Could Blackhawks get creative with Seth Jones trade? Six thoughts on NHL deadline, more
Could Blackhawks get creative with Seth Jones trade? Six thoughts on NHL deadline, more We’re less than a week away from the NHL trade deadline. Will the Chicago Blackhawks make another trade? Could Seth Jones be dealt? Ryan Donato? Someone else? Maybe no one gets moved? As of Friday afternoon, it sounded like the Blackhawks weren’t sure how the final week would play out. Trade discussions have been relatively quiet for them and apparently other teams considering the quantity of moves lately. That all could certainly change in the The Blackhawks seem open to facilitating a trade for Jones if possible and are willing to explore different ways to do it. The one sticking point may be how much the Blackhawks are willing to retain over the final five years of Jones’ contract, which has a $9.5 million cap hit. What’s a reasonable amount? I posed that question to one league executive recently. “Five years is a lot of time, but obviously it sounds like the cap is due to rise significantly, so I’d have to think $2 (million to) $3 million is probably the range,” the source said. ...



















