How Kyle Davidson Screwed The Blackhawks Over While Trading Alex DeBrincat

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Sam Walker
November 15, 2022 (0:01)

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It is well known that Kyle Davidson, general manager of the Chicago Blackhawks, traded away�Alex DeBrincat at the age of�24.�DeBrincat� was just one of the good points of what had been overall, a poor season in the windy city, scoring 40 goals last�season.

So why deal a player who scores 40 goals? DeBrincat, who made $6.4 million this past�season as a restricted free agent, is in line for a lucrative contract worth $9 to $10 million per year. Davidson is also aware of the importance of DeBrincat's return in a trade to the Blackhawks' reconstruction. As a result of the Blackhawks apparently rejecting a deal during the off-season, it's one that will make Blackhawks fans shake their heads.

Why did Kyle Davidson wait until the last minute to make a trade??

On the under review podcast, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman said that a club approached Chicago in an effort to acquire DeBrincat. The deal included at least two first round picks, one of which was extremely costly, but Kyle Davidson and the�Chicago Blackhawks declined.

"I think there's one team that made a- I'm working on it today, a pretty big offer for DeBrincat, which if it's two included a couple-at least a couple of first rounders, one of them which would of been pretty high, and I heard Chicago wasn't willing to do that so, I'm very curious to see what it's going to take to get DeBrincat out of there." - Elliotte Friedman