Nyorera kuenderera kweiyi ndima - Mwaka wa2017-18 usati wasvika, maBlackhawks akaburitsa pachena kuti Marian Hossa acharasikirwa nemwaka wese wa2017-18 nekuda kwechirwere cheganda chiri kuenderera mberi. Chikwata ichi chakaita zvekutengesa zviviri zvikuru pamberi pe2017 NHL Entry Draft
Mutambi wenhabvu wenguva refu Niklas Hjalmarsson akatengeswa kuArizona Coyotes achinjana naConnor Murphy naLaurent Dauphin, ukuwo Artemi Panarin akatengeswa kuColumbus Blue Jackets kuti awanezve Brandon Saad muchibvumirano chevatambi vana. Vaviri Hjalmarsson naHossa vaive nhengo dzepakati dzeBlackhawks roster iyo yakahwina mikombe mitatu yeStanley muna 2010, 2013 na2015. Chikwata ichi chakatengesawo muchengeti wepagedhi Scott Darling kuenda kuCarolina Hurricanes uye pakati Marcus Kruger kuenda kuVegas Golden Knights, ukuwo vachirasikirwa nemudziviriri Trevor van Riemsdyk kuenda kuGolden Knights mu2017 NHL Expansion Draft naBrian Campbell, uyo akasiya basa. MaBlackhawks akawana mawingers Patrick Sharp, Tommy Wingels naLance Bouma mu free agency.