Blackhawks will be making this trade according to Elliotte Friedman
Are the Chicago Blackhawks in need of talent? They have plenty of it it in the AHL, which they could call up at any moment they wish. But they'd be subject to waivers, and the team would end up losing precious draft capital spent to acquire.
So instead of relying upon prospects, and burning through an entire year for suboptimal production, what method should Kyle Davidsonuse?
He'll have to go to the market, for a trade to get the kind of talent down the middle needed.
Philipp Kurashev arguably isn't a natural center and had a career year in 2023-2024 being centered by Connor Bedard scoring 18 goals, and 54 points in 75 games last season.
The Blackhawks have $4.5 Million in salary cap space, and it seems like Kyle Davidson has an itchy trigger finger to spend to the cap.
But who will he pursue with that kind of money?
The trade market has yet to develop, as trades peak around March, and usually teams haven't built a game plan before Thanksgiving usually.
Who could Davidson pursue with that cap space and a mass amount of assets in the lockbox?
There's no idea of whom it could be for now, but it seems Kyle Davidson is eager for the team to make the Stanley Cup playoffs, as soon as this season.
Yzerplan?
Is he in immediate rush to make it to the playoffs instead of letting the team grow organically? Or is this catering to his coaches biases?
It seems like a rush job to blow through capital.
Not to discount the analytics nerds in the front office, but Steve Yzerman instead of building the Red Wings as he should've, through the draft has instead blown money on veteran players, and has nothing to show for it even with Alex DeBrincat and Patrick Kane.
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