No-Trade Clauses Could Complicate the Hawks’ Climb

No-trade clauses have spread across the NHL, with 320 players carrying some form of trade protection this season, and the Blackhawks have handed out plenty of their own, including full no-movement clauses for Patrick Kane and Bowen Byram. Ben Pope argues the bigger long-term problem is the other direction: stars around the league may keep Chicago on their no-trade lists until the Hawks are already winning, which makes developing their deep prospect pool even more important.

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