Projecting which Blackhawks players will receive contract extensions in the 2024 offseason

Andreas Athanasiou

If Andreas Athanasiou hadn’t spent most of the 2023-24 season battling hip and groin injuries, he could have been a strong candidate to sign an extension this summer or in the early fall. Looking at his 2022-23 numbers, Athanasiou recorded 58 takeaways, 16 minutes of average total ice time, and he finished the year with 20 goals and 40 points, setting the stage for a bigger 2023-24.

This past season, he saw time in 28 games and could never get going offensively, though he was still stealing pucks and serving as a decent asset at even strength, where his on-ice save percentage was a respectable 91.0. If Athanasiou stays healthy and plays the way he did in 2022-23, he will sign a new, likely short-term deal with the Blackhawks at some point following the 2024-25 season. 

Arvid Soderblom

Arvid Soderblom is one player on this list you may scoff and shake your head at, and it’s understandable: He finished the year with five wins, an 0.879 save percentage, and a 3.92 GAA, regressing from what we saw last season. 

Soderblom isn’t signing an extension this summer or even before the puck drops in October, and he’s the one player on this list who could find himself in a different organization when the 2024-25 NHL season begins.