Blackhawks changing at the top
What is going on with the Chicago Blackhawks? First, respected assistant GM Rick Dudley departs for that hockey hotbed Atlanta.
Then, the team improperly files qualifying offers to its restricted free agents then has to overpay them to keep them in Chicago. This puts the team hard up against the cap.
In the wake of that, General Manager Dale Tallon was fired Tuesday, according to TSN. Scotty Bowman is a senior advisor to the team, and his son Stan was promoted to replace Tallon. The upheaval, and the expected drop in next year's salary cap, puts the pressure on the team to win right way.
Do you think Chicago has the talent to complete one of the great hockey revivals of recent years or do you think they will be torn apart -- a lot like a team this town roots for -- before they can win a Cup? And, which one of their top young forwards, Pat Kane or Jonathan Toews, do you think will leave next season as a restricted free agent because the team can't afford to keep both?
