{"id":131659,"date":"2022-08-20T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=131659"},"modified":"2022-08-21T17:46:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T21:46:56","slug":"best-and-worst-chicago-blackhawks-free-agent-signings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/08\/20\/best-and-worst-chicago-blackhawks-free-agent-signings\/","title":{"rendered":"Best and Worst Chicago Blackhawks Free Agent Signings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Last Word on Hockey\u2019s 2022 summer series, exploring the best and worst free agent signings for each NHL team of the post-lockout, salary cap era. With this past offseason seeing some big splashes (and potential gambles) like Johnny Gaudreau<\/a>, Claude Giroux<\/a>, John Klingberg<\/a>, and others, it\u2019s time to take a look at how teams have boosted and stunted their progress in recent history. Today, we take a look at the Chicago Blackhawks free agents history.<\/p>\n

Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> Free Agent Hits and Misses<\/h2>\n

Best Signing: Marian Hossa<\/a><\/h3>\n

On July 1st, 2009, the Chicago Blackhawks made a big splash in the free agency market. Announcing they had signed<\/a> 30 year old Marian Hossa to a 12-year, $62.8 Million contract carrying a cap hit of $5.233 Million per year. \u00a0While signing a 30 year old to a 12 year contract may not have been the best look, Hossa was a huge part of the Blackhawks Stanley Cup Championships. His cap hit of $5.233 was also a very reasonable value for Chicago.<\/p>\n

Hossa had been coming off of back to back Stanley Cup Finals appearances, albeit on the losing side of both. Playing with the Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> in 2007-08 Hossa would help the Penguins reach the final before losing out to the Detroit Red Wings.<\/a> He then signed a 1 year deal with Detroit and would reach the finals again this time losing to his former Pittsburgh Penguins.<\/p>\n

In his first season with Chicago, Hossa would make his 3rd consecutive Stanley Cup Finals appearance. This time more successful than the previous two, the Blackhawks we’re named the 2010 Stanley Cup champions. Hossa went on to win two more Stanley Cups with the Blackhawks.<\/p>\n

Suiting up for 534 regular season games, Hossa would score 186 goals and 229 assists totaling 415 points. He would amass a whopping +133 with the Blackhawks. His playoff stats with the team were also very impressive posting 72 points in 103 post season game with the club.<\/p>\n

Hossa\u2019s tenure with the Hawks would come to end as the right winger announced on May 19, 2018 that he would not play again due to health issues.<\/a><\/p>\n

In being a huge factor in the clubs Stanley Cup Championship, Hossa goes down as one of the Chicago Blackhawks Best Free Agent Signings in the salary cap era.<\/p>\n

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The #Blackhawks<\/a> sign Marian Hossa to a 12-year\/$62.8 million contract. <\/p>\n

Turned out to be a decent signing pic.twitter.com\/57UofNrYka<\/a><\/p>\n

— This Day in Chicago Sports (@ChiSportsDay) July 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n