from Nina Falcone of CSNChicago,

Within the next few days, the Blackhawks will have to deal a player or two to shed the $2.2 million it'll take to get them back under the $69 million cap.

But general manager Stan Bowman has said from the beginning that the team has a good idea of the move they'll make before the start of the season and doesn't want the cap to distract fans from the big season the Blackhawks expect to have in 2014-15.

"(The salary cap's) gotten a lot of attention, and rightfully so," Bowman said on SportsTalk Live. "But what I've tried to say all along is that we're going to get it worked out and we're going to be compliant come (Thursday). It's one of those topics where we've had a lot of discussions internally, we know how we're going to make it work. But I don't want to lose focus of some of the exciting things we're looking forward to next year."...

"We have a very similar group back from last year and we added an elite player in Brad Richards. When you bring someone like that in — he's won a Stanley Cup, he went to the Final just last year — and he doesn't have to be the guy. I think there was a lot of pressure for him in New York and I think he's really relieved in a lot of ways. He's made comments about 'it's just nice to be here, there's a lot of great players on this team and I'm just trying to fit in.'

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In case you missed it, the Blackhawks added Dan Carcillo to their training camp roster today.