But the Hawks have been in rebuilding mode — with an eye on returning to Cup contention — and have a several defensemen in the pipeline that the organization is high on. Some of those young blue liners, such as Ian Mitchell, Wyatt Kalynuk and Nicolas Beaudin, received significant ice time last season, and they and others likely will push for more minutes next season.
Could Duncan Keith be headed out of Chicago after 16 seasons? Report floats rumored trade talks involving the veteran Blackhawks defenseman.
