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Blackhawks depth chart 2016: A living projection of the roster and salary cap books

Keep updated on how Chicago's 2016-17 roster is stacking up with our constantly updating depth chart and salary cap projections.

By Satchel Price Updated Jul 26, 2016, 10:10am CDT

With the conclusion of the 2015-16 NHL season, the league finally turns its attention fully towards the offseason. You know what that means: rosterbating. The Blackhawks should, once again, look rather different by October than they did just a couple months ago.

To help keep track of how the team is coming together, we've decided to put together a living depth chart and salary cap page that will be regularly updated throughout the offseason. When the Hawks make a trade or signing that impacts next season's roster, you can check here to see how we think the pieces will ultimately come together. We'll also keep be tracking how the projected roster fits under the salary cap to see how those numbers stack up. This only includes players currently under contract with the team, so no trying to squeeze Evgeni Malkin in there.

Without further ado, here's your projection of the 2016-17 Chicago Blackhawks:

(Last updated: July 26)

Depth Chart

Forwards

Richard Panik — Jonathan Toews — Nick Schmaltz

Artemi Panarin — Artem Anisimov — Patrick Kane

Tyler Motte — Marcus Kruger — Marian Hossa

Andrew Desjardins — Dennis Rasmussen — Ryan Hartman

Jordin Tootoo

Defensemen

Duncan Keith — Niklas Hjalmarsson

Brent Seabrook — Brian Campbell

Trevor van Riemsdyk — Michal Kempny

Michal Rozsival

Goalies

Corey Crawford

Scott Darling

Salary Cap

Position	Player	Cap Hit
F	Jonathan Toews (NMC)	$10,500,000
F	Patrick Kane (NMC)	$10,500,000
D	Brent Seabrook (NMC)	$6,875,000
G	Corey Crawford (NMC)	$6,000,000
D	Duncan Keith (NMC)	$5,538,461
F	Marian Hossa (NMC)	$5,275,000
F	Artem Anisimov (NMC)	$4,550,000
D	Niklas Hjalmarsson (NMC)	$4,100,000
F	Marcus Kruger (NTC-M)	$3,083,333
D	Brian Campbell	$1,500,000**
F	Tyler Motte	$925,000
F	Nick Schmaltz	$925,000**
F	Richard Panik	$875,000
F	Ryan Hartman	$863,333
D	Trevor van Riemsdyk	$825,000
F	Artemi Panarin	$812,500**
F	Andrew Desjardins	$800,000
F	Jordin Tootoo	$750,000
D	Michal Kempny	$700,000**
D	Michal Rozsival	$600,000
G	Scott Darling	$587,500
F	Dennis Rasmussen	$575,000
	RETAINED (Scuderi)	$1,125,000
	OVERAGE (Panarin, Teuvo, Rozy)	$3,070,000
	TOTAL CAP HIT	$71,355,127
	2016-17 NHL SALARY CAP	$73,000,000
	CAP SPACE	$1,644,873

Performance Bonuses

All salaries above noted with ** include performance bonuses, which are reported as the following:

Artemi Panarin: $850,000 in Schedule A bonuses; $1.725 million in Schedule B bonuses
Brian Campbell: $750,000 for 10 games played
Nick Schmaltz: $350,000 in Schedule A bonuses
Michal Kempny: $225,000 games played bonus; $212,500 in Schedule A bonuses

TOTAL POTENTIAL BONUSES: $4,112,500