Just How Good Can Michael Misa Be? Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTkwMDExMDgwMjg4NzczODg2/usatsi_18160179.jpg] Within days of becoming general manager of the Chicago Blackhawks, Kyle Davidson shipped out Marc-Andre Fleury, Brandon Hagel and Ryan Carpenter before the March 21 trade deadline. Having signaled his intention to rebuild his roster, Davidson could resume wheeling-and-dealing in the coming weeks. On Saturday, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman said [https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/video/jets-havent-started-contract-talks-dubois-continue-search-head-coach/] the Blackhawks could be worth watching in the trade market. He excluded Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Seth Jones because of their no-movement clauses but indicated they're testing the market for anyone else on their roster that other clubs are willing to ask about. Chicago Sun-Times' Ben Pope believes [https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2022/6/4/23152004/blackhawks-offseason-preview-nhl-draft-free-agency-qualifying-offers-strome-kubalik-lankinen] Kane and Toews can't and won't be traded unless they request it. However, he suggested their decisions could be determined by Davidson's moves this summer. The long-time Blackhawks stars each have a year remaining on their identical contracts and could be lukewarm to the idea of a long rebuild. Should one or both ask to be traded, their hefty $10.5 million cap hits would make them difficult to move. Alex DeBrincat would be a more interesting trade chip. Cap Friendly indicates [https://www.capfriendly.com/players/alex-debrincat] the 24-year-old winger is signed through 2022-23 with an annual average value of $6.4 million and lacks no-trade protection. Pope considers a DeBrincat trade unlikely but didn't rule it out. Hagel was also considered unlikely to be traded because of his youth, affordable contract and two-way play. Davidson bundled him with two fourth-round picks to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Taylor Raddysh, Boris Katchouk and two conditional first-round picks. Davidson will set a hefty price for DeBrincat if he's willing to listen to offers. Nevertheless, a club with cap room and a need for a scoring winger could ante up for him this summer.
