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West Notes: Blackhawks, Wild, Dostál

January 4, 2024 at 9:39 am CDT | by Josh Erickson 1 Comment

There’s been some talk recently about the Blackhawks being big players on the restricted and unrestricted free-agent markets next summer. Not so fast, however, says The Athletic’s Scott Powers, who doesn’t believe the Blackhawks will be in the conversation for top potential UFAs such as current Maple Leafs winger William Nylander.

Powers reports Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson strongly desires to stick to a conservative rebuild plan, allowing the team’s current young talent and expected prospect additions over the next year to develop more before determining what holes the team needs to plug long-term on the free-agent market. In theory, this approach should afford the Blackhawks more cap space after signing franchise cornerstones Connor Bedard and Kevin Korchinski to long-term deals that would begin in 2026, permitting them to dangle more cash to attract marquee free agents when their young core has already done most of the work to return them to playoff contention.

That doesn’t mean the Blackhawks will turn their phones off on July 1, either. Expect their offseason plan to look similar to last summer’s, adding veteran talent on short-term commitments to fill out a 23-player roster that allows prospects they deem necessary for seasoning to see extended action in the minors.

Other notes from the Western Conference on Thursday:

  • Don’t expect the Wild to make any trades to fill out their injury-ravaged roster, GM Bill Guerin says. Speaking with The Athletic’s Michael Russo, Guerin says the Wild won’t have the salary cap flexibility to keep any acquired players on the roster after defenseman Jonas Brodin, whose $6MM cap hit is on long-term injured reserve and is providing necessary temporary cap relief, is ready to return to the lineup. Brodin remains listed as week-to-week with an upper-body injury and is close to becoming eligible to come off LTIR. Aside from Brodin, six other Wild regulars are out of the lineup thanks to injuries, including captain Jared Spurgeon and their two highest-scoring forwards, Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello.
  • The Ducks may have lost in overtime to the Maple Leafs last night to extend their winless streak to three, but a team record was set in the process. 23-year-old backup Lukáš Dostál made 55 saves en route to the 2-1 loss, the most in a regular-season game by a Ducks goalie since the franchise began play in 1993. Anaheim’s third-round pick in 2018 has started 14 of the Ducks’ 37 games this season, posting a 6-8-1 record and a .901 SV% that sits just below the league average.
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  1. NativeAmerican

    1 year ago

    On game day Dostál is a beast dressed as a net minder. Ducks would likely have won last night had the refs taken off their blinders.

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