The Chicago Blackhawks are one of the worst teams in the NHL again in 2024-25. Chicago hoped to be more competitive on the ice after a disastrous 2023-24 campaign. However, the Blackhawks ended up firing their head coach midseason due to poor results.

The Blackhawks signed Brian Campbell a year later, and Marián Hossa a year after that. There was no distant future. There was just now. And within three years, they were Stanley Cup champions. “We just expected to win,

Jones, 30, is in the third year of an eight-year, $76 million contract he signed in 2021. The deal includes a full no-move clause, meaning the defenseman would need to approve any potential trade.

The Chicago Blackhawks are one of the few teams concretely out of the playoff race as the NHL Trade Deadline nears, meaning every contending team will be calling and trying to pluck their best players and assets.