The Chicago Blackhawks will place Marian Hossa on long-term injured reserve when then 2017-18 regular season begins, giving them much needed cap space to acquire another player. I’m hoping the Blackhawks would use that money to sign a free agent defenseman.
It has been well documented how uncomfortable the ’Hawks’ current defensive setup is, but my hopes of the team signing a defenseman could be coming to an end very quickly.
The defensive pool of free agents appears to be dwindling quickly. Johnny Oduya has signed the Ottawa Senators for $1 million over one year.