NHL insider delivers discouraging news to Connor Bedard and Chicago Blackhawks fans for upcoming season

The Chicago Blackhawks have been one of the worst teams in the NHL in consecutive seasons.

The team would play poorly enough to select 3rd and 2nd in 2024 & 2025, leading to the selection of Anton Frondell and Artyom Levshunov.

For the Blackhawks, they're set for the future with all of the talent waiting in the prospect pool. But for now? It's a different story.

The Blackhawks' postseason would see meager additions such as Andre Burakovsky and Dominic Toninato, along with Stanislav Berezhnoy.

The team would fail to acquire pieces that could push the team forward, as it appears the team is depending less and less on placeholders. Which could be bad news for the team's ability to finish higher in the Central Division, according to Lyle Fitzsimmons.

Most of the players they've acquired remain in the juniors, overseas, or in the minor leagues as the rebuild marches on.

For the Blackhawks fandom, this could be startling depending on how you view the team. The team is building for the future and not right away, as we should expect the 2025-26 Blackhawks to finish poorly, leading to another lottery pick (possibly).

Rebuilds don't last forever, maybe, unless you're the GM of the Detroit Red Wings.