from Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune,

... as Bowman surveys the landscape of the Hawks' roster and the league, he said Tuesday he doesn't expect to make a "big addition" before the March 1 deadline like he did the last two seasons when he traded first-round picks for Antoine Vermette in 2015 and Andrew Ladd in 2016.

"I'm not expecting to make a deal this year, unlike previous years," Bowman said before the Hawks' game against the Sharks. "I suppose anything can happen. I've said this from the beginning of the year and I mean it, we have a different dynamic because we have a lot more young players who have been with our team this year from the beginning. … So our team's going to hopefully be improving from within relative to the last few years."...

Bowman characterized trade talks around the league as "pretty slow" but that will pick up as teams that are on the edge of playoff contention become sellers. But there is a chance there will be fewer teams sellers than previous years, which would affect the price of acquiring someone in a trade.

"Most of the time when there's movement, it's when there's a pool of players available," Bowman said. "Right now, there really isn't. Most teams are trying to see how they play over the next few weeks. The way the standings are going, I don't know if teams are going to fall out of the race."

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