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NHL Rumors: Blackhawks officially enter Jack Eichel sweepstakes, and Bruins looking for top defenseman

Add another team to the Jack Eichel sweepstakes. Although they’ve been mentioned in rumors before, this is the first “official report” that the Chicago Blackhawks are indeed involved.

Blackhawks after Jack Eichel

In a NY Post exclusive, Larry Brooks is reporting that the Blackhawks have entered trade talks for the Sabres 24 year-old injured center.

For Slapshots has learned that the Blackhawks have taken a ticket at the deli counter in communicating their interest in the 24-year-old center, who is in the midst of divorce proceedings with the Sabres while possibly facing a tricky surgery to repair a herniated disk.