Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pamberi pemwaka wa2017-18 Blackhawks yakaratidza kuti Marian Hossa acharasikirwa nemwaka wese wa2017-18 nekuda kwechirwere cheganda chiri kuenderera mberi. Chikwata chakaita zvokutengeserana zviviri zvikuru pamberi pe
2017 NHL Entry Draft; veteran defender Niklas Hjalmarsson akaendeswa kuArizona Coyotes mukutsinhana naConnor Murphy naLaurent Dauphin, nepo Artemi Panarin akachinjirwa kuColumbus Blue Jackets kuti awane zvakare 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.