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A team spokesperson told The Athletic the Blackhawks don’t yet have any “definitive updates” on Bedard’s situation and likely won’t have any official word until at least Monday.

Just signed after he made a Cup Finals appearance with Vegas.

Byram is a good player, maybe even a great player.

We overpaid for him.

Crevier was simultaneously our best defenseman and somehow also overrated

We should trust Kyle Davidson. Or fire him. Or somehow both.

We’re happy, we’re sad, somehow this will all work out, the sky is falling, it could be worse, the world is ending.

Levshunov over Demidov all over again.

Washington got Tuch for what low price now? How the fuck did we allow this to happen?

Crazy desperation obviously motivated by disdain for San Jose and crazy speculation on what they might do. Wait, the Rangers were involved too?

Are birds real? We haven’t had a lost hawk (the bird) enthusiast visit us in a while.

What’s the point of this post? Fuck if I know, but apparently we all need our own threads on Byram to stroke our own egos or something. There’s something cathartic about it or something.

Praise Lord Hossa, are we done yet? Screw it, I’m hungry, I’m going to go get some sushi.

I’d assume it’s just due diligence in case the forwards we’re targetting get taken before 4OA, but I feel like our fan base might flip its shit if we go defense again after the whole Levshunov over Demidov pick, especially if Reid didn’t immediately start showing impact.

Sounds like we did a sign and trade. Better than just losing his rights for nothing.

>Another pending RFA who has been passed on the depth chart, Korchinski is an obvious trade candidate for Chicago to use to acquire a skilled forward.
Korchinski will be 22 in June and has been passed by Artyom Levshunov and Sam Rinzel for power-play time and offensive opportunities. After playing the majority of the season in the AHL and producing admirably, Korchinski is the prime candidate to make a positive impact with a regular NHL opportunity. He beats defenders one-on-one, attacks the middle of the ice, drives offensive play and has the potential to be a top-four defenseman in the NHL.
Chicago has more depth on the right side, but Korchinski needs offensive reps to meaningfully impact the game, and that feels out of reach with this franchise.

I think this overlooks how Korchinski’s development was impacted by rules that forced him to play his entire first season in the NHL rather than in the AHL, but it’s not entirely wrong. We are loaded on RHD right now and players that got drafted at less favorable positions in the draft are outpacing him. Not sure I want to let him go at this stage considering we don’t really know what he can develop into but the right trade for him could definitely make sense overall.

Hey fellow Hawks fans! Ballots are open for next season’s Team Hall of Fame class.