Blackhawks Rumors: Patrick Kane might be on the move after all

The Chicago Blackhawks are for sure going to be sellers before the NHL trade deadline that is fastly approaching. It is a hard time for a lot of players but that is just the business side of the game. It isn’t always the easiest thing for fans or players to watch.

There are a lot of names being considered “available” right now. Anyone who can land them some great future assets should be considered options to trade. Guys like Andreas Athanasiou, Max Domi, Jake McCabe, and Connor Murphy amongst others are on the block.

Also, Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews are both on expiring contracts right now and could be moved very soon. Getting picks and prospects for the rebuild should be the most important thing. Those guys are amazing but it is time to move on for the betterment of the team.

It sounded like neither of them was going to be moved but now things might be starting to change. For Patrick Kane, there are lots of rumors out there right now when it comes to his status and his plans for the rest of this season.

The Chicago Blackhawks should really want to trade Patrick Kane ASAP.

Kane is the greatest player in the history of the franchise which makes this tough but it has to be done. If he blocks any trades to another team, that will be devastating to Chicago in the long term because then they’d be getting fewer assets.

This is also an elite player that isn’t having that good of a year. Well, for one, it doesn’t seem as if he is himself. It also is a product of how bad the team is. Kane is going to go to another team and start producing again and people are going to act surprised.

If he went to Dallas, New York, New Jersey, Colorado, or any of the good teams that want him, you can fully expect a much more productive Kane again and those teams know that. For that reason, the Hawks should be looking to move him for assets.

Kane might be undecided but the Hawks should put pressure on him to decide soon and choose to go play for another team. He could really go chose another Stanley Cup or two which would cement his legacy even more.

In addition to getting more picks and players for the future, the Hawks would also just become a much worse team without Kane which is a good thing too.

Connor Bedard is going to go first overall to the lottery winner and the Hawks would love for that to be them. This rebuild doesn’t have to last a long time.