{"id":130347,"date":"2022-07-03T09:15:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T13:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=130347"},"modified":"2022-07-03T09:15:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T13:15:02","slug":"bidding-war-for-chicago-blackhawks-star-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/07\/03\/bidding-war-for-chicago-blackhawks-star-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Bidding War for Chicago Blackhawks Star Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of their ongoing rebuild, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/blackhawks\/\" target=\"_self\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> are understood to be willing to let a number of key players leave. Of course, this is only for the right price. One of the names circulated in the rumour mill is Chicago&#8217;s young star and alternate captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/debrial01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex DeBrincat<\/a>. This is one of the bigger Chicago Blackhawks trade rumours in recent memory.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Friedman on 32TP says momentum is building for an Alex DeBrincat trade, he heard that one team offered a reasonably high 1st RD pick and another 1st RD pick and prospect, not a great prospect but a young player who could play and that wasn&#39;t enough to get it done.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NHL Watcher (@NHL_Watcher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHL_Watcher\/status\/1543113136227717120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Chicago Blackhawks Trade Rumours: Team Received Offer For Alex DeBrincat<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcast.sportsnet.ca\/32-thoughts\/the-latest\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Per Elliotte Friedman on his 32 Thoughts Podcast,<\/a> the Blackhawks have already received an offer of a &#8216;reasonably high&#8217; first-round pick, another first-round pick and a prospect from an unnamed team for DeBrincat. However, this did not meet Chicago&#8217;s demands sufficiently. Friedman also mentioned there are still teams &#8216;stepping up&#8217; and the Michigan native is &#8216;coveted&#8217; around the league.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means<\/h3>\n<p>It is no surprise that DeBrincat is in demand. Despite his team finishing 27th place, he managed an impressive career-high of 78 points in 82 games.\u00a0 The 2016 NHL Draft&#8217;s 39th overall pick has one year left on his $6.4 AAV contract. However, he will still remain under team control as a restricted free agent, so his stock has never been higher. However, what team would be able to bring him in?<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/devils\/\" target=\"_self\">New Jersey Devils<\/a> have been heavily linked with DeBrincat and they have to be considered a strong contender. They have the assets available to make the trade, plus the cap space to take on his contract. It is easy to imagine that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hugheja03.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Hughes<\/a> could form strong chemistry with his fellow American, which would lead to a scary top-six line. However, New Jersey must prioritize goaltending, meaning the trade could be a luxury the Devils cannot afford right now.<\/p>\n<p>One interesting option could be the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/ducks\/\" target=\"_self\">Anaheim Ducks<\/a>. The California club boasts four picks in the first two rounds of this year&#8217;s draft, including the 10th overall, plus a strong prospect pool. This gives them plenty to offer Chicago in a trade, especially for a rebuilding team. Anaheim has a lot of cap space right now but needs to resign a large portion of their key forward group. However, none compare to the quality DeBrincat offers and the exciting prospect of putting him on a line with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/z\/zegratr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trevor Zegras<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MEOW! 7-2!<\/p>\n<p>Alex DeBrincat adds one late in Period 3. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CHIvsDET?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CHIvsDET<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uAlPDomQmm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/uAlPDomQmm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLBlackhawks\/status\/1366213899280859140?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of their ongoing rebuild, the Chicago Blackhawks are understood to be willing to let a number of key players leave. Of course, this is only for the right price. One of the names circulated in the rumour mill is Chicago&#8217;s young star and alternate captain Alex DeBrincat. 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