Every Blackhawks trade and signing during the 2017 NHL offseason in one place
An updating list of all the moves GM Stan Bowman has made this summer.
Another offseason for the Chicago Blackhawks means lots of changes. The team is once again up against the salary cap with a talented, expensive roster that’ll require tinkering before the start of next season.
We’ve already seen some minor moves come to set the stage for the offseason, but GM Stan Bowman will really roll up his sleeves to retool this roster beginning with the expansion in mid-June. Then comes the entry draft and free agency as the NHL summer hits high gear.
How will this team look next season? It’s hard to say at this point exactly, but standing pat won’t be an option. The Blackhawks have to make some deals to get this time cap compliant by October, and they need to do so while keeping the championship window open in the Patrick Kane-Jonathan Toews era.
With so many moving pieces likely in store, here’s a list of every trade and signing made by the Blackhawks this offseason. We’ll continue updating and bumping this list as new moves are made.
July 2: Marcus Kruger traded to Golden Knights
Details: Kruger to Vegas for future considerations
July 1: Blackhawks sign Lance Bouma as FA
Details: One year, TBA AAV
July 1: Blackhawks sign Patrick Sharp as FA
Details: One year, $800,000 AAV plus $200,000 in bonuses, becomes UFA in 2018
July 1: Blackhawks sign Jean-Francois Berube as FA
Details: Two years, $750,000 AAV, becomes UFA in 2019
July 1: Blackhawks sign Tommy Wingels as FA
Details: One year, TBA AAV
July 1: Blackhawks sign Jordan Oesterle as FA
Details: Two years, $650,000 AAV, becomes UFA in 2019
June 27: Blackhawks re-sign Ville Pokka
Details: One year, TBA AAV
June 26: Blackhawks re-sign Tomas Jurco
Details: One year, $800,000 AAV, becomes RFA in 2018
June 26: Blackhawks give Anton Forsberg a two-year deal
Details: Two years, $750,000 AAV, becomes RFA in 2019
June 23: Artemi Panarin-Brandon Saad blockbuster trade
Details: Panarin, Tyler Motte, 6th-round pick to Columbus for Saad, Anton Forsberg, 5th-round pick
June 23: Niklas Hjalmarsson traded to Coyotes
Details: Hjalmarsson to Arizona for Connor Murphy and Laurent Dauphin
June 21: Trevor van Riemsdyk selected in expansion draft
Details: TVR to Vegas
June 20: Darren Raddysh signs AHL deal as FA
Details: AHL contract with Rockford
June 7: Jan Rutta signs as FA
Details: One year, $925,000 AAV, becomes UFA in 2018
May 27: Michal Kempny re-signs
Details: One year, $900,000 AAV, becomes UFA in 2018
May 11: Richard Panik re-signs
Details: Two years, $2.8 million AAV, becomes UFA in 2019
April 28: Scott Darling traded to Hurricanes
Details: Darling to Carolina for Senators’ 2017 third-round pick
April 27: David Kampf signs as FA
Details: Two years, $925,000 AAV, becomes RFA in 2019
