Plenty of web space has been used on this blog to talk about defenseman Will Butcher, the reigning Hobey Baker Award winner and a newly christened free agent yesterday after deciding to test the open market instead of signing with his drafting team, the Colorado Avalanche. It doesn’t look like we’ll be talking about the Chicago Blackhawks acquiring him, though.
The Athletic’s Scott Powers reported yesterday that the Blackhawks, who have a pretty rough setup on the blue line going into the 2017-18 season, hadn’t even placed a call to Butcher’s side. The fact the Blackhawks would not inquire about the latest NCAA MVP ahead of a season rife with defensive uncertain is puzzling, to say the least.