Brandon Saad #20, Chicago Blackhawks Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
For most fans, seeing the Chicago Blackhawks change players is never easy. Watching fan favorites get traded or not re-signed is not a fun sight to see. After ten games this season, one trade is still not adding up.
The Blackhawks traded Brandon Saad and Dennis Gilbert to the Colorado Avalanche back in October. Also, they kept a million off of Saad’s contract to make the money work a little better for the Avalanche. In return, Chicago received Nikita Zadorov and Anton Lindholm.
The Gilbert and Lindholm swap is pretty much a wipe, although Gilbert is younger and has played a game this season.