The Chicago Blackhawks didn’t waste much time after the Stanley Cup was awarded to the Florida Panthers to get to work on their offseason moves. The re-signed one of their top players from the 2024-25 season, made a trade with the Seattle Kraken, and are working on a buyout. Plus, two Blackhawks’ legends make the news on Friday. Let’s get to it.

Donato Re-Signed

An important order of business this offseason was coming to terms with forward Ryan Donato. The unrestricted free agent had a career 2024-25 season, posting 31 goals and 63 points for the Blackhawks. If the Blackhawks weren’t going to re-sign him, they would’ve needed to replace his scoring and production with another pick-up. But the two parties announced a deal on Wednesday (June 18).

FOUR MORE YEARS OF RYAN DONATO‼️