Blackhawks Dump Two Solid Assets To Solve Pressing Cap Problem

We’ve talked about it dozens of times here over the past few years: While the Blackhawks are nowhere near the cap ceiling, GM Kyle Davidson and the front office actually have to be creative just to hit the cap floor. That’s a great problem to have, but it’s forced Chicago to make a handful of tricky moves, acquiring dead cap money and finangling the books.

The Blackhawks did just that on Thursday afternoon, shipping off defenseman Nolan Allan, goaltender Laurent Brossoit, and a 2028 seventh-round pick to the Sharks.