from John Dietz of the Chicago Daily-Herald,

While Davidson may not want to handicap the odds of Toews and Kane returning, I'm happy to do so.

Let's start with Toews, who didn't score in the first 25 games last season but did finish with 12 goals. Next season may be Toews' last, so you have to think the captain will want one more chance to win a Stanley Cup. The thought here is he waives his no-movement clause, starts the season with the Hawks and is traded in February or March.

Kane's situation is much more interesting because he is still one of the best offensive forwards in the game. He scored 26 goals and dished out 66 assists while never 100% healthy last season. On a bad team, no less.

This is the second time in five years the Hawks unceremoniously traded one of Kane's superstar linemates. Bye-bye, Artemi Panarin. Bye-bye, DeBrincat.

Make no mistake, Kane is upset and weighing his options.

My guess is Kane does one of two things:

- He waives his NMC soon and tells the Hawks to trade him to a contender (the Rangers being his first choice).

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