The NHL trade deadline is March 3, and with just nine days to go, talks are intensifying around the league. Here's what I'm hearing about some dynamics going on behind the scenes...
What will Patrick Kane decide?
We should get clarity on Kane's decision this week. None of this has been easy for the veteran winger. Kane always envisioned himself retiring as a Blackhawk. It's only been over the past several months -- and maybe even the past several weeks -- that he was forced to accept that that vision might not be realistic anymore.