We Have A Gm Problem

[PCAisBest]

For a top line center, thats average.

 

[PCAisBest]

And btw, I hope you have the same energy come draft day when players get drafted who others don't agree with are called busts like last year.

What's good for the goose.....

 

[CallMeShaft]

For a top line center, thats average.

"Average 1C" is not the same as "average player".

 

[Deputy McRizzy]

Stop engaging with the troll ffs ruins entire threads at times

 

[CallMeShaft]

Stop engaging with the troll ffs ruins entire threads at times

Don't tell mods what to do, I'd hate for you to turn into Deputy McRizzy.

/s

 

[BHFAN92]

I agree.

Sharp was Tallons Rizzo trade. Davidson has done nothing similar and from the looks of it wont unless he's the one giving up the Rizzo which, quite honestly, he doesn't have any more.

Teams are more then willing to give up draft picks and the teams that aren't are in the same boat as the Hawks.

Davidson gave away a 90 pt first line player for scraps while the lightning GM laughed and im sure other GM's laughed along with him.

Davidsons on his second head coach. Now that they finally got a cable deal and this slop team will be more visible I think Davidsons tenure as a GM is on thinner ice then many wish to believe and that's a good thing.

ok I am all aboard the KD isnt the right GM guy but this isn't accurate. Brandon Hagel never topped more than 40 pts for Blackhawks and didnt hit 90 pts until 3 yrs after the trade. Hindsite yes that trade sucks but it also allowed us to be bad enough to get Bedard.

 

[Hawkaholic]

Stop engaging with the troll ffs ruins entire threads at times

Agreed, embarrassing for a "mod"

 

[CallMeShaft]

I'll reiterate what I've already previously said in this thread.

This is a thread titled "We Have a GM Problem". The conversations within it were never going to be top notch to begin with.

And so if it gets a little off topic at points, who gives a shit? If any thread gets off topic a bit, who gives a shit? That's what happens literally every off season here. Deputy Whatshisname might not realize that given he's only been here for a few months, but the rest of you know what it's like here.

Stop pretending that some posters engaging with, ummm, less serious posters is taking away from any real solid discussions. Those solid discussions hardly exist during these summer months, especially when the thread starts off with a bang by saying that we have a GM problem.

 

[PCAisBest]

ok I am all aboard the KD isnt the right GM guy but this isn't accurate. Brandon Hagel never topped more than 40 pts for Blackhawks and didnt hit 90 pts until 3 yrs after the trade.

it's poor talent evaluation considering Hagel was 23 and a 20 goal scorer at the time. Two draft picks and two players who aren't even here any more isn't wasn't enough then and most certainly isn't now.

Hindsite yes that trade sucks but it also allowed us to be bad enough to get Bedard.

Hawks would have been just as bad if the Hagel trade never happened.

 

[Deputy McRizzy]

I'll reiterate what I've already previously said in this thread.

This is a thread titled "We Have a GM Problem". The conversations within it were never going to be top notch to begin with.

And so if it gets a little off topic at points, who gives a shit? If any thread gets off topic a bit, who gives a shit? That's what happens literally every off season here. Deputy Whatshisname might not realize that given he's only been here for a few months, but the rest of you know what it's like here.

Stop pretending that some posters engaging with, ummm, less serious posters is taking away from any real solid discussions. Those solid discussions hardly exist during these summer months, especially when the thread starts off with a bang by saying that we have a GM problem.

I've been around and reading these boards for nearly 20 years at this point... KBIB, JFIB, PCA, whatever his username has been, he's always been a troll. Literally a decade of bat faith stirring the pot BS.

But not my forum and not my rules. Would be nice to see more people understand that and stop taking the bait.

Also talk about a bizarre excuse to say the trolling is ok because it's the off season and the tread title. Very odd.

 

[CallMeShaft]

it's poor talent evaluation considering Hagel was 23 and a 20 goal scorer at the time. Two draft picks and two players who aren't even here any more isn't wasn't enough then and most certainly isn't now.


Hawks would have been just as bad if the Hagel trade never happened.

Hawk's finished 1pt better (better for tanking, worse for standings) than San Jose in 2023. If Hagel is as good as you make him out to be, he would've gotten the Hawks more than that in the standings. Thus, it would've affected our chances at Bedard.

 

[PCAisBest]

Hawk's finished 1pt better than San Jose in 2023.

Big deal.

As good as Hagel is he wasn't turning that tire fire into a playoff contender.

 

[CallMeShaft]

I've been around and reading these boards for nearly 20 years at this point... KBIB, JFIB, PCA, whatever his username has been, he's always been a troll. Literally a decade of bat faith stirring the pot BS.

But not my forum and not my rules. Would be nice to see more people understand that and stop taking the bait.

Also talk about a bizarre excuse to say the trolling is ok because it's the off season and the tread title. Very odd.

This entire board isn't just going to put a poster on ignore and pretend he's not here. That's not going to happen even if you think it makes sense.

I personally think it's better to call out awful takes instead of letting the narrative fester. Works better if the poster doesn't triple down, but at least we have solid counter-arguments to the shit.

I also did not say that trolling is okay during the off season. It's not okay at any point. But this board frequently goes off the rails during the summer months. You should know this if you've kept up with this site for decades. So don't get pissy it's happening, it's a long ways away from opening night and slight topic derails are going to be the norm until then.

 

[statswatcher]

there is a whole thread on the hagel trade question where i'm pretty sure this exact conversation was already hashed out (and not even for the first time). i've also said before i don't think it makes much sense to credit drafting bedard to the hagel trade. what hagel would have been had he stayed in chicago and what moore and boisvert might be in the future are undetermined.

if you twisted my arm i might even go as far as to say i'd rather have the debrincat trade back before i'd go back on the hagel trade. very good chance you lose him to free agency by this point though.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Big deal.

As good as Hagel is he wasn't turning that tire fire into a playoff contender.

My previous post was a little confusing wording wise, that is actually on me, so I'll try again.

The Hawks finished 2nd worst in 2023, granting them the 2nd best odds in the draft. Sharks finished 3rd worst, with a single point separating each team.

If Hagel was on the 22-23 roster, the Hawks would have assuredly gotten at least one more point in the standings. Which would have given the Sharks the 2nd best odds at Bedard. Meaning we likely would've drafted where San Jose did that season, which would've netted us the white Will Smith.

Hawks got, from your own accord, a currently "average" top line center due in large part to trading away guys like Hagel and DeBrincat when they did.

 

[WarriorofTime]

As I've said, all roads lead to Tanking in 25-26 for McKenna anyways... may as well have a series of high picks preceding that year and a great prospect/young player pool. Over/Under 0.5 Playoff Series wins 2022-2025 if they just rode out Kane, Strome, Hagel, DeBrincat, Jones, McCabe, Toews, Murphy team (same one that started 1-9-2) as far as they would take them?

Under -10000

 

[MHO]

Another great thing about the 2026 draft being so strong is that teams with cap space that are in the front of the draft will not want to give up 1st round picks and teams at the back of the draft won't have them and won't have much cap space anyway. So we're going to do quite well with our own RFAs that would require a contract compensating a 1st rounder or more to pry away. So we're not going to have much competition for Bedard, Nazar, Dach, Korchinski, Knight, Del Mastro, and Allan who all hit RFA at the same time going into next season.

So if KD planned for that, I'd say that's another W.

 

[PatFoleyBarTab88]

Are there ppl in the middle on KD?

Like I am mildly anti-KD. Telegraphed that Levshunov pick (who wasn't even the best D in the ncaa that year), allowed Sorenson to do whatever the hell it is that he did this year, TJ Brodie was a catastrophe, Bowman regime guy, deprived us of Patrick Kane, Jamie Faulkner collaborator...

but also did tons of great stuff like getting Rinzel, Nazar, Lardis, Kansterov, got Jones out of the locker room when it was necessary to do so, signed Teuvo.

His resume was probably not good enough to land the job when he got it, but he has done enough to extend his project.

(Toxic addition-If he drafts desnoyers over martone he should be fired)

 

[BHFAN92]

Are there ppl in the middle on KD?

Like I am mildly anti-KD. Telegraphed that Levshunov pick (who wasn't even the best D in the ncaa that year), allowed Sorenson to do whatever the hell it is that he did this year, TJ Brodie was a catastrophe, Bowman regime guy, deprived us of Patrick Kane, Jamie Faulkner collaborator...

but also did tons of great stuff like getting Rinzel, Nazar, Lardis, Kansterov, got Jones out of the locker room when it was necessary to do so, signed Teuvo.

His resume was probably not good enough to land the job when he got it, but he has done enough to extend his project.

(Toxic addition-If he drafts desnoyers over martone he should be fired)

I guess I am kind of right here to be honest. I like his drafts other than Levshunov I was team Buium. I pretty much agree with everything you say but my biggest gripe is the lack of activity in going after younger guys. I think this draft and lack of activity over the summer FA and trade market will have me in full meltdown mode however in about 2months.

 

[MHO]

I would say that 90% of hockey fans either love or hate their GM. You can hate KD for deciding to blow the team up if you like but he has the benefit of the unknown with his draft picks this early into his tenure. Because he blew it up, he hasn't signed any free agent that is going to screw up their cap for years and hasn't traded away any young player for a rental/nothing. I guess you can make an argument for letting Strome walk but it's not like teams were lining up to sign him at the time.

You can also argue with his draft picks but you can't make any conclusions quite yet. But if we're 2 years from now and the team still blows, then you have every right to call for his head.

 

[Pertti]

when you have people trying to declare this season a failure over picking 3rd in this year and not 11th I can definitely say with full confidence that we do have a fan problem.

KD said it when he fired Richardson that point was to be better.

 

[Pertti]

I’d overpay a little to get it done. The odds of the overpay amounting to anything are probably less than 50%. Meanwhile Howard has already proven he’s at least NHL ready right now.

How he has proven that? I thought he was leaving Tampa because he wouldn't sign contract?

 

[PatFoleyBarTab88]

I guess I am kind of right here to be honest. I like his drafts other than Levshunov I was team Buium. I pretty much agree with everything you say but my biggest gripe is the lack of activity in going after younger guys. I think this draft and lack of activity over the summer FA and trade market will have me in full meltdown mode however in about 2months.

Yeah and everybody is talking about Rossi and Petterka and free agent xyz but I think those options are too expensive and these are shiny toys that don't fix things and don't necessarily help us for the future when we need playoff production and cap flexibility. I'm not as concerned with the free agency this year, I think he can add to the roster more efficiently without overpaying and handcuffing us with term.

2026 should be the last year that we should fully concern ourselves with a lottery pick and core prospects. Would love to see him get creative with all of the excess of prospects and draft capital to get some young cheap production with upside along the lines of Podkolzin, Geekie, McLeoud, whomever we can take smart gambles on below 6mil/5 year deals. Don't trust him to do so, but if he does , that can subside a conservative free agency class.

 

[Flahawkfan]

This whole argument is self fufilling. Show me a GM for ANY team (any sport for that matter) and I can Cherry Pick some decisions that didn't pan out.

Watch me defend KFC:

Drafting: From 2015-2020 Players the hawks drafted with more than 100 games played in NHL
2015 Dennis Gilbert
2016 Alex Debrincat
2017 Henri Jokihiru, Ian Mitchel
2018 Philip Kurashev, Adam Boquist
2019 Kirby Dach, Alex Vlasic
2020 Lukas Reichel

9 Total guys in 6 drafts - I would consider this a whole lot of shitting in the bed. Other than Debrincat and Vlasic everything else is mehhh.

KFC already has one with one closing in on 100 very quickly:
Bedard and Korchinski.

Trades: He did the impossible by moving Seth Jones when many on this board thought the contract was unmovable.

He did acquired goalie Petr Mrázek and a first-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (No. 25 – Sam Rinzel) from Toronto for a second-round pick (No. 38).
Sorry Musto -
He did acquired forwards Nick Foligno and Taylor Hall from Boston for defensemen Ian Mitchell and Alex Regula.

As a matter of fact here is his whole history:

I would argue a whole lot more wins than losses:

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• On Nov. 6, 2022, Davidson fired head coach Jeremy Colliton and assistant coaches Tom Mitell and Sheldon Brookbank. Derek King was named interim head coach.
• On June 27, 2022, the Blackhawks named Luke Richardson their new head coach.
• On July 11, 2022, the Blackhawks named Derek King and Kevin Dean assistants on Richardson’s staff.
• On Aug. 1, 2022, the Blackhawks named Derek Plante an assistant on Richardson’s staff.
• On Dec. 5, 2024, Davidson fired head coach Luke Richardson. Anders Sorensen was named interim head coach.
• On May 22, 2025, the Blackhawks named Jeff Blashill as their new head coach.
• On May 27, 2025, the Blackhawks named Anders Sorensen and Michael Peca assistants on Blashill’s staff.

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Kyle Davidson has been responsible for the Blackhawks draft since 2022.

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• November 28, 2021 – lost F Adam Gaudette off waivers (Ottawa).
• July 10, 2022 – placed F Brett Connolly on waivers for purpose of buyout (cleared).
• July 10, 2022 – placed F Henrik Borgstrom on waivers for purpose of buyout (cleared).
• October 10, 2022 – claimed D Jarred Tinordi off waivers from the New York Rangers.
• March 8, 2023 – placed F Pavel Gogolev on waivers for purpose of contract termination (cleared).
• June 29, 2023 – placed F Josh Bailey on waivers for purpose of buyout (cleared).
• November 30, 2023 – placed F Corey Perry on waivers for purpose of contract termination (cleared).
• January 3, 2023 – claimed D Jaycob Megna off waivers from the Seattle Kraken.
• January 6, 2023 – claimed F Zach Sanford off waivers from the Arizona Coyotes.
• March 8, 2024 – lost F Boris Katchouk off waivers (Ottawa).

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• July 23, 2023 – F Philipp Kurashev awarded two-year, $2.25 million AAV contract.

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Dec. 2, 2021 – traded G Malcolm Subban to Buffalo for future considerations.
Dec. 9, 2021 – traded D Chad Krys to Toronto for F Kurtis Gabriel.
Jan. 5, 2022 – traded F Alex Nylander to Pittsburgh for F Sam Lafferty.
March 18, 2022 – traded F Brandon Hagel with a 4th round pick (No. 104 – subsequently traded to LA) in 2022 and a 4th round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft to the Tampa Bay Lightning for forwards Boris Katchouk and Taylor Raddysh and Tampa’s 1st round picks in 2023 (No. 19 – Oliver Moore) and 2024 (No. 20 overall – subsequently traded to NYI).
March 21, 2022 – traded G Marc-André Fleury to Minnesota for a 2nd round pick (No. 57 – Ryan Greene) in 2022.
March 21, 2022 – traded F Ryan Carpenter to Calgary for a 5th round pick in 2024 (No. 138 – Joel Svensson).
July 7, 2022 – traded F Alex DeBrincat to the Ottawa Senators for a 1st round pick (No. 7 – Kevin Korchinski) and 2nd round pick (No. 39 – Paul Ludwinski) in the 2022 NHL Draft and a 3rd round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft (No. 72 – AJ Spellacy).
July 7, 2022 – traded F Kirby Dach to the Montreal Canadiens for a 1st round pick (No. 13 – Frank Nazar) and 3rd round pick (No. 66 – Gavin Hayes) in the 2022 NHL Draft.
July 7, 2022 – traded a 2nd round pick (No. 38 – Fraser Minten) to the Toronto Maple Leafs for G Petr Mrázek and a 1st round pick (No. 25 – Sam Rinzel) in the 2022 NHL Draft.
July 8, 2022 – traded a 6th round pick (No. 167 – Nolan Collins) to the Pittsburgh Penguins for F Liam Gorman.
July 8, 2022 – traded a 3rd round pick (No. 94 – Jeremy Langlois) to the Arizona Coyotes for a 3rd round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft (No. 93 – Jiri Felcman).
Oct. 7, 2022 – traded D Riley Stillman to the Vancouver Canucks for F Jason Dickinson and a 2nd round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft (No. 61 – subsequently traded to NYI).
Oct. 26, 2022 – traded D Nicolas Beaudin to the Montreal Canadiens for F Cameron Hillis.
Oct. 26, 2022 – traded F Evan Barratt to the Philadelphia Flyers for D Cooper Zech.
Feb. 22, 2023 – traded future considerations to the Ottawa Senators for D Nikita Zaitsev, a 2nd round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft (No. 44 – Roman Kantserov) and a 4th round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.
Feb. 23, 2023 – traded F Josiah Slavin to the Anaheim Ducks for F/D Hunter Drew.
Feb. 26, 2023 – traded D Jack Johnson to the Colorado Avalanche for D Andreas Englund.
Feb. 27, 2023 – traded D Jake McCabe (50% salary retained) and F Sam Lafferty with a 2024 conditional 5th round pick (No. 151 – Miroslav Holinka) and 2025 conditional 5th round pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Fs Joey Anderson and Pavel Gogolev, a conditional 1st round pick (top-ten protected) in 2025 and a 2nd round pick in 2026.
Feb. 28, 2023 – traded F Patrick Kane (50% salary retained) and D Cooper Zech to the New York Rangers for a second-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft (No. 55 – Martin Misiak), a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, defensemen Andy Welinski (from NYR) and Vili Saarijarvi (from ARI). (Arizona received a pick from NYR to retain 25% of Kane’s cap hit.)
March 2, 2023 – traded future considerations to the Buffalo Sabres for F Anders Bjork.
March 2, 2023 – traded F Dylan Sikura to the Anaheim Ducks for F Max Golod.
March 2, 2023 – traded F Max Domi and G Dylan Wells to the Dallas Stars for G Anton Khudobin and a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.
March 3, 2023 – traded future considerations to the Los Angeles Kings for F Austin Wagner.
June 26, 2023 – traded Ds Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula to the Boston Bruins for F Taylor Hall and the rights to F Nick Foligno.
June 29, 2023 – traded future considerations to the New York Islanders for F Josh Bailey.
June 29, 2023 – traded a 7th round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the rights to F Corey Perry.
June 29, 2023 – traded a 2nd round pick (No. 51 – Carson Bjarnason) in the 2023 NHL Draft to the Philadelphia Flyers for a 2023 6th round pick (No. 167 – Milton Oscarson) and a 2nd round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft (No. 54 – subsequently traded to NYI).
Nov. 28, 2023 – traded a 5th round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft (No. 131 – Colton Roberts) to the Vancouver Canucks for F Anthony Beauvillier.
Jan. 6, 2024 – traded a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft to the Pittsburgh Penguins for forward Rem Pitlick.
March 7, 2024 – traded F Anthony Beauvillier to the Nashville Predators for a 5th round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft (No. 151 – Miroslav Holinka) (pick transferred to TOR as part of McCabe/Lafferty trade).
May 24, 2024 – traded a first-round pick (No. 20) and second-round picks (Nos. 54 and 61) in the 2024 NHL Draft to the New York Islanders for a first-round pick (No. 18 – Sacha Boisvert) and second-round pick (No. 50 – subsequently traded to CAR) in the 2024 NHL Draft.
June 27, 2024 – traded a fourth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft to the Vancouver Canucks for F Ilya Mikheyev, the rights to pending UFA F Sam Lafferty and a second-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft.
June 28, 2024 – traded two second-round picks (Nos. 34 – Dominik Badinka and 50 – Nikita Artamonov) in the 2024 NHL Draft to the Carolina Hurricanes for a first-round pick (No. 27 – Marek Vanacker) in the 2024 NHL Draft.
June 29, 2024 – traded a third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft to the Carolina Hurricanes for a third-round pick (No. 92 — Jack Pridham) in the 2024 NHL Draft.
Jan. 15, 2024 – traded D Isaak Phillips to the Winnipeg Jets for D Dmitry Kuzmin.
Jan. 24, 2024 – traded F Taylor Hall to the Carolina Hurricanes in a three-team trade for the Blackhawks’ own third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. Chicago traded F Nils Juntorp to the Colorado Avalanche and then retained half of Mikko Rantanen’s salary (traded to Carolina) in the transaction.
March 1, 2025 – traded D Seth Jones and a fourth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft to the Florida Panthers for G Spencer Knight and a conditional first-round pick (in either 2026 or 2027).
March 7, 2025 – traded G Petr Mrázek and F Craig Smith to the Detroit Red Wings for F Joe Veleno.
March 7, 2025 – traded a fifth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft to the Utah Hockey Club for F Aku Räty, D Victor Söderström and the remaining contract obligations of Shea Weber.

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Nov. 2, 2021 – signed D Louis Crevier to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Dec. 30, 2021 – signed G Cale Morris to a one-year, entry-level contract.
March 14, 2022 – signed D Alex Vlasic to a three-year, entry-level contract.
March 23, 2022 – signed G Jaxson Stauber to a two-year, entry-level contract.
April 13, 2022 – signed F Reese Johnson to a two-year extension.
April 22, 2022 – signed D Ethan Del Mastro to a three-year, entry-level contract.
April 29, 2022 – signed F Sam Lafferty to a two-year extension.
May 23, 2022 – signed D Filip Roos to a two-year, entry-level contract.
July 12, 2022 – signed F Colin Blackwell to a two-year contract.
July 12, 2022 – signed F Max Domi to a one-year contract.
July 12, 2022 – signed F Andreas Athanasiou to a one-year contract.
July 12, 2022 – signed G Alex Stalock to a one-year contract.
July 12, 2022 – signed F Brett Seney to a one-year, two-way contract.
July 12, 2022 – signed F Luke Philp to a one-year, two-way contract.
July 13, 2022 – signed F Dylan Sikura to a one-year, two-way contract.
July 25, 2022 – signed F Buddy Robinson to a one-year, two-way contract.
August 10, 2022 – signed D Kevin Korchinski to a three-year, entry-level contract.
August 12, 2022 – signed D Caleb Jones to a one-year extension.
August 12, 2022 – signed F Philipp Kurashev to a one-year extension.
August 17, 2022 – signed D Jack Johnson to a one-year deal.
August 18, 2022 – signed F Cole Guttman to a two-year, entry-level contract.
Feb. 23, 2023 – signed F David Gust to a two-year, two-way contract.
March 9, 2023 – signed F Luke Philp to a one-year extension.
March 13, 2023 – signed F Ryder Rolston to a three-year, entry-level contract.
March 14, 2023 – signed D Wyatt Kaiser to a three-year, entry-level contract.
March 25, 2023 – signed F Paul Ludwinski to a three-year, entry-level contract.
March 28, 2023 – signed F Antti Saarela to a two-year, entry-level contract.
March 28, 2023 – signed F Brett Seney to a one-year, two-way extension.
April 3, 2023 – signed F Gavin Hayes to a three-year, entry-level contract.
April 11, 2023 – signed G Drew Commesso to a three-year, entry-level contract.
April 11, 2023 – signed D Jarred Tinordi to a one-year extension.
May 10, 2023 – signed G Arvid Söderblom to a two-year extension.
June 7, 2023 – signed F Andreas Athanasiou to a two-year extension.
June 22, 2023 – signed F Joey Anderson to a one-year, two-way extension.
June 27, 2023 – signed F Nick Foligno to a one-year contract.
June 30, 2023 – signed F Corey Perry to a one-year contract.
July 1, 2023 – signed F Ryan Donato to a two-year contract.
July 17, 2023 – signed F Connor Bedard to a three-year, entry-level contract.
July 25, 2023 – signed F Samuel Savoie to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Jan. 12, 2024 – signed F Nick Foligno to a two-year extension.
Jan. 16, 2024 – signed F Jason Dickinson to a two-year extension.
Jan. 24, 2024 – signed G Petr Mrázek to a two-year extension.
March 10, 2024 – signed F Landon Slaggert to a two-year, entry-level contract.
April 3, 2024 – signed F Nick Lardis to a three-year, entry-level contract.
April 13, 2024 – signed F Frank Nazar III to a three-year, entry-level contract.
April 25, 204 – signed D Alex Vlasic to a six-year contract extension.
May 7, 2024 – signed F Lukas Reichel to a two-year extension.
May 20, 2024 – signed F Brett Seney to a one-year, two-way contract.
May 28, 2024 – signed F Martin Misiak to a three-year, entry-level contract.
May 28, 2024 – signed F Zach Sanford to a one-year, two-way contract.
June 20, 2024 – signed F Cole Guttman to a one-year, two-way contract.
July 1, 2024 – signed F Teuvo Teravainen to a three-year contract.
July 1, 2024 – signed F Joey Anderson to a one-year extension.
July 1, 2024 – signed F Tyler Bertuzzi to a four-year contract.
July 1, 2024 – signed D Alec Martinez to a one-year contract.
July 1, 2024 – signed F Craig Smith to a one-year contract.
July 1, 2024 – signed F Pat Maroon to a one-year contract.
July 1, 2024 – signed G Laurent Brossoit to a two-year contract.
July 1, 2024 – signed D TJ Brodie to a two-year contract.
July 6, 2024 – signed D Artyom Levshunov to a three-year, entry-level contract.
August 5, 2024 – signed F Marek Vanacker to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Oct. 18, 2024 – signed F Landon Slaggert to a two-year extension.
Jan. 23, 2025 – signed F AJ Spellacy to a three-year, entry-level contract.
March 29, 2025 – signed F Oliver Moore to a three-year, entry-level contract.
March 29, 2025 – signed D Sam Rinzel to a three-year, entry-level contract.
April 1, 2025 – signed D Taige Harding to a two-year, entry-level contract.
April 12, 2025 – signed F Aidan Thompson to a two-year, entry-level contract.
April 13, 2025 – signed F Ryan Greene to a three-year, entry-level contract.

 

[TheFridge]

Are there ppl in the middle on KD?

Like I am mildly anti-KD. Telegraphed that Levshunov pick (who wasn't even the best D in the ncaa that year), allowed Sorenson to do whatever the hell it is that he did this year, TJ Brodie was a catastrophe, Bowman regime guy, deprived us of Patrick Kane, Jamie Faulkner collaborator...

but also did tons of great stuff like getting Rinzel, Nazar, Lardis, Kansterov, got Jones out of the locker room when it was necessary to do so, signed Teuvo.

His resume was probably not good enough to land the job when he got it, but he has done enough to extend his project.

(Toxic addition-If he drafts desnoyers over martone he should be fired)

They didn't pick Levshunov to be a better NCAA player than Buium. They drafted him to be the best NHL D from the draft. It's will never not be funny when Hawks fans compare Lev to guys the Hawks could have drafted, whether it was Demidov -- the 4th best forward in the draft according to 3 other NHL teams -- or a guy like Buium, who had so many believers amongst NHL scouts and execs that he was the 6th D taken...'

Sorenson was an interim coach. At least he wasn't actively stifling Bedard (or any of the other young players).

TJ Brodie was a bad contract. It's getting bought out. It doesn't and didn't matter.

Would Kane even have stayed? Assuming the Hawks wanted to keep him. The team was gutted and the gutting was necessary.

Davidson is the GM. Faulkner is the president of the business side. Do you think Davidson could fire her? What?