from Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe,
Blockbuster trades rarely occur anymore, but there’s the potential for one here, provided one or both of the Hawks’ superstars, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, cared to surrender his no-movement clause. That is a big if, obviously, but they both will be 30 this year and perhaps a change of scenery would restore some vigor to their games after logging many miles. Each soon will be closing in on 1,000 games, including their combined 255 in the playoffs.
Toews and Kane are each on the books for $10.5 million a year over the next five. So money alone would make them difficult moves — again, providing they cared to be dealt. The return would be huge, the Hawks likely to net a pair of first-rounders and maybe a combination of two or three ready-to-play NHLers and/or top prospects.
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