Chicago Blackhawks 2024 Free Agent Signing Tracker

Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson has wasted no time going from drafting additional upgrades to the club's prospect pool to upgrading the talent on the ice through free agency.

Armed with plenty of salary cap space, Davidson is coming through with his goal of raising the standards for the team. Now these signings might not be enough to get the Blackhawks back into Stanley Cup contention. This is a rebuild being done through draft and development.

The moves the Blackhawks are making are geared to at least making this team no longer a contender for the top spot in the Tankathon.com/NHL standings. Instead, these moves should get the Hawks more toward being a fringe wild-card team. Which after watching this team be awful for three seasons, being on an upward trajectory is great.

Here are the signings the Chicago Blackhawks have completed so far...

1. Tyler Bertuzzi

He signed a four-year deal with a $5.5 AAV.

2. Teuvo Teravainen

He is returning the Blackhawks!

Teuvo Teravainen, signed 3x$5.4M by CHI, is a pass-first defensive middle-six winger who kills penalties. He's not big, speedy, or physical but he contributes to the forecheck and helps his line maintain possession of the puck. #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/PeDPZDhJZl
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) July 1, 2024

3. Laurent Brossoit

The Hawks brought in a backup goalie after Arvid Soderblom was so bad.

Sources say #Blackhawks have agreed to terms with goalie Laurent Brossoit: 2 years x $3.3 million.@DailyFaceoff
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 1, 2024

4. Alec Martinez

Major upgrade relatively speaking when you are talking about replacing Jarred Tinordi and Jaycob Megna.

#Blackhawks sign three-time Stanley Cup champion defenseman Alec Martinez to one-year deal: https://t.co/qACIbDJGWj
— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) July 1, 2024

5. Pat Maroon

Blackhawks are adding another veteran who has won some Stanley Cups.

Sources say #Blackhawks have agreed to terms with another three-time Stanley Cup champion in veteran Pat Maroon: 1 year x $1.3 million.@DailyFaceoff
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 1, 2024

6. Craig Smith

Another veteran is added.

Sources say #Blackhawks have agreed to terms with veteran Craig Smith: 1 year x $1 million.@DailyFaceoff
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 1, 2024

7. TJ Brodie

Another veteran on the blue line.

Another #Blackhawks signing. Chicago has signed LH defenseman TJ Brodie to a two-year, $3.75 AAV deal. What do you think, Hawks fans? pic.twitter.com/skqdCxkW96
— CHGO Blackhawks (@CHGO_Blackhawks) July 1, 2024

The Chicago Blackhawks own free agents...

The Blackhawks briefly had the exclusive rights to negotiate with Sam Lafferty. He is not coming back as he elected free agency and signed with Buffalo.

Sam Lafferty has signed a two-year deal with the Buffalo Sabres 🦬 pic.twitter.com/PBf79UXxVd
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) July 1, 2024

Kyle Davidson only gave two qualifying offers to the team's restricted free agents. Defensemen Isaak Phillips and Louis Crevier were given offers. Joey Anderson and Taylor Raddysh are the notable RFA's to not get a qualifying offer.

The Athletic's Scott Powers tweeted that the Hawks are still interested in bringing back Joey Anderson.

Joey Anderson is officially a free agent, but he and the Blackhawks are talking and could still get something done.
— Scott Powers (@ByScottPowers) July 1, 2024

Update: Joey Anderson has re-signed with the Blackhawks for two years and an $800k cap hit.

The Blackhawks have re-signed Joey Anderson for two years with a $800,000 cap hit.
— Scott Powers (@ByScottPowers) July 1, 2024

Here are the rest of the Blackhawks who are unrestricted free agents...

Blackhawks who will become UFAs in 45 minutes:

Forwards: Tyler Johnson, Colin Blackwell, Joey Anderson, Taylor Raddysh, MacKenzie Entwistle, Reese Johnson, Sam Lafferty, Rem Pitlick, Mike Hardman, Luke Philp, David Gust, Michal Teply

Defensemen: Jarred Tinordi, Jaycob Megna,…
— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) July 1, 2024