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CHICAGO \u2014 Could the Chicago Blackhawks have gotten more in Friday\u2019s NHL blockbuster trade? Probably.<\/p>\n

How much more than a third-round draft pick? Probably not enough for Blackhawks fans to get that worked up.<\/p>\n

The Blackhawks always sought to trade Taylor Hall before the deadline. There was once a hope by the Blackhawks that they could get a second-rounder for Hall. That expectation faded over the last few months as Hall\u2019s production declined. He had played himself into a fourth-line role recently.<\/p>\n

Despite that, there still seemed to be some interest in Hall considering his past play and that he had produced in the Stanley Cup playoffs not that long ago for the Boston Bruins. The consensus among scouts was Hall would bring back a third- or fourth-round pick with an additional expectation the Blackhawks would retain half of his $6 million cap hit. A team would be willing to bring Hall on as a potential depth scorer if it wasn\u2019t on the hook for his entire cap hit.<\/p>\n

That scenario sort of played out Friday. But instead of the Blackhawks eating $3 million of Hall\u2019s cap hit, they took on $4.625 million of someone else\u2019s. The Blackhawks sent Hall and his entire cap hit to the Carolina Hurricanes and became a third-team broker in another part of the deal by taking on half of Mikko Rantanen\u2019s $9.25 million cap hit, enabling the Colorado Avalanche to send Rantanen to the Hurricanes.<\/p>\n

Yes, the additional $1.625 million isn\u2019t nothing, and the Avalanche and the Hurricanes needed the Blackhawks to make the trade. And, again, the Blackhawks could have pushed for a bit more or waited to see whether they got something more closer to the deadline, but it\u2019s apparent Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson\u2019s action to make the trade has more to do with where the organization is in its rebuild.<\/p>\n

The Blackhawks aren\u2019t taking on outside prospects at this point. They already have probably too many of their prospects coming in over the next few years and might have to make some tough decisions soon not to sign or re-sign prospects. An abundance of prospects was always the motivation for how Davidson went about his rebuild. They\u2019re flush with them. Seeking a prospect sweetener wouldn\u2019t make sense in the big picture. It\u2019s also unlikely the Hurricanes or Avalanche were going to give up someone who could make a dent in the Blackhawks\u2019 prospects.<\/p>\n

Asking for one of the team\u2019s NHL players wouldn\u2019t have made much sense. The Blackhawks\u2019 motivation to move Hall was largely to open up a roster spot. With Ryan Greene, Oliver Moore and Sam Rinzel likely to turn pro after their college seasons, Davidson knows he needs a few NHL roster spots to give them ice time at the end of the season. Especially with Greene, who is a college junior, the Blackhawks want to ensure him there is an NHL path for him now and in the future. Creating that roster spot now instead of holding off to see what might happen probably wasn\u2019t worth it for Davidson. Whatever he might have given up by not waiting isn\u2019t likely significant enough to cause much regret in the long run.<\/p>\n

So, that leaves negotiations over a draft pick for the Blackhawks. The Hurricanes were already moving their 2025 second-round pick to the Avalanche as part of the deal, so that was out of the picture. The Hurricanes possessed two 2025 third-round picks, their own and the Blackhawks\u2019. The Blackhawks had traded their 2025 third-round pick to the Hurricanes for the Hurricanes\u2019 2024 third-round pick in June. With the 2024 selection, the Blackhawks took Jack Pridham, who has been a pleasant surprise this season.<\/p>\n

Considering the Blackhawks will likely finish 31st or 32nd in the standings, their 2025 third-round pick will end up being near the top of the round. Although it\u2019s not technically a second-round pick, the Blackhawks won\u2019t be far off. They\u2019ll have that early third-round pick, two first-round picks and two second-round picks to give them five selections in the first 75 picks. Like last year, Davidson could package some of those to move around in the draft.<\/p>\n

There will likely be more immediate pressure on Davidson, and every aspect of his trades can be dissected. The Blackhawks aren\u2019t there yet. It\u2019s about the major details, not the minor ones, as the rebuild moves forward. From the Blackhawks\u2019 perspective, Greene\u2019s, Moore\u2019s and Rinzel\u2019s futures are more important than anything else in Friday\u2019s three-way blockbuster trade. Davidson accomplished what was important to him Friday.<\/p>\n

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Colton Dach scored his first NHL goal Friday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. (Daniel Bartel \/ Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

OT loss to Lightning<\/h2>\n

The Blackhawks\u2019 future is slowly taking shape. Connor Bedard and Frank Nazar have looked good together. They combined for a goal in Friday\u2019s 4-3 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.<\/p>\n

Colton Dach scored his first NHL goal and has shown signs of being a potential future piece. Lukas Reichel is coming around again. The defense included four players 23 years old or younger Friday. Meanwhile, 19-year-old Artyom Levshunov and Kevin Korchinski, 20, are still in Rockford and are expected to be key players in the coming years. In addition to Greene, Moore and Rinzel, the Blackhawks are expected to add Nick Lardis, Martin Misiak, Dominic James, and Aidan Thompson to the talent pool next season. Roman Kantserov, one of the KHL\u2019s top young players, and Sacha Boisvert, one of the NCAA\u2019s top freshmen, aren\u2019t that far away either. Plus, there is another top-three pick likely coming in June.<\/p>\n

In some ways, this all might feel like spinning Friday\u2019s trade to what the Blackhawks were doing in recent years, but it\u2019s the reality. You can be upset with the route the Blackhawks went on their rebuild. That\u2019s fair. But the path chosen was almost entirely dependent on drafting a lot of high-end prospects and developing them into mid- to high-end NHL players. That has remained Davidson\u2019s focus in all of his decisions. Friday\u2019s trade was another example of that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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