Team: 2023-24 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: May 27, 2023

Published: May 28, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

FA signings:
Davidson presents AA with a $5,000,000 x 3 or $4,500,000 x 4. AA takes the later based on his statements about seeking long term stability. Comps: Wennberg, Saad, Marchment

The Hawks have to reach the cap floor, and Domi is the main beneficiary. Why not overpay the familiar face. He'll be a capable "bodyguard" for Bedard in the meantime. Comps: Trochek, Palat, W. Karlsson

Norm MacIver brings Hayden back from Seattle to help with forward depth on the right side. He brings toughness, fits the current mould, and had a good year in the minors. Gives Richardson another guy he can use to fight. He starts in the minors.

Trades:
Garland fits Davidson's mould. Jim Rutherford should be institutionalized. They'll swap picks while taking away Garland's cap hit from the capsizing Canucks. Garland's remaining years fit in with the hawks timeline. It's a deep draft so the Canucks will use this to their advantage and recoup some draft capital with the late 3rd. OEL does not waive his NMC to Chicago otherwise he would be apart of this instead of the next trade...

The one thing Davidson learned from Stan is that family matters. Sharks will need to lose future salary to sign players/prospects. Welcome Uncle Vlasic, who will be scratched by next year and promptly bought out before year 3. #capfloor. This is where I get delusional. The sharks can't get it together by 2025 and the hawks get their 1st overall pick in 2026, selecting Bedard's cousin, phenom Gavin McKenna. The legacy they can create should be able to rival and surpass that of Kane and Toews.

This is Davidson's Quest.

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