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Blackhawks’ rebuild timeline: An updated look at what the next three years could bring

It’s clear at this point what the Hawks’ 2023-24 season is, but things will start changing this summer and into 2024-25, the following summer and beyond.

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Inside Blackhawks’ process for handling, coaching and evaluating Lukas Reichel this season

It’s old news that Reichel has struggled. But the Hawks are working closely with the 21-year-old forward to try to turn things around — and they’re keeping a long-term perspective in the meantime.

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Lukas Reichel, Colin Blackwell step up to help Blackhawks upset Avalanche

Reichel scored his first five-on-five goal of the season — and looked far more confident afterward — while Blackwell recorded six hits in his long-awaited return from injury as the Hawks won 3-2 on Tuesday.

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Philipp Kurashev continues to be bright spot in Blackhawks’ bleak season

Kurashev’s chemistry with Connor Bedard, much-improved passing and effort to be more vocal has translated into a potential career year. He missed Tuesday’s game with an illness, however.

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Breaking down Blackhawks’ power-play problems: How are they trying to fix it?

The Hawks are 9-for-91 on the power play this season and have allowed five shorthanded goals — in other words, they’ve been atrocious. From failed zone entries to missed shots, here’s what is going wrong.

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Blackhawks lose to Connor McDavid’s Oilers despite Connor Bedard’s highlight goal

In the first meeting between the two Connors — as well as between German forwards Leon Draisaitl and Lukas Reichel — the Oilers pulled away to beat the Hawks 4-1 on Tuesday.

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As Lukas Reichel resumes climbing Blackhawks’ lineup, he must ‘hold himself accountable’

After his healthy scratch Sunday, Reichel was reinserted in a fourth-line role Tuesday. He was better, albeit hardly dominant. He’ll have to play with more tenacity and confidence moving forward.

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Blackhawks make Lukas Reichel a healthy scratch as poor season reaches pivotal point

After 22 games of struggles — tallying only six points, including zero even-strength goals — Reichel sat out Sunday against the Wild. “He needs to...come back with a little bit of fire,” coach Luke Richardson said.

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Blackhawks address stagnant power play by promoting Kevin Korchinski to top unit

The Hawks’ 29th-ranked power play is just 6-for-53 this season; it has struggled in every regard. Replacing Seth Jones with Korchinski at the point position while also focusing more on down-low plays could help.

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Connor Bedard, Lukas Reichel united at last in Blackhawks’ loss to Sabres

Put on the top line together for the first time this season, Bedard and Reichel — along with red-hot Philipp Kurashev — showed chemistry and played well enough to justify an extended look. But the Hawks’ strong performance went to waste in a 3-2 loss.

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Lukas Reichel shows signs of life, scoring first goal in Blackhawks’ loss to Lightning

Reichel’s promotion to the top power-play unit helped him to finally break the goose egg in his goal column Thursday — in the 14th game of the season. The Hawks need this to jump-start him moving forward.

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Blackhawks notes: Luke Richardson urging shoot-first mentality on 2-on-1 rushes

The Hawks generate a lot of counterattacks with their team speed, but they haven’t converted many yet. Plus, the Raddysh brothers reunite in Tampa tonight.

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Lukas Reichel moves to wing as Blackhawks try to spark sputtering offense

It’s possible Reichel moves back to center when Taylor Hall recovers from his shoulder injury, but this marks at least a temporary pause in the experiment after nine games with zero points.

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Blackhawks want Lukas Reichel to give plays more time to unfold

The Hawks aren’t wavering on their commitment to keeping Reichel, who has zero points in eight games, at center. But they’ve talked to him about holding onto pucks a bit longer, which he did successfully Friday.

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Taylor Hall aggravates injury just as Philipp Kurashev readies to return

Hall’s attempt to play through his left shoulder injury hasn’t worked; he’ll now miss at least a few games. But Kurashev is set to take his place in the Hawks’ lineup Tuesday (albeit not on the same line) after recovering from a wrist injury.

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Blackhawks notes: Lineup shuffling leads to AHL demotion for Cole Guttman

The Hawks changed all but one forward line and defensive pairing entering Saturday’s loss to the Golden Knights. With Philipp Kurashev nearing a return from injury, they also surprisingly sent Guttman down to Rockford.

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Five takeaways from Blackhawks’ first five games

The Hawks’ ugly loss Thursday ended their opening road trip on a sour note, but they still exceeded expectations by winning two games on it. Here’s what we learned from the the team’s mixed bag of results.

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With three rookie centers, Blackhawks struggling mightily on faceoffs

Connor Bedard, Lukas Reichel and Cole Guttman have each won less than 35% of their draws so far this season. But that’s not surprising, given the faceoff learning curve is often one of the toughest for players adjusting to the NHL.

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Blackhawks’ power play remains futile in loss to Canadiens

The Hawks failed to score on seven power-play opportunities and allowed a critical shorthanded goal in a 3-2 defeat Saturday. The unit is now 0-for-14 in three games this season.

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Blackhawks notes: Andreas Athanasiou back to normal after stomach bug

Athanasiou has been bumped up to Lukas Reichel’s line after slowly recovering from an illness. Plus, other notes on Cole Guttman and Connor Bedard.

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Blackhawks move up Taylor Raddysh as Connor Bedard’s linemate shuffling begins

Taylor Hall’s injury seems less significant than originally feared. But Hall won’t play Saturday against the Canadiens, allowing Raddysh to be promoted into his first-line spot next to Bedard and Ryan Donato.

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Lukas Reichel feels ready for Blackhawks breakout: ‘It’s going to be the year’

After two years of bouncing between the NHL and AHL, Reichel is set to be a full-time center with the Hawks this season. He’ll need to continue improving his defensive and faceoff abilities, but his production late last season — 15 points in 23 games — set an encouraging pace.

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Why Blackhawks relinquished Kane, Toews’ leadership but wanted Foligno, Perry’s leadership

Kyle Davidson has argued that Kane and Toews’ presences were so enormous that they inadvertently prevented any young Hawks players from growing into leaders themselves.

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Blackhawks’ 2023-24 lineup looking clearer as Kyle Davidson focuses on depth, versatility

The Hawks are “very close” to being done, with defensive depth being the only box left to check — and they might wait until training camp to add it. RFA Philipp Kurashev filed for salary arbitration Wednesday, but that was expected.

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Blackhawks notes: Lukas Reichel’s NHL stint ending slightly early

Reichel will head back to Rockford — a bit earlier than planned — after the Blackhawks’ game Saturday against the Kraken. Taylor Raddysh, meanwhile, will miss the season’s final week with a groin injury.

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