Demidov or Levshunov

Created by: Eric_Dazes_Chiropractor

Team: 2024-25 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 20, 2024

Published: Jun. 21, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

I've always been of the firm belief that in order to have sustainability in the NHL, you build your rosters from the back-end to the front-end. When it comes to the Demidov vs Levshunov debate, while Demidov sounds like the more exciting option and another toy at Bedard's disposal, scoring 4 goals a game won't be worth much when you're giving up 5. Since the Hawks are stuck with Jones's contract for the next half-decade and Murphy looking like a trade piece every off-season, outside of Rinzel, RHD looks bleek for the future. I think the drafting of Levshunov puts the fanbase and organization at ease to the point you can then focus on building around Bedard.

A core moving forward of Bedard, Nazar, Moore, Vlasic, Korchinski, Levshunov, and Commesso is a great start and you definitely have the opportunity to start having sustainability come 2026/2027

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST	YEARS	CAP HIT
Kelley, Connor	3	$775,000
Gorman, Liam	3	$775,000
Basse, Dominic	3	$775,000
Harding, Taige	3	$950,000
Moore, Oliver	3	$950,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Anderson, Joey	1	$1,000,000
Entwistle, Mackenzie	1	$900,000
Crevier, Louis	1	$850,000
Roos, Filip	1	$850,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Marchessault, Jonathan		2	$7,500,000
DeMelo, Dylan		2	$4,000,000

Trades

CHI

Howden, Brett

VGK

2025 4th round pick (CHI)

CHI

2025 5th round pick (BOS)

BOS

Phillips, Isaak [RFA Rights]
Raddysh, Taylor [RFA Rights]

Buyouts

Josh Bailey: $1,166,667

Retained Salary Transactions

Jake McCabe: $2,000,000 (50%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$88,000,000	$72,126,667	$0	$6,675,000	$15,873,333

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Kurashev, Philipp $2,250,000$2,250,000 LW, C, RW RFA - 1	Bedard, Connor $950,000$950,000 ($3,500,000$4M) C RFA - 2	Marchessault, Jonathan $7,500,000$7,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 5
Hall, Taylor $6,000,000$6,000,000 LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1	Nazar, Frank $950,000$950,000 ($900,000$900K) RW, C RFA - 2	Foligno, Nick $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 2
Reichel, Lukas $1,200,000$1,200,000 LW, C RFA - 2	Dickinson, Jason $4,250,000$4,250,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Athanasiou, Andreas $4,250,000$4,250,000 LW, RW UFA - 1
Donato, Ryan $2,000,000$2,000,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 1	Howden, Brett $1,900,000$1,900,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Anderson, Joey $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Vlasic, Alex $4,600,000$4,600,000 LD UFA - 6	Jones, Seth $9,500,000$9,500,000 RD NMC UFA - 6	Mrázek, Petr $4,250,000$4,250,000 G UFA - 2
Korchinski, Kevin $918,333$918,333 ($1,000,000$1M) LD RFA - 2	Murphy, Connor $4,400,000$4,400,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 2	Söderblom, Arvid $962,500$962,500 G RFA - 1
Kaiser, Wyatt $916,667$916,667 ($425,000$425K) LD RFA - 1	DeMelo, Dylan $4,000,000$4,000,000 RD UFA - 4

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Entwistle, Mackenzie $900,000$900,000 LW, C RFA - 1
Roos, Filip $850,000$850,000 LD UFA - 1
Slaggert, Landon $912,500$912,500 ($850,000$850K) LW RFA - 1

Top Comments

Jun. 21 at 11:06 a.m.

StutzlesNumber1Fan

Joined: Jan. 2024

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Likes: 2,437

Lev ain’t even good defensively so you may as well take the superstar potential in Demidov. Dude is legit.

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Jun. 21 at 11:10 a.m.

Bedsy_Burner

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Joined: Apr. 2024

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Yes, our RD depth is lacking, but WE DO NOT NEED TO USE A 2ND OVERALL PICK TO ADDRESS THAT NEED!!! There are tons of RD in the late 1st through the early 3rd round who would be great additions to add RD depth. Emery, Elick, Badinka, Kleber, Brunicke, Marelli, Danford, etc. I could go on and on. Demidov isn't just a shiny new toy, he has a high motor, he plays defense, he is very smart, he is a leader, and the talent is not just great, it is off the charts. Simply put, he is the BEST PLAYER AVAILABLE at 2nd overall by a mile.

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Jun. 21 at 11:13 a.m.

Bedsy_Burner

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Quoting: StutzlesNumber1Fan

Lev ain’t even good defensively so you may as well take the superstar potential in Demidov. Dude is legit.

Yeah. People are just seeing what they want to see with him. I don't want to tear the kid down, because he is an intriguing young player, but he doesn't belong in this conversation and the talking points of the people that want him are just ridiculous un-objective trivialities.

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Jun. 21 at 11:18 a.m.

Eric_Dazes_Chiropractor

Joined: Jun. 2024

Posts: 10

Likes: 2

Quoting: Bedsy_Burner

Let's chill the **** out for a second. In terms of right now, Levshunov is the more sensical pick over Demidov. Do I want Demidov? You bet your ass I do. But looking at how this roster is going to be shaped, I don't think KFC will pass on Levshunov at #2. Has nothing to do with who we want as opposed to who we need. Step out of your bubble Bedsy boy.

Jun. 21 at 11:18 a.m.

Eric_Dazes_Chiropractor

Joined: Jun. 2024

Posts: 10

Likes: 2

Quoting: Bedsy_Burner

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