The Blackhawks began this offseason in a better salary cap situation than in years past, but General Manager, Stan Bowman, has quickly squandered that.
Before we get started here, it’s worth noting that all salary and contract related numbers in this article come from CapFriendly.
If you’d like to follow along at home, you can find the Chicago Blackhawks’ page here. If you’ve never used CapFriendly before, it’s a great tool for all NHL contract and salary cap related questions.
According to CapFriendly, Chicago has $3.34 million for 10 forwards, eight defensemen and two goalies, which means they’ll need to add several forwards to the roster.