Philipp Kurashev #23, Chicago Blackhawks (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
A single-word answer could be, “improve”, and that is what the Blackhawks need to do this off-season. With the focus being on younger players, what would that look like? The first formal step in the re-build was in 2020-21, but now it’s time to push the re-build further and start bringing in elite talent.
The Chicago Blackhawks will likely start by isolating their best up-and-coming players, and then go out and begin acquiring complementary pieces. If 2020-21 was about seeing what the organization had, then 2021-22 will be about refining the lineup.