Journalist reveals the Blackhawks are trading away their goal-scoring forward
The Chicago Blackhawks should continue to build prospects and get younger during the 2024 offseason. Doing so would require the team to move a major piece, a key forward.
Who would be Jason Dickinson, if the Blackhawks were to part ways with any of their core.
Especially if the right asset came available, as Dickinson proved himself a key forward, and a 20-goal scorer during the regular season, on a bottom-three team.
Moving Dickinson means, moving on from a shooter, with a great shooting percentage at 17.5%, whom Davidson could move for a defenseman or forward with more upside.
A Jason Dickinson Trade
So if Kyle Davidson does decide to move on from Jason Dickinson, the Blackhawks could easily sell him, even at age 29 to contending teams.
He still has two good years left, all the while having a cost-controlled contract at $4.85 Million AAV, while next season the cap hit is $3.65 Million in 2025-2026.
Should the Blackhawks move forward with the trade, they must leverage Dickinson to find a better, younger player who could slot in alongside Bedard and Kurashev. For a longer term, say ten years, more than Dickinson can offer the Hawks.
With the Blackhawks deadly serious in terms of getting better, it'd be wise to scout the market for suitors for Dickinson. But I'd be skeptical of what the return could be.
But there could be a forward who could have only recently gained a few years of NHL experience who could fill the gap, or find a prospect who is NHL-ready.
A fresh start in a no-pressure system, like Chicago, could be beneficial for a younger player, described above.
Source: Blackhawk-up
One player the Blackhawks could shockingly trade away in the 2024 offseason
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