Not trading Kane or DeBrincat is a mistake for Chicago Blackhawks

The National Hockey League Trade Deadline has come and gone. The Chicago Blackhawks have made some big moves leading up to it which wasn’t much of a surprise. However, they did not make all of the moves that we thought they could make going into it.

We saw the likes of Brandon Hagel and Marc-Andre Fleury move on but that was about it. It sounded logical for them to trade guys like Dominik Kubalik, Dylan Strome, Calvin de Haan, and Caleb Jones but they never did.

We also heard rumors about them trading Patrick Kane or Alex DeBrincat which would have really shaken up the league but they didn’t do that either. To be honest, that might prove to be a mistake one day and that is tough to say.

Of course, everyone wants to see these two playing for the Chicago Blackhawks forever. However, they could have gotten a huge haul for these guys had they made a trade like that. Each of them has the rest of this year and all of next year left on their deal which makes them slightly more than a rental.

The Chicago Blackhawks did not trade Patrick Kane or Alex DeBrincat this time.

That could have driven up the price as teams tend to overpay at the deadline with the Stanley Cup in their sights. Could Chicago have landed multiple first-round picks and high-end prospects? It is certainly possible. We will see how that goes over the summer but it isn’t happening right now.

We will be seeing what these two can do for the rest of the year playing alongside each other on this team that is not going to the playoffs. At a minimum, the Hawks will still remain somewhat exciting for the rest of the season.

We can only hope that they do what they need to do after the season in order to advance their future. Kyle Davidson is pretty committed to a rebuild so it is surprising that nothing came of the rumors surrounding these guys.

Regardless of what happens in the future, we can only hope that the Blackhawks are a better team because of it. Sometimes that means moving on from players like this but it won’t happen right now.