Équipe: 2022-23 Blackhawks de Chicago

Date de création initiale: 27 août 2022

Publié: 27 août 2022

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

Now the team that I think will be the worst team in the NHL, Chicago.

Chicago will finish 8th in the Central. The Blackhawks were really easy to rank. Even with Kane and Toews, I still this Blackhawks team is the worst in the Central. I didn’t like the DeBrincat and Dach trades, I thought they will build their team around those two. On the blue line, the Blackhawks just have Jones, I don’t think Korchinski will be NHL-ready this year. For goaltender, they have two injury prone goaltenders. I think the only saving grace on that team is Lukas Reichel, whether he plays in the NHL this year is a question mark. He absolutely should, once Kane and Toews get traded, they won’t have much guys to take that next step. Nazar was a steal for them, but won’t be NHL-ready until the end of the year. Domi and Athanasiou are solid top 9 additions but not even close to replacing the production of DeBrincat and Dach. This team is the front runner for Bedard, Fantilli, and Michkov, the Blackhawks will be the worst NHL team this year.

For young talent, the Blackhawks should play with the 11F and 7D strategy. Vlasic and Reichel should play a full season with the Blackhawks. Mitchell is close to NHL-ready, one more AHL season should benefit him well.