The Chicago Blackhawks fan base is seeing some promising play early on in the 2025-26 season. It's still early, but the likes of Spencer Knight, Frank Nazar, and Connor Bedard are off to great starts. This is a promising year, as the Blackhawks continue their rebuilding process.
This upcoming offseason, the Blackhawks will have to take care of some business, and no, it has nothing to with the team making big free agent signings to help accelerate their rebuild. Rather, it's signing Bedard to a new contract.
Contracts have been the talk of the NHL, as Kirill Kaprizov signed the richest contract in NHL history with the Minnesota Wild, while Connor McDavid signed a two-year, team-friendly deal with the Edmonton Oilers.