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Blackhawks: 3 last-minute Patrick Kane trade packages with the Rangers

By Vincent Parise

VANCOUVER, CANADA - JANUARY 24: Patrick Kane #88 of the Chicago Blackhawks waits for a face-off during the first period of their NHL game against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on January 24, 2023 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver won 5-2. (Photo by Derek Cain/Getty Images)
VANCOUVER, CANADA - JANUARY 24: Patrick Kane #88 of the Chicago Blackhawks waits for a face-off during the first period of their NHL game against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on January 24, 2023 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver won 5-2. (Photo by Derek Cain/Getty Images) /
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The Chicago Blackhawks are in a decent spot with their rebuild. The team is horrible on the NHL ice this year but that is going to lead to a very high draft pick. It could even lead to Connor Bedard who seems like a generational game changer.

Chicago’s prospect farm is getting better and better which is great to hear knowing how they are building the organization. It is only going to get better if they are smart with their trade deadline work this year.

There are plenty of options to trade but Patrick Kane is obviously the big one. It seems like his only destination is the New York Rangers because of personal preference.

If this trade is going to get done, Kane has all of the leverage so it might not be the return that fans initially thought. These are three realistic trade packages for Kane to the Rangers:

The Chicago Blackhawks could make a trade that gets them two picks.

The Chicago Blackhawks probably ruined their chances of getting the most out of Patrick Kane. If they knew he even slightly wanted to go there before the Vladimir Tarasenko trade, they could have pulled the trigger sooner.

However, Zach Jones, New York’s 2023 second round pick, and a future sixth-round pick is still decent for Kane in this current situation.

Jones is a defenseman that is on the young side so he’d just join the young crop of players that the Hawks have at that position. The second round pick could be incredibly valuable in the 2023 draft as the talent runs very deep.

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