Montreal Canadiens: Three Teams That Are Going To Make It Difficult For Habs To Land Connor Bedard

Chicago Blackhawks

Speaking of actively tanking, the Chicago Blackhawks have traded away just about anything that wasn’t bolted down. They were not good last season, but had just brought in Seth Jones and signed him to a huge contract.

They did keep Jones, and still have Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews on the roster, for now, but that is about it. Things are about to get ugly in the windy city.

While the team did bring in former Canadiens forward Max Domi, and hired former Canadiens assistant coach Luke Richardson, they spent the offseason getting rid of players that they didn’t really need to trade.

Alex Debrincat was traded to the Ottawa Senators, even though he is one of the best young goal scorers in the game. Debrincat is just 24 years old and scored 41 goals last season. He was dealt for draft picks who won’t be able to help the Hawks this season.

Kirby Dach was traded to the Canadiens, for a couple of draft picks that won’t help the Hawks this season. Dylan Strome was cut loose after scoring 48 points in 69 games.

Their goaltenders are Petr Mrazek who was awful for the Toronto Maple Leafs last season and Alex Stalock who is 35 and played in the minors last season.

The Blackhawks are built to contend for Connor Bedard, and are sure to make it difficult for the Canadiens to land one of the top picks in the 2023 NHL Draft.

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