Team: 2019-20 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 4, 2019

Published: Mar. 4, 2019

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

And that's a big "if" but we pickup a top flight 1st line winger (Panarin), a 2nd tier winger (Dzingel), and a LHD (Nurse) we are filling almost every hole.

At first glance, the Nurse trade is light and maybe that is the case, but Nurse is a 1 year rental with an RFA same as Kahun. I believe the Oilers could definitely use Kahun and we could use Nurse so something more or less may need to be done to balance the trade. Grabbing Dzingel makes Kahun unnecessary and while more expensive then Kahun, Dzingel is a better player too and a better partner for Debrincat. Kahun has a lot of upside, but we also really need a first or 2nd line LHD next season because Beaudin is 2 or 3 years away and Krys is still another year away. At the end of the season, we can determine if we trade Nurse's RFA rights and sign Gus or sign both.

I see either Kurashev or Barratt making the team. Also see Mitchell making the team and Boqvist spending another year in the juniors working on his defensive game.

This puts us right up against the cap (projecting another $3M raise with the expansion) the following year signing Cat, Strome and one of either Nurse or Gus or potentially both depending on what we do for goalie with Crow. Also, the new CBA will be renegotiated and potentially allows for a one time buyout on someone like Seabs. We can always trade Saad after next season to make room especially if Barratt/Kurashev and one of Enwistle or Hagel develops.

Bottom line, this would be a solid team and a playoff contender for sure.

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