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Created by: BrodeurBro30

Team: 2023-24 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 28, 2023

Published: Jun. 28, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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It was obvious Bedard was going 1OA. I must say I really like Oliver Moore at 19. I didn’t expect him to be there and he’ll be a great building block for the rebuild. The Hawks leave the draft with their Top 2 centers of the future. I figured 19 was going to be used for a winger/center, but you can’t pass on Moore. Best part is Cristall is still on the board. If GM Kyle Davidson scoops him up at 35, this would be a slam dunk draft.

Free Agent Signings

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Bedard, Connor		3	$950,000
Moore, Oliver		3	$950,000

Buyouts

Brett Connolly: $1,166,667
Henrik Borgström: $183,334

Retained Salary Transactions

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

Recapture Fees

Duncan Keith: $1,938,456

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
19	$83,500,000	$58,730,123	$0	$505,000	$24,769,877

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Hall, Taylor $6,000,000$6,000,000 LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2	Bedard, Connor $950,000$950,000	Johnson, Tyler $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, C, LW M-NTC UFA - 1
Reichel, Lukas $925,000$925,000 ($505,000$505K) LW, C RFA - 1	Moore, Oliver $950,000$950,000	Raddysh, Taylor $758,333$758,333 RW RFA - 1
Athanasiou, Andreas $4,250,000$4,250,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Dickinson, Jason $2,650,000$2,650,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Johnson, Reese $800,000$800,000 RW, C RFA - 1
Foligno, Nick $4,000,000$4,000,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 1	Blackwell, Colin $1,200,000$1,200,000 C, RW UFA - 1
Entwistle, Mackenzie $800,000$800,000 LW, C RFA - 1	Guttman, Cole $950,000$950,000 C RFA - 1
Katchouk, Boris $758,333$758,333 LW RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Tinordi, Jarred $1,250,000$1,250,000 LD UFA - 1	Jones, Seth $9,500,000$9,500,000 RD NMC UFA - 7	Mrázek, Petr $3,800,000$3,800,000 G M-NTC UFA - 1
	Zaitsev, Nikita $4,500,000$4,500,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1
	Murphy, Connor $4,400,000$4,400,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 3

Jun. 29, 2023 at 2:09 p.m.

#26

Garak

Joined: Jun. 2019

Posts: 11,473

Likes: 11,528

Quoting: BrodeurBro30

GM Kyle Davidson agrees with our assessment. He was trying to trade up to select him. I’m so surprised he fell to 19. A+ pick, A- draft for Davidson. Only thing that prevents an A was getting a 3rd 1st. I understand Perreault was there, but you can’t pass on a guy who was going higher than Perreault in every draft, arguably the best skater in the draft, and is known for playing with everyone and elevating his linemates. It’s very clear Chicago wants to build a team off speed and transition.

Tank year was justified. It feels good to finally start seeing the light. We will look back at this draft as the turning point of this franchise.

Idk... After day two I am not not so sure I'd even give CHI an A-. Bedard and Moore were no brainer picks. But rounds 2 through 7 were pretty much reaches the whole way through, passing on obviously superior talent almost every step of the way.

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