Blackhawks’ Draft Plan May Be Getting a Late-Offseason Rewrite

The Blackhawks might be changing their draft strategy, and that is the kind of wrinkle that usually means the board is shifting behind the scenes. Teams do not talk about these pivots unless they think the room is telling them something new. Chicago has been building toward a bigger-picture plan, but draft night can force even the most buttoned-up front office to adjust in real time. If the strategy changes, it will say plenty about what the Blackhawks think is sitting there for the taking.