Five free agents the Blackhawks should consider signing this offseason
By Jim Lynch
Ryan O’Reilly
There are a lot of teams that are going to want to add Ryan O’Reilly this offseason. In 53 games this past season O’Reilly put up 14 goals and 30 points split between the St. Louis Blues and Toronto Maple Leafs.
Teams looking to add him for a playoff race will want him for his clutch performance in the postseason, this past season he scored three goals and registered nine points in 11 games.
O’Reilly is someone who would be a great add for the Blackhawks. They have the money to pay him eight or so million for the next two or three years and they will be able to have him play with Connor Bedard helping to usher in the next great top line center in Blackhawks history. The issue with trying to sign O’Reilly comes down to whether or not he is willing to be apart of a rebuild, but the Hawks should have enough cap space to make that less of an issue.