The Blackhawks won’t be an offensive juggernaut next season. After Wednesday, however, they’re at least on track to put a full and roughly NHL-caliber roster of forwards on the ice.
For starters, Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews appear increasingly likely to stick around. Their agent, Pat Brisson, told TSN’s Pierre LeBrun on Wednesday: ‘‘While they’re not necessarily in agreement with the direction the team is taking, they will let the dust settle first and then patiently make the best decisions . . . [for] their respective careers.’’
