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13 Players Left The Blackhawks This Season: Full List..
The Chicago Blackhawks have had a interesting start to the off-season to say the least, from the announcement of a rebuild coming, to trade young forward Kirby Dach and a 25 year old Alex DeBrincat: fans don't really know what to think. It may be hectic to keep up with during free agency, so us at Blackhawks Nation have came up with a list to do so:
Alex DeBrincat:
DeBrincat was traded to the Ottawa Senators.
Kirby Dach:
Dach was traded to the Montreal Canadiens at the NHL entry draft.
Lankinen was not given a offer from Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson and was instantly signed by the Nashville Predators.
Dominik Kubalik:
Kubalik was not given a qualifying offer from Kyle Davidson and was quickly signed by the Detroit Red Wings.
Strome was not given a qualifying offer and was quickly signed by the Washington Capitals.
Henrik Borgstrom:
Borgstrom was not given a qualifying offer and signed with Dylan Strome in Washington with the Capitals team.
Gustafsson did not receive a qualifying offer from Chicago and signed in Washington.
Calvin De Haan:
De Haan did not receive a qualifying offer and became a free agent.
Wyatt Kalynuk (prospect):
Despite the Blackhawks taking play in the rebuild moving forward, the Blackhawks did not offer a qualifying contract to the youngster and he signed a deal with the Vancouver Canucks.
Collin Delia:
Delia spent years in the AHL system and was believed to be making the jump to Chicagos backup goaltending role for the upcoming season, sadly he did not receive a offer from Chicago and signed elsewhere.
Kurtis Gabriel:
Fan favorite minor league tough guy did not receive a contract offer and hits free agency.
Andrew Shaw:
Shaw spent his time on long-term injury reserve for the remainder of his contract, despite him being officially retired- it is now officially official as his contract is over and he is not on any payroll.
Prospect C.Morris:
Became a free agent
Multiple other prospects did not receive qualifying offers as well, but no notable players to be named.
