Five free agents the Blackhawks should consider signing this offseason

Alex Killorn

The Tampa Bay Lightning are up against the salary cap ceiling. They have so little room it looks like bringing back Colton and Killorn is less and less of a possibility for the team. So, the Blackhawks might be able to add a guy like Alex Killorn to their team, especially with the idea in mind that the Hawks will give him an opportunity to head back to a contending team come the trade deadline.

Alex Killorn has done it all. Over the course of his 11 year career, Killorn has won two Stanley Cups and been to the Stanley Cup Final four times with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He has registered 198 goals and 268 points in 805 games in Tampa Bay. His best season was this past year where he registered a career high 64 points in 82 games.

While Killorn is 33 years old, he still is playing at an elite level. In six playoff games this spring, Killorn has three goals and two assists. He is someone that the Blackhawks would be lucky to have on their team this year to play along Bedard, even if they then choose to trade him back to a team like Tampa Bay at the deadline for a playoff run.

Obviously there are two big free agents missing from this list, Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. At the end of the day, I believe they would make the most sense to bring back for this upcoming season. Having those two stars help usher in Connor Bedard would be amazing to see, plus it would help the Hawks get to the salary cap floor this year. However that door closed when the Hawks decided to not bring them back early this past year, forcing Patrick Kane to leave in a trade and Jonathan Toews to walk away at the end of the season. It seems like the Hawks might have made the wrong call with their two franchise icons, but only time can decide whether or not that is the case.