The NHL’s 2021 trade deadline is set for this Monday at 3 p.m. ET, although the Blackhawks didn’t wait for that final day to arrive before making a pair of moves with the Panthers in the last week.
It’s a season unlike any other which means the trade deadline — like everything else — has its potential for weirdness. Chicago seems like it won’t be too heavily involved in whatever proceedings happen Monday, as teams with a more long-term focus such as the Blackhawks usually don’t load up at the deadline. Anyone in Chicago dreaming of this year’s apparent trade deadline prize — Buffalo forward Taylor Hall — heading to 1901 W.