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Kyle Davidson just confirmed that the Blackhawks are acquiring a star
Kyle Davidson declares a big announcement for the Chicago Blackhawks' rebuild, signalling it's over as he's ready to get his hands dirty to acquire star-studded talent
The Blackhawks have been in a multi-year rebuild since the departure of Patrick Kane in the 2023 season, that broke the hearts of many Chicago sports fans.
Throughout this rebuild, the Blackhawks managed to acquire star-studded talent in Connor Bedard with the first overall pick of the 2023 NHL entry draft, but the 19-year old can't carry the weight of the original six organization alone.
Davidson has made several trades and signings throughout the past few off-seasons, attempting to acquire Connor Bedard support, but most of those acquisitions have not helped.
Although the signing of Nick Foligno has provided some solid veteran leadership to help Bedard pave his way to the NHL, on and off the ice, the 37-year old is one of very few acquisitions who've helped the rebuild.
Kyle Davidson pledges Blackhawks fans to embrace for changes incoming, set to acquire star-talent
It appears that the rebuild is over, per Kyle Davidson.
The Blackhawks GM has revealed that he will no longer be looking to acquire draft picks in deals, and will be using his current picks to acquire effective talent to improve the roster.
And no, Davidson won't be acquiring anymore Taylor Hall's or Tyler Bertuzzi's, he has stated he will go all in for elite-talented players who are in their mid-20's.
«It's safe to say we're likely moving away from that,» Davidson said about acquiring draft capital.
Davidson's trade deadline moves backup his statement, as they acquired 23-year old goaltender Spencer Knight, while moving Petr Mrazek, Seth Jones, and an aging Craig Smith.
«We've got over $30 million in cap space next year and not too many guys to re-sign,»
he stated, making it clear that the Blackhawks have room to be aggressive this summer in the free agent market, with names such as Mitch Marner, Nikolaj Ehlers, and Brock Boeser set to hit the open market."We do have all these great assets that are future assets but we've got some really nice pieces that we feel are valuable around the league,»
he said, revealing that he's prepared to use his sought-after assets to acquire impact players for this struggling organization.While this season is far gone, Blackhawks fans can look forward to next year as the team is prepared to have a big off-season, and look totally reformed.
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MARS 13 | 428 ANSWERS Kyle Davidson just confirmed that the Blackhawks are acquiring a star Which star would you like the Blackhawks to acquire in free agency? | ||
| Brock Boeser | 48 | 11.2 % |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 48 | 11.2 % |
| Mitch Marner | 262 | 61.2 % |
| Brad Marchand | 70 | 16.4 % |
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