Chicago Blackhawks GM is on the hot seat right now, per Bleacher Report

“Rebuilds can take a long time to come together, just ask the Edmonton Oilers and Buffalo Sabres, but the Blackhawks landing Bedard changed the clock in all of our minds, but maybe not theirs. Make no mistake, Bedard is having a very good season, while the other young players coming up with and around him are dealing with the usual bumps in the road. Heck, Bedard dealt with it last year, remember?

“Still, it’s up to Davidson to better surround Bedard, and when that didn’t work out a year ago with older veterans, he pulled back and gave younger players space to seize the opportunity and run free under new coach Jeff Blashill. It hasn’t worked either. Chicago has two 20-goal scorers in Bedard and Tyler Bertuzzi, and only five other players have reached double figures.”

Yerdon continues that Davidson’s likely going to wind up staying after the front office changed directions of the franchise. However, in other circumstances, he could be gone. Since becoming general manager on an interim basis in March 2021 and permanently during that offseason, Chicago has failed to make the postseason. In fact, the team has finished in the bottom two spots in the Western Conference each season.

While Davidson has preached patience, Chicago has been allowing him to shape the roster with Connor Bedard as the superstar. It will be intriguing to see how ownership feels about how Davidson is doing after another season with little on-ice results.