The Hawks will start the season with road games against the Panthers and Bruins before returning home to host the Canadiens and Mammoth.

The Chicago Blackhawks have added a new goalie prospect to their system. The Blackhawks have announced that they have signed goaltender Stanislav Berezhnoy to a two-year, entry-level contract. At the NHL level, he will carry a $975,000 cap hit.

The Chicago Blackhawks are receiving trade calls on a former first-round pick and a young forward in Lukas Reichel.

All indications remain that Kanterov, the Blackhawks’ 2023 second-round pick, will sign an NHL contract after next season.

Within five years, Toews captained Chicago to championships in 2013 and '15, the latter when won the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award and an ESPY as the best player in the NHL. At the time, he was hailed as one of the most respected players in the League, with no foreseeable end to his career.

Now that we are in the middle of July, things have slowed down significantly in the NHL. This happens every summer, as most of this year's free agents have been signed. While this is the case, trades can start to pick up as teams look to finalize their rosters at this point of the off-season.