A closer look at the Blackhawks roster: The contract status — and outlook — for every player

The Blackhawks are in a better place than they were at the end of last season, but they still missed the playoffs for the second year in a row.

In other words, general manager Stan Bowman has work to do. And he knows it.

“We’re going to have some new players here next year for sure,” Bowman said Sunday, “but we have a lot of players that are going to be back, and a lot of the (key players) who had good seasons, they’re coming back for sure. So we don’t need across-the-board changes, but we do need some new players.”

Here’s a look at the 2018-19 Hawks.

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Forwards

Artem Anisimov

The Russian forward failed to score at least 20 goals for the first time in his four seasons with the Hawks, finishing with 15 goals and 22 assists. He’s a trade candidate after the Hawks pay a $2 million bonus July 1 and his no-movement clause drops off.

Contract status: Signed through 2020-21 with a $4.55 million salary-cap hit next season.

Drake Caggiula

A gritty midseason pickup in the mold of Andrew Shaw, Caggiula was a good fit on a line with Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. The 24-year-old forward had five goals and seven assists in 26 games after joining the Hawks from the Oilers in a trade for defenseman Brandon Manning.

Contract status: Signed through 2019-20 with a $1.5 million cap hit.

Alex DeBrincat

The emerging star more than proved his rookie season was no fluke by scoring 41 goals and playing in every game. The 21-year-old right wing added 35 assists to finish with 76 points, 24 more than he had as a rookie.

Contract status: Signed through 2019-20 with a $778,333 cap hit.

John Hayden

The little-used forward was a healthy scratch for 11 straight games down the stretch and hasn’t found a defined role after his first full NHL season. He finished with three goals and two assists in 54 games while averaging 9 minutes, 10 seconds of ice time.

Contract status: Signed through 2019-20 with a $750,000 cap hit.

Dominik Kahun

The free-agent signee out of Germany played in all 82 games as a dependable forward who could play anywhere in the lineup and took only six penalty minutes all season. Not a dynamic scorer yet, the 23-year-old Kahun finished with 13 goals and 14 assists.

Contract status: Signed through 2019-20 with a $925,000 cap hit.

David Kampf

The 24-year-old centered the checking line when he wasn’t fighting through nagging injuries. He finished with four goals and 15 assists in 63 games.

Contract status: Restricted free agent.

Patrick Kane

It was an MVP-type season for the 30-year-old right wing, who had a 20-game point streak and set a career high with 110 points. He was on a 50-goal pace for the first five months before a late drought ended that dream and he finished with 44.

Contract status: Signed through 2022-23 with a $10.5 million cap hit next season.

Marcus Kruger

The 28-year-old forward is at a career crossroads after posting four goals and eight assists in his return to the Hawks. He didn’t show the same ability to center a checking line or be effective on the penalty kill that he did while helping the Hawks win two Stanley Cups. He isn’t likely to be re-signed.

Contract status: Unrestricted free agent.

Chris Kunitz

In what was likely Kunitz’s final season, the 39-year-old forward had five goals and five assists in 56 games. Despite being a frequent healthy scratch for the first time his career, he was in the lineup for 33 of the final 39 games and scored all five of his goals during that span.

Contract status: Unrestricted free agent.

Brendan Perlini

He came over from the Coyotes in the trade for Nick Schmaltz and had eight goals in a seven-game stretch in March to help keep the Hawks alive when the rest of the offense went flat. But the 22-year-old winger had just one point in his final 10 games and has a lot to prove after finishing with 14 goals and seven assists overall, including 12 goals and three assists in 46 games with the Hawks.

Contract status: Restricted free agent.

Brandon Saad

The 26-year-old left wing began the season in Joel Quenneville’s doghouse but went on to have a pretty good season with 47 points (23 goals, 24 assists), not far off his career high of 53. He averaged 17:41 of ice time, the most of his career.

Contract status: Signed through 2020-21 with a $6 million cap hit next season.

Dylan Sikura

Failing to make the team out of training camp was a bad sign, but the rookie forward, who turns 24 in June, played in 33 games in two stints with the Hawks and looked more comfortable as the season went along. He was one of seven NHL players who failed to score a goal this season despite having at least 50 shots on goal.

Contract status: Restricted free agent.

Dylan Strome

The November trade with the Coyotes may have saved the 22-year-old forward’s career. The No. 3 pick in the 2015 draft became a top-six forward and an integral part of the Hawks’ top power-play unit, finishing with 20 goals and 37 assists overall and 17 goals and 34 assists in 58 games with the Hawks.

Contract status: Signed through 2019-20 with an $863,333 cap hit.

Jonathan Toews

The captain turned 30 and played like he was 20, reaching career highs in goals (35) and assists (46). Toews committed to getting healthy last offseason and played in all 82 games, averaging a career-high 21 minutes of ice time.

Contract status: Signed through 2022-23 with a $10.5 million cap hit next season.

Defensemen

Carl Dahlstrom

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The 24-year-old earned a call-up from Rockford in December and became a steady third-pairing defenseman. He finished with no goals and six assists in 38 games.

Contract status: Signed through 2020-21 with an $850,000 cap hit next season.

Gustav Forsling

The 22-year-old hasn’t nailed down a full-time role on the blue line after three seasons. Forsling had three goals and six assists in 43 games after missing the first 18 games following offseason wrist surgery.

Contract status: Restricted free agent.

Erik Gustafsson

It was a breakout season for the 27-year-old, who became the Hawks’ first full-time defenseman to score at least 17 goals in a season since Gary Suter in 1996-97. He added 43 assists. He still must make big improvements to his defensive game to be one of the NHL’s truly elite blue liners.

Contract status: Signed through 2019-20 with a $1.2 million cap hit.

Henri Jokiharju

The 2017 first-rounder got off to a strong start with five assists in the first two games but fell out of favor when Jeremy Colliton took over as coach and finished the season in Rockford. The 19-year-old rookie had no goals and 12 assists in 38 games for the Hawks.

Contract status: Signed through 2020-21 with a $925,000 cap hit next season.

Duncan Keith

Keith’s 35-year-old legs aren’t what they used to be, but the two-time Norris Trophy winner led the Hawks in ice time for the 14th straight season while playing in all 82 games. After scoring only twice in 2017-18, Keith finished with six goals and 34 assists.

Contract status: Signed through 2022-23 with a $5.538 million cap hit next season.

Slater Koekkoek

The 25-year-old defenseman had one goal and four assists while appearing in 22 games for the Hawks after a January trade with the Lightning for Jan Rutta. He’s not a sure thing to be re-signed, though he has proved to be a capable depth defensemen.

Contract status: Restricted free agent.

Connor Murphy

A back injury cost the 26-year-old defenseman 30 games to start the season, but he returned strong and had a typically dependable season. Despite missing nearly half the season, his five goals put him one shy of his career high. He also had eight assists to finish with 13 points.

Contract status: Signed through 2021-22 with a $3.85 million cap hit next season.

Brent Seabrook

The veteran defenseman, who turns 34 this month, lost his spot on the top power-play unit by mid-December and with 19:06 of ice time per game was under 20 minutes for the first time in his career. He’s still a physical presence, and with a no-movement clause in his hefty contract, he isn’t going anywhere this offseason.

Contract status: Signed through 2023-24 with a $6.875 million cap hit next season.

Goalies

Corey Crawford

He missed the first five games because of last year’s concussion and suffered another one in December that cost him 26 more games. The two-time Stanley Cup-winning goalie’s .908 save percentage was the second-worst of his career.

Contract status: Signed through 2019-20 with a $6 million cap hit.

Collin Delia

The first-year goalie started 14 games while Crawford was out with a concussion, tying him with a .908 save percentage. He faded a bit in his final four starts but showed he can be a capable backup to Crawford next season.

Contract status: Signed through 2021-22 with a $1 million cap hit next season.

Cam Ward

Signed to a one-year deal to serve as Crawford’s backup, Ward started 29 games and finished 16-12-4 despite having one of the league’s worst save percentages (.897). The 35-year-old isn’t expected to re-sign and could retire after becoming the 28th goalie to make 700 NHL appearances.

Contract status: Unrestricted free agent.

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