Blackhawks have money to spend but little roster flexibility this offseason

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A last-place team typically doesn’t stand pat in the offseason. But there was very little typical about this Blackhawks season, their first losing campaign in the Jonathan Toews/Patrick Kane era. Marian Hossa’s departure, Corey Crawford’s injury and some lousy puck luck — well, that’s what the Hawks hope it was, at least — for Toews, Brandon Saad and Duncan Keith all factored into the Hawks’ demise. ‘‘If we all collectively have better years in all aspects . . . I believe we’re very capable of [rebounding],’’ coach Joel Quenneville said. ‘‘We’ve seen many games this year where we look like we could be a really good team. [It’s] just that consistency, putting that in place.’’ RELATED STORIES Blackhawks’

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