The Chicago Blackhawks don’t want to trade Brandon Saad again, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet said on his “31 Thoughts” podcast.
“I’d heard Chicago had been in on (Justin) Faulk, but I heard the hangup there was Brandon Saad; that Carolina wanted Saad, and Chicago didn’t want to do that,” Friedman said.
Chicago is looking to add a right-handed shot like the 26-year-old Faulk. He has two years left on his current contract and carries a $4.833 million salary cap hit. He has scored 30-plus points a season since the 2013-14 campaign.