Blackhawks general manager Dave Tallon told the Chicago Tribune that he's looking to keep the team's nucleus in tact. "The key for us is to keep the nucleus of this team together for the longest possible time," Tallon said. "That's the goal, and we'll achieve that goal." Nikolai Khabibulin and Martin Havlet will both be unrestricted free agents. Retaining Khabibulin, who split regular season time with Cristobal Huet, would mean committing serious money to two goalies. "We have depth in goal," Tallon said. "We have a lot of young prospects. Nik was really good this year. It was positive to see Cristobal have a great finish the other night [with 44 saves] and play like he was capable of playing. He had a pretty good year as well. "We're going to meet and evaluate the direction we're going to head." Havlat has made it known that he'd like to remain with the Blackhawks. "I would love to stay here. ... We'll see how it goes," he said. "We'll find out very soon. We're going to talk quickly, and hopefully it's going to work out."