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was just curious since we are so far under the cap for next year, i imagine the Blackhawks will be paying the max bonus to Connor Bedard and I’m sure other ELC players will be getting a bonus, can the Blackhawks count that money towards next years cap hit?
Don’t think so Dots. From an article I read the bonuses are applied to the cap as soon as they are earned. If, at the end of year there’s not enough cap space to absorb the bonuses, then the balance is rolled over to the next year.
Per Puckpedia, Hawks are sitting 20M under the cap as of now. Total bonus payout for the players on ELC are:
Bedard 1M “A” bonuses, 2.5M “B” bonuses = 3.5M total
Nazar 900K “A”
Moore 600K “A”
Greene 750K “A”
Rinzel 500K “A”
Levshunov 1M “A” , 2.25M “B” = 3.25M total“A” bonuses are for reaching various plateaus within the team for goals, assists, points, TOI, +/-
“B” awards are for winning league awards or finishing in the top 10 in scoring among forward or d-men.Even if all the young players somehow achieve all their bonuses, the total above is about 9.5M well under the cap space the Hawks have for this season.
Bamford’s December listing of Hawks top 20 prospects.
Thanks for the recap Frenchy.
Looks like Bedard will definitely cash in on his ELC “A” bonuses and in the running for some of the “B”‘s. Not only is he putting up points but he makes the players surrounding him (Greene, Burakovsky, Bertuzzi etc) better.
Hopefully Dickinson stays healthy and continues to play a strong defensive game. Assuming th he Hawks are out of contention, he might be a decent trade chip for a playoff team wanting some 3C and PK help.
I read where Hart may get the start for the Knights Tuesday. He should be rusty so maybe the Hawks will have another good offensive game. Then 2 games against the defensive minded Kings.
On a previous blog we went without someone covering the Blackhawks for quite a while so I appreciate all the write ups Frenchy.
Not only the number of write-ups, but the information included is great, too.
Since it’s Thanksgiving weekend, I’m sure I can speak for the rest of the Hawks fans here by expressing our thanks to you Frenchy for supplying this quality content.
Happy Thanksgiving to all the Americans out there.
Thanksgiving is a milestone to determine playoff contention. By point per game %, Tankathon has the Hawks out of the playoff picture. CHI with the 11th pick and Florida with the 12th. Just for the heck of it I did a draft simulation and the Panthers moved up 10 spots to 2 and the Hawks dropped to 12.
Thank you, Frenchy, for your very informative responses and for reaching out to your associates for their thoughts. Good stuff.
Coach,
Let’s assume Moore, Nazar and Greene show progress in their development and become mainstays among the forward group along with Bedard. Do you think Davidson’s master plan is to wait to see how the next wave of forward prospects (Lardis, Kantserov, Frondell, Bosivert and Vanacker to name a few) develop over the next two years or so and fit into the lineup, or will he tempted to obtain a big name during the off season to add to the lineup sooner?
There may be slim pickings among the upcoming free agents so a trade is the more likely way to obtain a star player. After reading the rumors that Carolina’s Svechnikov wanted a trade earlier this year, I’m thinking he would be an attractive, albeit expensive addition. He’s only 25 and signed reasonably for three years after this, so he fits the rebuild timeline. If he’s available during the off season, would you as a GM make a move for him?
Frenchy with a good summary of the last 10 games here:
There’s a whole complete articles here on HHS on team speed rankings.
Best & Worst: Who are the Fastest and Slowest Teams in the NHL?
