Cap situation even harder than expected for the 'Hawks

After their third Stanley Cup championship in six seasons, the Chicago Blackhawks had to let go of the most players by a champion team in the salary cap era. Even though the Blackhawks management knew the summer would be tough, they didn't expect it to be this bad. According to TSN, the 'Hawks have less money to spend then the rest of the NHL due to a $750 000 "bonus overage" they had last season, which is taken off their cap space for this year. And even though the players knew some of them would have to go, it doesn't make the news of friends moving away easier to take. Per TSN: About Patrick Sharp:

"You go back to 2010 we lost a significant part of our team," Quenneville said Friday night. "We were more fortunate in 2013, this year we've seen a few guys ... not just (Patrick Sharp) and (Brandon) Saad who were big parts of our team and played in all situations."

About Brandon Saad:

"I think we were all surprised," Quenneville said. "We were talking at the end of the season that he wasn't going to be part of it going forward. He played huge in big games down at the end of the season for us. Not too many players possess the upside that he has.

About Johnny Oduya,Saad and Sharp:

"I think the quality of what those players have meant to our locker room was a lot," Toews said. "Those are three guys were proven winners and have been a huge part of this team for years, so the challenge is we've got our work cut out for us." "Especially when you win a championship with those guys and to have it all kind of come crashing down moments after, it's not fun."

After all they have been through, will the salary cap reality finally catch up with the closest thing the NHL has had to a dynasty since the turn of the century?