He lands with an Original Six team and in a big city. Should a team be rewarded for paring down that much? Winner: Connor Bedard Plus, the Blackhawks were the definition of organizational tank, moving out Alex DeBrincat, Kane, Max Domi, Jake McCabe and others either in the offseason or before the trade deadline. Most people from then have left the team, but the scandal tarnished the organization. The franchise is less than two years removed from the release of a damning report about how it mishandled a sexual assault allegation involving then-video coach Brad Aldrich during the team's run to the 2010 championship. 'When our logo flipped over there, I was like, 'Wow.'' Loser: Blackhawks critics

'It can change a franchise, it can change a city and it change an era in a team's history,' general manager Kyle Davidson said of having the No. It's reminiscent of when the Blackhawks built around Jonathan Toews (No. Bedard, by himself, won't get the team back to the playoffs, but he can provide enough excitement for fans as the team builds around him.

Chicago won Stanley Cups in 2010, 20, but it has missed the playoffs for five of the last six seasons.

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