The First Three Chicago Blackhawks Placed On The Trade Block Include High-Price Tag Names
This NHL season has not panned out the way general manager Kyle Davidson had envisioned and it's clear the Blackhawks will be sellers at the NHL trade deadline with these three candidates as trade bait for contending teams.
First and foremost, Taylor Hall will likely be on the block as he is completing his four-year deal which was signed by the Boston Bruins where he holds a cap hit of $6 million.
It's likely Davidson would be willing to retain some of his contract to make the deal more attractive and send him to a contender while recuperating draft picks and prospects.
Hall has expressed the want the desire to stay with the Blackhawks but the allure too a Stanley Cup contender with certainly be appealing as he is on the latter half of his career.
Ryan Donato has had a strong season's he has scored ten goals with 15 points through 26 games.
The 28-year-old who is a pending free agent this summer is making a measly $2,000,000 a year which is a bargain for any contending team.
He would help many teams especially when it comes to secondary scoring and their power play as he would give good minutes an added depth. The likelihood of him returning after the deadline to the Blackhawks is quite low.
Lastly, defenseman Alec Martinez currently holds a one-year deal with the Blackhawks and even though he has a $4 million camp it much like Hall, it's likely Davidson would retain some money much like he did when Jake McCabe was sent to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Martinez is 20 minutes a game kind of player and those players are not easy to come by especially when it comes to playoff hockey.
He holds experience as he had won the cup three times in his career 2 with the Los Angeles Kings and one with the Vegas golden Knights.
That experience is invaluable, and a contending team would certainly pay a premium to acquire him.
Even though Davidson had expressed the desire to move the team up in the standings and be more competitive, it's clear the Blackhawks are still not where they need to be, and the team will need to continue to rebuild and add to their youth movement.
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