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Chicago Blackhawks: Three new additions should help in 2020-21

By Vincent Parise

TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 02: Forward Pius Suter #24 of Switzerland moves the puck against Germany during the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship on January 02, 2015 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Dennis Pajot/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 02: Forward Pius Suter #24 of Switzerland moves the puck against Germany during the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship on January 02, 2015 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Dennis Pajot/Getty Images) /
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The Chicago Blackhawks have three new additions signed and ready to go for next season.

The Chicago Blackhawks are always looking towards the future with their signings. They like to get their kids that they drafted brought over as soon as they can and they like to bring in some young kids that they didn’t draft as well. Despite the NHL lineup getting ready for some play-in action against the Edmonton Oilers, the front office is out there making moves to try and improve the team for 2020-21 and beyond.

Ian Mitchell

There was a lot of question as to whether or not Ian Mitchell would be playing in the series against the Edmonton Oilers. The deal was agreed to a few weeks prior but it became final on Thursday. The Hawks are going to choose not to burn a year of his entry-level contract and have him make his NHL debut next season.

Mitchell is now on a three year deal with a cap hit of $925,000. It runs through the 2022-23 season due to the fact that they won’t burn a year of it until next season. He played through his junior year at the University of Denver where he was one of the best defensemen in college hockey. His 10 goals and 22 assists for 32 points ranked sixth amongst defensemen in 2019-20 where he was also the captain. This is a kid who could be the captain of the Hawks one day.

Pius Suter

The Blackhawks inked Pius Suter to a one year deal with that $925,000 cap it. The Zurich, Switzerland native has played in the Swiss League from 2015-2020 where he had an outstanding tenure. He scored 81 goals and had 87 assists for 168 points in 210 regular-season games for the ZSC Lions. His playoff numbers are also impressive and he has an NLA Championship with the Lions in 2017-18.

Suter led the entire Swiss League in scoring during the 2019-20 season with 30 goals and 23 assists for 53 points in 50 games. He took the scoring title from current Blackhawks forward, Dominik Kubalik. Having Kubalik there should be pretty comforting for Suter coming over to Chicago as a reigning MVP of the Swiss League.

Wyatt Kalynuk

Chicago wasn’t done announcing the signings of defenseman on Thursday either. It was made clear that the terms have been agreed on with Wyatt Kalynuk a few days ago but they made it official on Thursday. Kalynuk comes from the University of Wisconsin where he was one of his conferences best defensemen.

He is now signed to a two year deal with an average annual value of $925,000. He was outstanding in 2019-20 where he served as the team captain for the Badgers. He had a career-high of seven goals and 21 assists for 28 points in 36 games. His seven goals were tied for the second-most in the Big Ten and his 28 points were second all by himself.

Hot. Dominik Kubalik will come in third for the Calder Trophy. light

It is unclear who of this group will be on the Opening Night lineup for the beginning of the 2020-21 season but they will all be with the organization. It is good to see Chicago looking ahead at all times and bringing in as much youth as possible. The blue line is what needs the most work overall so bringing in as many players for that position as possible is a great idea. Hopefully, some of these guys are able to make a difference.

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