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Originally Posted by ComixZone
They're only in year 3 of their rebuild though. They dealt Patrick Kane in February 2023.
Things look dire? They have insane amounts of salary cap, and just in the last 3 drafts:
7th Overall: Korchinski (D)
13th Overall: Nazar (C)
25th Overall: Rinzel (D)
39th Overall: Ludwinski (C)
57th Overall: Greene (C)
1st Overall: Bedard (C)
19th Overall: Moore (C)
35th Overall: Gajan (G)
44th Overall: Kantserov (W)
55th Overall: Misiak (C)
2nd Overall: Levshunov (D)
18th Overall: Boisvert (C)
27th Overall: Vanacker (W)
Things look dire? They friggin' should right now, but they won't for much longer. In a 3 year span, they've drafted what looks to be a #1 franchise centre, #1 defenceman, #2 defenceman + a bunch of other picks that likely result in top-6 forwards/top-4 defencemen.
If you think Chicago looks dire, or San Jose, then you are massively overestimating the improtance of being the 17th best team in the league.
I'd say after the 2025 draft, Chicago is going to get incredibly aggressive all over the place. Their asset base will be bursting, they've drafted the hardest to fill positions, and have enough salary cap space to do whatever they want.
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They also have 3 first round picks and 5 2nd round picks in the next two years, including a very high first round pick this year. Plus they would be a UFA destination.
They may stink quite a bit right now, but they could turn this around quite quickly.