Chicago Blackhawks: 3 absurd trade packages for Vladimir Tarasenko

The Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues have a long storied rivalry. They are also both teams looking to do whatever means necessary to get better. The Blues won the Stanley Cup in 2019 so you know that they are a lot closer to getting back than the Blackhawks who aren’t very good at all anymore. However, there is some news coming from St. Louis that might interest some fans of both teams. The report out there is that Vladimir Tarasenko has requested a trade.

Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic was the first to report this news to the world. It came out during the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night before the Tampa Bay Lightning ended the 2020-21 season. It was strange timing for sure but now everyone is going to wonder what is going to happen with the Blues’ sniper.

The Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues could make a trade if both sides were willing.

There are a lot of things that could cause Tarasenko to want out of St. Louis. He has had a lot of success there, including the Stanley Cup title in 2019. He also has 218 goals and 224 assists for 442 points in 531 games played. He has dealt with injuries over the last few seasons which has made people wonder what the future is going to bring for him. It is easy to forget that he was once a top-five goal scorer in the NHL.

Obviously, the Blackhawks are not a likely destination for Tarasenko for a few reasons. First, it is hard to see the Blues trading him to a division rival that has so much history with them. Second, it doesn’t seem like he is the best fit for the Hawks at this point either. However, it is always fun to speculate what a trade might look like. If it did happen, it might look something like this: