The team's roster has essentially been gutted and they are the favorites to enter the NHL draft lottery with teams like the Arizona Coyotes and Montreal Canadiens. The interesting thing about the Blackhawks, of course, is that they have two superstar players hanging on to the glory days in Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. Almost the entire core of the Blackhawks from their glory years is gone, except for those two.
The Stars could be a good fit for the American forward with Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin still having one or two good seasons left. The Texas team will likely be stuck with the huge contracts of the two veterans, so why not try to go for it once or twice more? With Jake Oettinger in goal, the hopes are still there.