After a second consecutive season without playoff hockey in Chicago, general manager Stan Bowman and his front office colleagues have massive decisions ahead of them. Decisions that restore the possibility of contending for another Stanley Cup while Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane are still in their primes, as well as those that stabilize the Blackhawks’ future once all of the core pieces have hung up their skates.
First on the offseason checklist is the NHL Draft coming up this weekend in Vancouver. The hockey gods were kind to the Blackhawks and gifted them the No.