Is Kevin Korchinski Ready to Claim a Top-Four Role?

The Chicago Blackhawks have no shortage of young, puck-moving defensemen. In fact, it might be the one area of their rebuild where the pipeline is genuinely overflowing. The problem with having too much of a good thing is that somebody has to lose, and right now, that somebody appears to be Kevin Korchinski.

It was not supposed to go this way.

When the Blackhawks selected Korchinski seventh overall in the 2022 NHL Draft, the expectation was clear. He was going to be the cornerstone offensive defenseman of the rebuild ...