{"id":493324,"date":"2026-03-08T15:47:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T15:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/493324\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T15:47:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T15:47:36","slug":"chicago-blackhawks-considered-losers-for-nhl-trade-deadline-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/493324\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Blackhawks considered losers for NHL Trade Deadline moves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Blackhawks have been one of the most active teams before Friday\u2019s NHL Trade Deadline hit. They officially hit the rebuild button by trading away multiple veteran players on the roster, and are looking to rebuild the franchise in the draft. General manager Kyle Davidson will need to hit on these picks for the trade deadline to be successful. Let\u2019s take a look at how one outlet believes they did this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Blackhawks are ruled losers after the NHL Trade Deadline<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-153641\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20929%20600'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Chicago Blackhawks, NHL Trade Deadline\" width=\"929\" height=\"600\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kyle-Davidson-2-929x600.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Athletic\u2019s Mark Lazerus wrote an article discussing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7094620\/2026\/03\/06\/nhl-trade-deadline-winners-losers-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the winners and losers of the NHL Trade Deadline<\/a>. One of the losers he wrote about were the Blackhawks. Below is what he said regarding the team:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is now nine consecutive seasons that the Blackhawks \u2014 once perennial buyers \u2014 have been on the selling side. GM Kyle Davidson did well to get a first-round pick out of his predecessor, Oilers GM Stan Bowman, by packaging Jason Dickinson (on an expiring contract) and Colton Dach (about to get squeezed out of the lineup by younger players with higher ceilings). Davidson also got decent value for Connor Murphy and earned brownie points with future free agents by doing right by Foligno, sending him to Minnesota to chase the Stanley Cup with his brother. But at some point, don\u2019t the Blackhawks have to start adding to Connor Bedard, not just continue to take from him? Those brownie points don\u2019t mean much if you never bring anybody of consequence in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He would continue to explain how building specifically through the draft does not work in the NHL.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo team has ever successfully built solely through the draft. Every team overvalues its own young players, but at some point, you have to turn picks and prospects and players into assets. A 26-year-old established star in the hand has got to be worth two or three promising lottery tickets in the bush.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Blackhawks wound up getting a 2027 first-round and a 2028 second-round pick from the Edmonton Oilers, forward Andrew Mangiapane, and defenseman Derrick Pouliot. They traded away <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-blackhawks-trade-captain-nick-foligno\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Foligno<\/a>, Connor Murphy, Jason Dickinson, Colton Dach, and Aidan Thompson. It will be intriguing to see how Chicago looks heading into the offseason and if they can turn the franchise around.<\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Chicago Blackhawks receive surprising grade for 2026 NHL Trade Deadline moves\" class=\"post-image\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kyle-Davidson-Draft-Blackhawks.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    Chicago Blackhawks receive surprising grade for 2026 NHL Trade Deadline moves<br \/>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-blackhawks-receive-surprising-grade-for-2026-nhl-trade-deadline-moves\/\" class=\"read-more\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\tFor More Great Chicago Sports Content<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLGY9QowgMXbAg?hl=en-US&amp;gl=US&amp;ceid=US%3Aen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"349\" height=\"108\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20349%20108'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-10.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get the latest Chicago sports news, analysis, and breaking stories on the Bears, Bulls, Blackhawks, Cubs, White Sox, Sky, and more! 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