The most glaring evidence for why the Chicago Blackhawks failed the roster comes out in new chart

The Chicago Blackhawks are having the worst season in the NHL. They are at the bottom of the Western Conference standings. Patrick Kane was supposed to be the good news story, but now he’s hurt. Connor Bedard returned to the lineup, but that hasn’t helped. 

The Blackhawks came into the season with some expectations. We wouldn’t call them “lofty,” but they were supposed to be taking steps forward. Those steps haven’t happened. And we’re starting to see who is the culprit. 

We can blame the players, and we can blame the coaches. There is definitely blame to be had there, but one chart is starting to show that the front office did not do its job this offseason in bringing the right pieces in for this roster. 

The Chicago Blackhawks have the worst offseason acquisitions in the league

The chart by Hockey Alchemy shows that the Blackhawks had the worst offseason acquisitions of any team in the NHL. Not only did they have a long way to go with this roster, but everything they did actually make things worse.

For those who don’t know, GAR stands for “goals above replacement.” It’s similar to baseball’s WAR statistic, but it looks at it in a simple way to see who impacts scoring for and against in one clear statistic. It’s not a perfect statistic by any means, but it does its job to show on-ice impacts.

And the Blackhawks are getting no impact from the offseason acquisitions. In hindsight, adding Kane, Bowen Byram, Cole Smith, Jordan Greenway, and Ian Cole was not nearly enough to move the needle. These were supposed to be game-changing moves, and looking back, they just weren’t.

That’s on Kyle Davidson. The Blackhawks GM needs to look at this chart and understand that he did not do enough to improve this roster. It’s going to lead to bigger questions, but it’s clear the Blackhawks are in rebuild mode again. 

The rumor mill is now back on Chicago, and they are looking to sell again. They can only do this so many more times before Bedard has to contend. For now, this is what it is. The offseason was a waste, and there’s never been a bigger proof point than this. 

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