The Athletic’s Scott Powers broke the news earlier today that, per his source, the Chicago Blackhawks are actively shopping defensemen Brandon Manning and Jan Rutta.
Myself, along with many Blackhawks fans, have been rooting for something like this to surface for a long time. At 28 years old, Manning signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks for $2.25 million annually. Manning was coming off the best season of his career to date which seems to justify Stan Bowman’s signing, however two years at $2+ mil was a little bit of a head scratcher.