Connor Bedard and goalie Spencer Knight are two players with whom the 'Hawks can begin contract extension talks this summer.

Hawks general manager Kyle Davidson has now executed a whopping four Lafferty trades — three in which he has acquired the speedy forward.

NHL free agency began on Tuesday, and the Chicago Blackhawks kicked off the week with a trade. The Blackhawks announced Tuesday morning that the team has re-acquired forward Sam Lafferty in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres.