
Kyle Davidson has total autonomy as Blackhawks general manager. His many bold moves in his first year in the position — firing Jeremy Colliton and trading Alex DeBrincat, Kirby Dach and Brandon Hagel, among others — are certainly proof of that.
But Hawks management, namely CEO Danny Wirtz and business president Jaime Faulkner, have nonetheless been in regular communication with Davidson. The idea is to simply keep both sides of the organization — hockey and business operations — aware of each other’s potential maneuvers.