On the latest episode of the Blackhawks Breakaway Podcast, Pat Boyle and Charlie Roumeliotis break down a quiet Day 1 of NHL free agency for the Blackhawks, a result that came as no surprise. They discuss the Sam Lafferty trade and share general manager Kyle Davidsonโs reasoning for handing the keys to the kids rather than signing veterans who might block their path. Pat and Charlie also offer their early takeaways from development camp, including thoughts on first-round selections Anton Frondell, Vaclav Nestrasil and Mason West. They wrap up the show by revisiting the bigger-picture rebuild discussion in Chicago…
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29 Comments
Hopefully its a young fun team next year. This is the hardest part of the rebuild.
Prospects camp? That seems little bit optimistic.
Agreed about some of the online fan expectations. I suspect the top FAs are not at all interested in Chi-town based on our timelineโฆ and Iโm so ready for a youth movement even if wildly inconsistent vs. a bunch of filler guys. Peeps donโt understand weโre still probably 3 years or so from contending for the playoffs – cuz thatโs just how long it takes to do it right.
I get fans want improvement – but the options were extremely limited. There might have been 1-2 guys who were legit options (Boeser, Ehlers) that might work out – but the VAST majority of $'s spent were bad contracts and were not going to help the Hawks this year.
I 100% get it none of these free agents were going to push the dial up. As it stands now KD'S plan of building through the draft is the correct way in terms of talent and payroll structure. Just a little more patience from us the Hawks fans but I do expect growth on the ice this year and expect a playoff push in the 26/27 season.
Teuvo & Bedard I like that combo with perhaps a Donato
"Name a player that signed today that the Blackhawks missed out on."
How about a guy named Patrick Kane? A "winger for Bedard"?
There wasnโt really any player that would have changed much
These online media guys coming across as whiny clowns last couple days. Acting all insulted by the fans opinions
better get an enforcer
A lot players stayed put. ๐คทโโ๏ธ๐คทโโ๏ธ. I dont want to make moves just to make moves. There was lot dog shit contracts that we didn't get involved in and I am glad. I personally want to be in the draft lottery next year. I'm a patient fan.
Hopefully we start spreading out additional draft picks into later years
No one wants to play for a bottom feeder team
Jesus, say uh uh uh some more why don't you. You do know that opinions are like ASSHOLES don't you. Everyone has one and nobody needs two
KD has MASSIVE PTSD from bowmen how he handled the cap space.
Tbh Iโm glad we are not signing free agents we need to see if the kids can play and the only way is for the Hawks to have open roster spots I mean so many young players we havenโt even seen a full year of kk Arty Rinzel Nazar Moore
Pickings were mighty slim
Hopefully they can use the line the pre World Series White Sox used….The Kids Can Play!
Wreck the timeline of the rebuild!! A Stan Bowman special!!
They opened on a quiet note because they are cheap owners and management. They only ever sign old or mediocre players and they only trade for old or mediocre players.
No harm in letting Frondell come to camp and see if he can make the Hawks, if not send him back to Sweden
Bedard is NOT resigning with the Hawks so you might as well go all in.
FA class was a steaming pile that teams overpaid for
Thanks for explaining to the whiners out there about the thin free agency pool going to more appealing teams instead of teams in rebuild mode. I sometimes wonder if folks really understand what UFAโs are. The choice is up to them, not the teams that want them. Hopefully the kids get some good experience this season and we get rewarded with McKenna no matter what ๐ค๐
Let's Go Blackhawks โค๏ธ๐ค
If the Hawks are the worst team in the league, does Davidson get to fire ANOTHER COACH or does he get fired?
Can you find me 20 fans that begged for this rebuild Charlie? How about Wirtz reduce your pay until they get good again? The fans are the ones getting screwed with only the HOPE that this rebuild actually works. You and I have no factual evidence that it will.
would love to see the hawks go after alexander holtz (rfa) from vegas. holtz could be a nice change of scenery candidate (lottery ticket) that probably wouldn't cost much to acquire (vegas is up against the cap). perhaps something like reichel for holtz straight up?? reichel (17th overall) and holtz (7th overall) were both 2020 1st rd draft picks.
The fans are nuts.. Even if the hawks landed EVERY one of the FA's this off season, they still wouldn't be ready for a deep playoff run. The young guys need to develop, which is totally normal. As far as patience & proof of the rebuild working go, Detroit is further into their rebuild and are farther away from a stanley cup than the hawks are. Yzerman has 4 total draft picks in the show and the rest are gridlocked in grand rapids. Have patience, our team will start to improve every season now that the 1st rounders are showing up.