Second City Hockey · Jul 1, 2019
2019 NHL free agency: Blackhawks preview and open thread
Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesAfter trading for two-time Stanley Cup champion Andrew Shaw, the Blackhawks have about $8 million in salary cap space as they enter the NHL’s free agency period at 11 a.m. Monday, according to CapFriendly.
Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman has decided go the trade route to improve his team with four trades so far this offseason:
June 15: Defenseman Olli Maatta from Penguins for forward Dominik Kahun and 2019 fifth
June 22: Forward John Quenneville from Devils for forward John Hayden
June 24: Defenseman Calvin de Haan from Hurricanes for defenseman Gustav Forsling, goaltender Anton Forsberg