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Blackhawks notes: Jack Johnson’s return to Colorado comes at strange time

The Avalanche will raise a banner for the Stanley Cup that Johnson helped them win last season, then take the ice against Johnson and his new Blackhawks teammates.

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Riley Stillman trade shows how Blackhawks can keep accumulating picks without big assets

General manager Kyle Davidson should be able to take advantage of his abundant salary-cap space and the expendability of most of his current players.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lukas Reichel deemed ‘not quite there yet,’ sent to AHL as Blackhawks whittle down roster

Several waves of cuts Tuesday brought the Hawks’ expected opening-night NHL roster into tighter focus. Reichel’s reassignment to Rockford was the most notable transaction.

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Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews dismiss trade rumors as the Chicago Blackhawks open training camp: ‘It’s just a lot of noise right now’

Patrick Kane called it “crushing.”

Chicago Tribune

As Blackhawks’ training camp begins, Luke Richardson set to encounter his first of many challenges

The Hawks will hold their first on-ice camp sessions Thursday, starting what will likely be a season full of losing. Their new coach will need to build a culture to keep them unified through the adversity.

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Are Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews buying in to the rebuild? 3 things we learned as Blackhawks training camp opens.

CHICAGO — When the Chicago Blackhawks take the ice Thursday at Fifth Third Arena to begin training camp, they’ll kick off a new era.

Chicago Tribune

What will it take for Blackhawks to be NHL’s worst team?

Finishing 32nd in the 2022-23 NHL standings would guarantee the rebuilding Hawks a top-three draft pick. But the Hawks aren’t the only team with that idea entering this season.

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Quiet moments rare but valuable for Kyle Davidson as he settles into Blackhawks GM role

A congenital heart defect makes it especially important for Davidson to manage his stress levels, and escaping Chicago for the lakes that surround his hometown of Sudbury, Ontario, allows him to do just that.

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Derek King comfortable in new role as Blackhawks assistant coach: ‘I have no ego about it’

Most NHL interim head coaches leave for new organizations if they don’t get the head job permanently. But King isn’t like most coaches.

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Meghan Hunter’s rapid ascension within Blackhawks continues with assistant GM promotion

Hunter, now sporting a new title, handles a dizzying array of duties — from managing the salary cap to assisting new players’ families — to keep the Hawks’ front office functional.

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Paul Sullivan: With the futures of Toews and Kane in flux, Blackhawks' rebuild is ‘draining’ — and has only just begun

CHICAGO — Jonathan Toews had an apt description of the Chicago Blackhawks rebuild during a recent interview with The Athletic.

Chicago Tribune

July is supposed to be a sports snoozer, but not this year in Chicago — it’s wild and weird

Our teams — the Cubs, the White Sox, the Blackhawks, the Bears — are up to all sorts of strange business and busyness.

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Polling Place: If you ruled the White Sox and Cubs, would you make a managerial change?

Even though the Cubs are on pace for 100 losses, David Ross came out smelling like a rose. Tony La Russa, not so much.

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Anatomy of a teardown: Why the Blackhawks are doing what they’re doing

The Hawks’ recent rate of turnover on the ice, behind the bench, in the front office and beyond has been stunning. But for the most part, this was a mess that needed this kind of deep cleaning.

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Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson had ‘healthy’ talks with Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews about ‘tough decisions’ facing team

CHICAGO — Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson said he gave team leaders Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews a heads up about some “real tough decisions,” though he didn’t give them foreknowledge about the details of the moves he was planning.

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Kyle Davidson has ‘healthy’ conversation with Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews as Blackhawks’ offseason winds down

The Hawks GM said he doesn’t have a “fully formed opinion...one way or another” on whether Kane or Toews might eventually request trades.

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Blackhawks sign 6 free agents — including Max Domi — while Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews are in holding pattern

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks weren’t expected to make a big splash in free agency this summer, but one of their six signings Wednesday raised eyebrows: Max Domi.

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Blackhawks sign Max Domi, Andreas Athanasiou, 4 others as NHL free agency opens

Domi and Athanasiou signed one-year, $3 million contracts Wednesday. Fellow forward Colin Blackwell inked a two-year deal at $1.2 million per year and backup goalie Alex Stalock signed for one year at $750,000.

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Blackhawks could be busy again Wednesday as NHL free agent market opens

The Hawks absolutely need a second goaltender, probably need a few more forwards and might look into acquiring a bad contract for assets.

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Blackhawks hire Derek King, Kevin Dean as assistant coaches

King will stay with the Hawks’ organization — in the NHL — after an admirable stint as interim head coach last season.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Uncertain futures of Patrick Kane and Willson Contreras are just the way of the world in the age of the rebuild

Patrick Kane and Willson Contreras are two elite players in their respective sports and fan favorites in Chicago, where they’ve spent their entire careers.

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Bold decisions made, GM Kyle Davidson now on the clock for Blackhawks’ successes and failures

Cleaning up Stan Bowman’s mess was the easy part. Now Davidson will have to be accountable for his own inevitable mistakes — and handle the unpopularity of being a general manager through a rebuild.

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Salary-cap flexibility keeps dictating NHL trade market

The Blackhawks’ decisions to trade Alex DeBrincat and acquire Petr Mrazek, along with almost every other trade recently completed around the NHL, have been heavily affected by cap implications.

Chicago Tribune

Phil Thompson: Blackhawks may look unrecognizable next season without Alex DeBrincat — but will it be worth it?

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks may have a better idea of their starting lineup for the 2025-26 season opener than for the Oct. 12 opener at the Colorado Avalanche.

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Duncan Keith reportedly retires from Oilers, giving Blackhawks massive salary cap penalty

The Hawks will be hit with a $5.5 million recapture penalty in 2022-23 and $1.9 million penalty in 2023-24, although they fortunately weren’t planning to spend near the cap anyway.

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