Navigating the salary cap is one of the most important tasks for a front office. Teams that can avoid total cap chaos by walking the tightrope of inking players to deals that match their value (or compensate for future value without breaking the bank) remain successful. Those who don’t often see struggles and front office changes. PHR will look at every NHL team and give a … [Read more...] about Salary Cap Deep Dive: Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks Sign Frank Nazar To Seven-Year Extension
The Blackhawks have officially announced a seven-year extension for pending RFA forward Frank Nazar. The deal will pay him an AAV and cap hit of $6.59MM for a total value of $46.13MM. The deal is paid entirely in base salary and is as follows, per PuckPedia: 2026-27: $9.1MM 2027-28: $8.66MM 2028-29: $6.6MM 2029-30: $5.46MM 2030-31: $5.46MM 2031-32: $5.46MM + 20-team no-trade … [Read more...] about Blackhawks Sign Frank Nazar To Seven-Year Extension
Snapshots: Blackhawks, Mittelstadt, Chelios
New Blackhawks head coach Jeff Blashill spoke at length to Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times about his philosophy to steer the team out of its rebuild in an interview published Sunday. That will revolve around making Chicago’s young forward group more backcheck-oriented. “The reason for that is, one, it’s a work-ethic indicator,” Blashill said, “…it’s one of the best ways to … [Read more...] about Snapshots: Blackhawks, Mittelstadt, Chelios
Blackhawks Leaving Roster Spots Open For Prospects
With a wealth of financial capital last offseason, the Chicago Blackhawks were one of the busier teams on the free agent market, signing Tyler Bertuzzi, Teuvo Teravainen, Laurent Brossoit, Alec Martinez, and Pat Maroon, among others, to supplement their young core. The Blackhawks showed slight improvement, increasing from 52 points in the 2023-24 season to 61 points in the … [Read more...] about Blackhawks Leaving Roster Spots Open For Prospects
Behm To Play At ASU In 2026-27
Blackhawks prospect Nathan Behm announced on his Instagram page that he has committed to Arizona State University for the 2026-27 season. The winger was a third-round pick back in June, going 66th overall after a solid season with WHL Kamloops that saw him record 31 goals and 35 assists in 59 games. He’ll return to the Blazers for the upcoming season and then kick off his … [Read more...] about Behm To Play At ASU In 2026-27