The Stars begin their second-round playoff series against the Seattle Kraken tonight in Dallas. And a good case can be made that goaltender Jake Oettinger
Strome and Kubalik did not receive qualifying offers, as expected; Caleb Jones and Philipp Kurashev were the only Hawks who did. Borgstrom and Connolly were put on waivers for buyout purposes.
Over the past few weeks we've been enjoying the long, winding roads it has taken for players and/or prospects to be part of the current Chicago Blackhawks organization.