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Jan 30, 2025; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Chicago Blackhawks center Ryan Donato (8) looks on during the warmups before the game against the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n

We are less than 48 hours away from the NHL trade deadline, and, despite already dealing away Seth Jones, the Chicago Blackhawks remain open for business. All deals must be finalized by 2 p.m. on Friday.<\/p>\n

During the CHSN Blackhawks pregame show on Wednesday night, NHL insider Frank Seravalli gave a few updates on players who have garnered interest around the league in Chicago, headlined by forward\u00a0Ryan Donato.<\/p>\n

Asking Price for Donato is a first-round pick<\/h3>\n

Per Seravalli, the Blackhawks are asking for a first-round pick for the team\u2019s leading goal scorer. Donato, 28, will become an unrestricted free agent this summer and is currently making $2M AAV. He\u2019s having a career year with 22 goals and 45 points through 59 games entering Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Blackhawks have sifted through a steady stream of interest,\u201d Seravalli said on the CHSN broadcast. \u201cThey\u2019re willing to be patient to let the market as a whole continue to develop. It\u2019s going to have to be a compelling offer for the Blackhawks to move off of Donato\u2026This might drag into Friday, but I think they\u2019re willing to be patient to see, as a whole, what Donato could bring back.\u201d<\/p>\n

The market for Donato should garner a first-round pick or an equal asset, given his production this season, his expiring contract, and the prices that have been paid for players of similar value. For example, Gustav Nyquist, who was traded for a second-round pick but is older and has lesser production numbers than Donato this season. Or like Yanni Gourde, who was part of a multi-player deal that included multiple first-round picks between Tampa Bay and Seattle.<\/p>\n

Chicago doesn\u2019t\u00a0have to<\/em>\u00a0trade Donato if their asking price isn\u2019t met, as he is a player that would still be useful to the Blackhawks in the near future.<\/p>\n

Petr Mr\u00e1zek is available<\/h3>\n

Also mentioned on the broadcast by Seravalli was goaltender\u00a0Petr Mr\u00e1zek. After the acquisition of Spencer Knight, the Blackhawks have three healthy NHL goaltenders on their roster with a fourth NHLer on the books, Laurent Brossoit. Since the arrival of Knight, Mr\u00e1zek has been the odd-man out for both games.<\/p>\n

\u201cDavidson\u2019s\u00a0trying to find a landing spot for Petr Mr\u00e1zek, who unfortunately is just a victim of circumstance, here,\u201d Seravalli said on CHSN. \u201cHe probably would have gone to Florida in the same deal with Seth Jones had this been an expiring contract\u2026they\u2019re not even asking for anything in return for someone to take Mr\u00e1zek off their hands and get him playing again and get him to a good spot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr\u00e1zek carries a $4.25M AAV through next season, and the Blackhawks don\u2019t have any salary retention spots available since retaining a small portion of Seth Jones\u2019 contract.<\/p>\n

With an underwhelming season (.890 SV%, 3.46 GAA) and a high price tag for another year, moving Mr\u00e1zek appears to be difficult to complete by Friday\u2019s deadline and could more likely be worked out in the summer.<\/p>\n

Blackhawks don\u2019t want a pick for Lukas Reichel<\/h3>\n

Finally, Seravalli also mentioned the possibility of the Blackhawks\u2019 forward,\u00a0Lukas Reichel. While there is interest in the 22-year-old former first-round pick, the Blackhawks are not interested in moving him for next to nothing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere have been teams percolating, asking about him,\u201d Seravalli added on the CHSN broadcast. \u201cI have zero doubt in my mind that Kyle Davidson will get a call on Friday\u2026someone knocking at the door to say, \u2018Hey, would you take a third or a fourth round pick? Let me take Reichel off your hands.\u2019 That\u2019s not going to get it done. They\u2019d rather have a player for player swap, if possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reichel hasn\u2019t become the player many thought he would be by now after going 17th overall in the 2020 NHL Draft. But after a down year in 2023-24, Reichel has had more consistency in his game this season, and with six goals and 19 points in 52 games entering Wednesday night, he is outproducing his numbers from last year (five goals, 16 points in 65 games).<\/p>\n

Reichel carries a minuscule $1.2M AAV cap hit through next season and is a restricted free agent at the end of the 2025-26 season. There\u2019s still room for him to be a part of the future for the Blackhawks, but he could still be a player that benefits from a change of scenery outside of Chicago and would likely be moved for a young player in a similar situation.<\/p>\n

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