keith, D.		Forsling, G.

Penalty Kill 1
	Toews, J.	Saad, B.
	Moore, J.	Murphy, C.

Penalty Kill 2
	Filppula, V.	Schmaltz, N.
	Keith, D.	Seabrook, B.

Mar. 7, 2018 at 2:37 p.m.

hawksfan88

Joined: Mar. 2017

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I am 100% on board with trading Anisimov and NSH 1st for Justin Faulk, however I think it will be Anisimov, NSH 1st, and more (another pick or prospect). Also Vinnie should not be making that much and we do not need Kampf and Kero on a 4th line. They are the same mediocre 4th line/depth center

Mar. 7, 2018 at 2:38 p.m.

ON3M4N

Joined: May 2016

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Hossa sounds like a good candidate for the Yotes.

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Mar. 8, 2018 at 2:05 p.m.

HawksFan28

Joined: Dec. 2016

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Not bad, but add Vermette or Bozak too..... The Hawks really, really, really need bottom 6 guys that can PK, win draws and grind it out.

Also, IMO the salary cap will be MUCH higher than 79M.

This is also only a 21 man roster - need 3-4 more players.

Mar. 8, 2018 at 2:09 p.m.

HawksFan28

Joined: Dec. 2016

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Quoting: ON3M4N

Hossa sounds like a good candidate for the Yotes.

When I point that out some "muh hate the Hawks" posters go ballistic... It's pretty funny actually.

You gotta remember Hossa allows a team to save 4.275 in actual cash money by basically circumventing the salary cap with that contract.

The contract's structure is genius when you think about it..... And the day he signed that contract I knew when he was making a million he would be an asset to a team that struggles to hit the cap floor...... Someone will want Hossa this summer...

Mar. 8, 2018 at 2:53 p.m.

ON3M4N

Joined: May 2016

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Quoting: HawksFan28

Oh ya, a small market team looking to make the floor will be a huge player on him

Mar. 8, 2018 at 3:29 p.m.

HawksFan28

Joined: Dec. 2016

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Quoting: ON3M4N

Oh ya, a small market team looking to make the floor will be a huge player on him

Well, Hossa is done - teams would want Hossa purely for financial reasons... Hossa is basically nothing more than a 5.275 cap hit for a million dollars in salary, and that is appealing to a budget team... Hossa's contract would give budget teams cap flexibility at low cost....

For example - Imagine being Arizona and you're offered a two 1st round picks for Goligoski but you cant trade him because you're only 3 million dollars over the cap floor and Goligoski's contract is 5.5 million.... And Arizona is literally only 3 million above the cap floor right now.....Some would say "easy just take a cap dump" the problem with that is Arizona has 49 contracts of the maximum of 50 contracts, so just taking a "cap dump" isn't easy.... If they had Hossa they wouldn't have to worry about situations like that.. And Hossa is literally the cheapest solution out there... Sure there are other cap dumps but they come at full salary - if their cap hit is 5 million for example their salary will be 5 million.... With Hossa it's 1 million.

Hossa's contract for cap purposes is basically a "get out of jail free" card and that has some value.

Mar. 8, 2018 at 4:22 p.m.

ON3M4N

Joined: May 2016

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Quoting: HawksFan28

I'm not really sure why you're explaining this me, I'm on the same page as you lol

Mar. 8, 2018 at 4:42 p.m.

HawksFan28

Joined: Dec. 2016

Posts: 1,076

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Quoting: ON3M4N

I'm not really sure why you're explaining this me, I'm on the same page as you lol

So anyone that reads it understands..

Few cant understand how or why Hossa is an asset. Many think he's just a "cap dump" that the Hawks have to trade for any reason.

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