When Dominik Kubalík signed a two-year, $7.4 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on Oct. 9, 2020 — a bridge deal on the heels of a 30-goal season — he knew the stakes.
“To be successful again is the first goal right now, to show that it wasn’t just one season,” Kubalík told NHL.com at the time. “You’re always going to face adversity. You just have to be ready for it, get through.
“Right now, everybody expects me to score 30 goals (again). I’d like to do it again, but we’ll see how it goes.”
