Next summer will be 2025.
That means the Chicago Blackhawks will be TEN years removed from a playoff series win.
The Blackhawks had been drowning under the leadership of Stan Bowman.
We’ve now reached that stage we it’s time to start aiming upwards.
This summer could be it.
There’s a thought that I’ve been having, which admittedly isn’t grounded in reality.
It’s grounded in a tweet from Ryan Whitney
Stay with me for a moment…
The rumor boys aren’t in the business of spewing nonsense.
A kernal of information.
Ears to the ground.
Stick a pin and this and let’s shift gears to the Blackhawks.
The Blackhawks rebuild…looks like it is on solid footing from where I am sitting.
Bedard changed the entire landscape of the future.
At the time of this blog the Blackhawks have a 13.5% chance of getting Celebrini.
Which means an 86.5% chance of not getting him.
I’d love to see the internet meltdown after another Blackhawks lottery win.
I would legit turn into the Joker.
Just an evil grin and shit talking all the time.
My gut says that the balls don’t bounce our way this time.
Odds are that the Blackhawks are picking in the 2-4 range.
Demidov is a Russian which means the timeline for him coming to the NHL is murky at best.
Defensemen and power forwards always take longer (Lindstrom, Levshunov, Saliyev, Dickinson).
If I am Kyle Davidson I would call Ottawa every day between now and the draft.
Ask about the family.
See how the ownership group is treating him.
Ask about Brady Tkachuk.
Send him a bottle of wine.
Invite him to play at Butler National.
Take him to Wrigley.
Let him use the Wirtz private plane.
And then blow his doors off with a trade offer for Brady Tkachuk.
Brady is signed through 2028.
He is exactly what the Blackhawks need.
It’d give them two firsts next year.
Hell, I’d through in another 2nd round pick and an edible arrangements to sweeten the pot.
I want to get the gleam.
Get Hall and Murphy back.
Have Korchinski get strong and take another step.
Add in a few vets up front via free agency.
Find another goalie somehow.
Make a MONSTER splash.
That was from the #1 hockey podcast in the world.
I actually think it would be a good move for Ottawa too.
They’ll tell me to be patient.
The rebuild has been going on long enough.
Not just a decade, but long enough under Davidson and this regime.
We are talking about the Chicago Blackhawks here.
It’s time to start winning.
That team above would be in the playoffs.
I want to be bold.
I want to have some big boys.
I want to give Brady Tkachuk and his family a chance to shoot up I-55 for home games.
If you aren’t allowed to dream of something better then why even be a fan?
Let’s dream of being great again.
