John Dietz of The Daily Herald (mailbag): The Chicago Blackhawks remain three points out of a playoff spot with lots of teams to hop. Chicago’s plan is not to mortgage to buy. Would they take a bad contract with a sweetener? That appears more likely than straight buying. Also, there are sellable commodities like Corey Crawford, Brandon Saad, and Erik Gustafsson.
Robin Lehner getting sent packing seems unlikely and Chicago tends to want to re-sign him. This is something that may take shape over the next few weeks or months.