Let’s get our trade buzz started with a really good read here from Pierre LeBrun at The Athletic on what could shape up to be a chaotic week as we sprint to the trade deadline. He does a good job of setting the table for the teams who are clearly looking to buy… but also reminds us that there are a few days of games for teams to make a case to buy or sell for their respective front offices.
One good reminder from LeBrun on salary retention in the new CBA, something the Blackhawks have leveraged in recent years:
When new CBA details began to surface last June around the draft, I remember being surprised by the banning of double salary retention (third-party brokers). Technically, as the new rule reads, a second retention on the same contract can happen 75 regular-season days later. So it’s not entirely banned, but the rule does nix double retentions in the moment at the trade deadline. Which was the point.
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— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) March 2, 2026Defense trade market
Chris Johnston at The Athletic updated his trade big board on Monday. Some notes on where he had Blackhawks. He has Connor Murphy at No. 11 overall and the No. 3 right-handed defenseman on his list. Dom Luszczyszyn at The Athletic went into specific breakdowns of the top defensemen who are reportedly on the trade block this week. Here’s part of what he wrote about Murphy, who he has listed among the top-four defensemen trade candidates:While he may not deliver much offensively, Connor Murphy has long been a steady defensive presence. There hasn’t been a single season in Murphy’s career where his team has given up more chances with him on the ice. This year’s relative impact on expected goals against of minus-0.49 per 60 is a career-best mark. Murphy’s projected plus-1.3 Defensive Rating is among the highest available.
Source: The Athletic Maybe the first right-handed defenseman who could get moved this week is Vancouver’s Tyler Myers, who is reportedly considering an offer right now. He’s still thinking about the options that are on the table.Myers at this point continues to think about his option(s). I’m not sure how patient the Wings are going to be waiting around. Odds Boeser is moved are low. Garland in play. Little to no action on Pettersson/DeBrusk. Teams looking at VAN UFA’s considering waiting until Friday.
— Irfaan Gaffar (@irfgaffar) March 2, 2026Center trade market
Johnston ranks Jason Dickinson at No. 18 overall and eighth at center. But the contract situations of the centers on the list make them each a unique fit on the market. Dickinson is a rental, and the Blackhawks can retain salary — making him a more affordable center who can help a penalty kill. On the center market, the top name continues to be Vincent Trocheck of the Rangers. But his market may be limited by virtue of his 12-team no-trade clause — and the fact that he wants to stay in the Eastern Conference. Trocheck told Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic, “It’s no secret. [West teams] are on my no-trade list.” That certainly impacts the market for Dickinson, who profiles as more of a bottom-six center. David Pagnotta at The Fourth Period wrote the Utah Mammoth are looking to make a splash before the deadline, weaponizing their $26M in cap space to bolster a playoff run. According to Pagnotta:“Mammoth GM Bill Armstrong has expressed interest in several players on the trade block and has been linked to New York Rangers centre Vincent Trocheck, Calgary Flames centre Nazem Kadri, St. Louis Blues stars Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas, and others.”
Obviously the comments from Trocheck about preferring the Eastern Conference might limit his willingness to move to Utah. Pagnotta also reports “it appears to be status quo between the Mammoth and forward Nick Schmaltz, as contract talks remain tabled for after the season is over.” The former Blackhawk center is set to hit UFA this coming summer. Talia Sprague-Imagn ImagesHence then, the article about blackhawks trade buzz the latest on the defense center markets was published today ( ) and is available on Bleacher Nation ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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