It probably has nothing to do with the Chicago Blackhawks, conflicts with Bowman, or really anything about the organization. Instead, I think next year’s cap is going to put a lot of teams, Chicago included, in a tough spot. As a result, Crawford may very well end up being too expensive for Chicago.
This sounds a bit like a doom and gloom proposition, I know.
I think that unless the hail mary that will be this year’s postseason is an out and out financial success, the cap could very well go down next year.
Great for them, but it might hurt Chicago.