The Chicago Blackhawks are almost done putting together their roster to open the 2017-18 season. However, the injured status of Marian Hossa and Michal Rozsival complicates things a bit. With that in mind, let’s do a quick explainer on how the Hawks will get cap compliant for opening day, and what will happen next.
So to start off, the Blackhawks need to be under the $75 million upper limit on opening day with Hossa and Rozsival on the books. This is part of why the team didn’t spend much money this summer, even though LTIR will allow the team to go over the cap during the season.