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Chicago selected heralded Canadian prospect Connor Bedard with the top pick Wednesday night.

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The Hawks will host seven home games on Saturdays, a day they’ve historically ignored, and 25 of their 41 total games on weekends next season — their most since 2008-09. The season starts Oct. 10 at Pittsburgh. The home opener is Oct. 21 against the champion Golden Knights.

The veteran forward, whose free-agent rights were acquired from the Bruins in the Taylor Hall trade, will carry a $4 million salary-cap hit next season. Now, Davidson’s focus turns toward the first round of the draft Wednesday.

Hall’s $6 million salary-cap hit brings the Hawks closer to the cap floor, but GM Kyle Davidson can easily take on more contracts to acquire more assets in trades this week if such opportunities arise.

Three days of coverage as team adds future star Connor Bedard to lineup

The Chicago Blackhawks have reached a trade agreement with the Boston Bruins for forwards Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno, the team announced Monday.

Taylor Hall is headed to Chicago as Boston gets some much-needed cap space.

In addition to Hall, who remains a strong playmaker at age 31, the Hawks also acquired the rights to veteran forward Nick Foligno. Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula’s rights were traded to Boston.

A rough guess on how things might — but inevitably won’t exactly — play out with all 32 first-round picks (as well as the Hawks’ four second-round picks).