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The Hawks will be hit with a $5.5 million recapture penalty in 2022-23 and $1.9 million penalty in 2023-24, although they fortunately weren’t planning to spend near the cap anyway.

Why should anyone believe in this front office?

The Chicago Blackhawks traded All-Star winger Alex DeBrincat to the Ottawa Senators for the Nos. 7 and 39 picks in this year’s NHL draft and a third-rounder in 2024.

In a crazy night at the NHL draft, the Hawks traded DeBrincat to the Senators and Dach to the Canadiens, respectively, for a combined five picks. They later acquired goalie Petr Mrazek and another pick from the Maple Leafs.

Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell says captain Ben McEvoy's return from a fractured neck is inspirational for his AFL club.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Former Hawks guard Kevin Huerter left a piece of his heart in Atlanta as he made his way to Sacramento to start a new chapter in his career with the Kings.

Ahead of the draft Thursday, general manager Kyle Davidson said there has been “lots of talk,” but negotiations have been “distilled down to a few teams the last little while.”

The Hawks would like to get something during draft week in exchange for the two forwards, to whom they aren’t expected to give qualifying offers, but they don’t have much leverage.

Lord knows it’s tempting to ponder and speculate whatever Kevin Durant’s next stop will be. The oversized domino hasn’t tumbled yet, like the entire NBA seems to be waiting on it to do. But that’s given us plenty of time to hear the array of possibilities that might lie ahead…