An inside look at the Chicago Blackhawks

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The Chicago Blackhawks are in the process of rebuilding, a message made so vividly in a bad season that it has seen them reconstruct their roster, save for seasoned forwards. Patrick King And the Jonathan Toewsand defensemen Seth Jones And the Conor Murphy.

Blackhawk signed an unrestricted free agent forward Max DomyAnd the Andreas Athanasio And the Colin Blackwellthe goalkeeper Alex Stalock. They got the goalkeeper Peter Marazek in a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs and hired Luke Richardson as coach.

Additions are a thing, but the minus was on top. Black Hawk traded forward Alex DeBrinkat To Ottawa Senators and forward Kirby Dash To Montreal Canadiens. They did not extend eligible offers to restricted free agent attackers Dylan Strom And the Dominic Kobalic; Strom signed with the Washington Capitals, and Kopalek signed with the Detroit Red Wings. Unrestricted Free Defense Agent Calvin de Haan (unsigned) and Eric Gustafson (Capitals) are also gone.

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It’s all part of a restructuring for the Black Hawks, who have missed the playoffs in four of the past five seasons, including last season when they went 28-42-12 to finish second in last place, and they expect it to be a while before they are In postseason again.

General Manager Kyle Davidson said: “I think it’s really hard to say now, to be honest, because going into last season, maybe a lot of pre-season expectations made us do a lot better than we did. And I’m assuming going into this season, a lot of people are going to be skeptical. Vienna “.

Mrazek said he wasn’t worried about joining the rebuilding team.

“It’s always hard to hear this news and influence others, but I see it as a business, as an opportunity for me to be healthy and play a lot of matches. That’s all that matters,” said Mrazek, who was limited to 20 people. Match (18 matches) last season due to a thigh injury. It was 12-6-0 with 3.34 goals to average and 0.888 goals.

“I will try to do my best to support the team, the fans and everything around it. The news has been tough; I signed a three-year contract in Toronto. But the number one thing for me is to stay healthy. I am happy to be in Chicago and I hope to see a lot of matches.”

Video: Max Domy joins the Chicago Blackhawks

Domy scored 32 points (nine goals and 23 assists) in 53 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets before replacing the Carolina Hurricanes. He had seven points (two goals, five assists) for Carolina in 19 regular season games and six points (three goals, three assists) in 14 Stanley Cup games. He is familiar with Richardson, who was appointed June 27. Richardson was an assistant to the Canadians when Domy played with them for two seasons (2018-2020).

Personally, I hope it works out and I’m there for a very long time,” said Domi, who has signed a one-year contract. “But obviously I understand it’s a company and they’re trying to do certain things. All you can really do is be a pro every day, right? Try to give your best to the rink, be the best fellow you can be and hopefully be the best out there” .

As long as Toews and Kane are in the fold, they will be counted on and off the ice. They each enter the final season of an eight-year contract he signed on July 9, 2014. Kane led the Black Hawks with 92 points (26 goals, 66 assists) in 78 games. He’s used to having different teammates every season – he basically played for DeBrincat last season – and he’ll do it again.

Toyos, who has scored 37 points (12 goals and 25 assists) in 71 games, has expressed concern about the rebuilding.

“At the end of the day, we’re talking about a five-year operation, according to Kyle Davidson, so that part doesn’t sound attractive to me at all,” Toews, the Chicago captain, told The Athletic in July. 26.

The Black Hawks are trying to reclaim their winning ways, after winning the Stanley Cup in 2010, 2013 and 2015. Davidson said time will tell what this season brings.

“It’s up to the players on the ice to decide where they end up and the coaching staff to put together a good plan and strategy for the game every night, so I think it still has to be seen,” Davidson said. “When the disc drops, we’ll see how it goes, but that’s why you play. You can’t decide the standings in September or October. We’ll figure that out in April.”

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