Team: 2019-20 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: Dec. 14, 2019

Published: Dec. 14, 2019

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Couple of things to break down here. First things first, nothing can fix this team as it stands. Even healthy, this team just can’t compete. They have so little passion and drive, it’s staggering. This is a straight up tear down, so make of it what you want. As far as I’m concerned, no one’s place is safe anymore and everyone should be prepared to say goodbye. This is about youth and cap space. Also, and this goes without saying, this team would probably be even worse. However, there’s plenty of energy and potential along with 1st round picks.

1) Dach and Boqvist go to the world juniors. Boqvist could use some more playing time and Sweden guarantees that. I’m sure he gets plenty of time with Rockford, but this never hurts (as long as he doesn’t get jokiharju’ed in the summer and traded). Dach should have been in juniors this, now he’s 11 straight games without a point, he needs this even more than boqvist.
2) rebuild. Just do it, the writing has been on the wall for a while. I don’t have any clue what kind of value toews has, but I really don’t think he is trade-able right now. Other trades are just what I’m hoping we can get in return.
3) JC and Stan are not the men to lead this team forward. JC has proven to be an incompetent coach long term, with his system and poor man management. Stan has presided over the best period in franchise history, and he will be remembered for it. However, that was then and this is now. We need a new philosophy, much like the red wings did. Holland stayed wayyyyyy too long and they finally hired Steve Yzerman back and now have only one way to go (....up).

For the sake of realism, and knowing the right trade would never happen, dach is exempt from any trade.

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