3 moves the Chicago Blackhawks can make to become fully relevant again

The Chicago Blackhawks are at a precarious stage in their rebuild.

They have an exciting young collection of blueline talent. The team also signed more of their exciting young forward prospects. Frank Nazar and Spencer Knight also showed they can join Connor Bedard as foundational pieces.

However, Bedard did not make a huge leap forward in a career with a legendary trajectory. He was good, but the hope was he would be great.

It got to the point that the national appeal of Bedard is starting to wear off.

That is why the Hawks are in this position where the rebuild must move the team forward. Otherwise, it is back to irrelevancy.

Right now, the Blackhawks still have the hope of better days, but if the franchise sticks with the status quo of just drafting more prospects while thinking Bedard can just buy more time with his talents, then eventually folks are no longer going to be willing to wait.

It is hard to be patient considering the Blackhawks have all this promise, but there are plenty of former players making noise in the playoffs. It makes you wonder why so many former players are thriving elsewhere while the Hawks have been cemented at the bottom of the standings.

That is why the front office has to complete this rebuild this offseason.

The centerpiece is in place with Bedard. The No. 1 goalie is on the roster. The defensive unit has the potential to have five players worthy of being the No. 1 defenseman on most teams. Promising forwards like Oliver Moore and Ryan Greene are on the roster with the ability to be top six players.

This is not the summer to have another prospect collection and signing temporary players to cover the time while those prospects marinate at the AHL, the NCAA, or the junior level.

This is the offseason to be the final touches on a roster that will contend for the Stanley Cup. It is the offseason to land the head coach and a couple key pieces to be fully relevant again.