Blackhawks Prospects Pack More Heat Than the Rebuild Suggests

Chicago’s prospect pipeline is the kind of thing front offices love to squint at in June and pretend they’ve already found the next core. The rankings and projections sort through the names that could either become real pieces in the Blackhawks’ future or end up as the usual “good skater, interesting toolbox” footnotes. There is always a gap between hype and NHL reality, and that gap is where franchises make or miss their money.