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Should the Blackhawks Spend this Summer?
When is the right time for the Blackhawks to spend?
A year ago, we were all getting excited about the possibility of the Blackhawks jumping into the bidding on potentially both Mitch Marner and Mikko Rantanen. Fast forward 12 months, and Rantanen has been traded twice and signed a long-term extension in Dallas. Marner is now alone in the “elite free agent” tier in the eyes of most.
Next year’s free agent class could be insane. Connor McDavid, Jack Eichel, Kirill Kaprizov, Kyle Connor, Martin Necas, and our old friend Artemi Panarin could all hit the open market. Obviously, that’s a much, much bigger ticket summer with more depth than we’re looking at now. From a Blackhawks perspective, it might make more sense to put the big ticket item on the roster one year from now.
But here’s the problem: what happens if all of the guys I just named — and others — are extended between now and hitting the open market on July 1, 2026?
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