With the Chicago Blackhawks dead last in the standings, general manager Kyle Davidson will likely spend more time over the next months evaluating draft prospects and taking calls leading up to the March 7 deadline. Davidson likely won’t have his busiest deadline since he took over, but his team has a few candidates to be traded.

In his 10th and final year on the ballot, former Astros closer Billy Wagner earned is place in Cooperstown, N.Y. in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

The Blackhawks acquired Hall and now-captain Nick Foligno from the Bruins on June 26, 2023, to be a mentor and potential linemate for Connor Bedard, Chicago's No. 1 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. Hall missed most of last season after having surgery on his right knee in November 2023 and has played up and down the forward lines this season.

Adding a scorer to the bottom six is important for the Golden Knights. Hall was once a top-line forward but is better suited for a bottom-six role now. The Golden Knights would not have to part with a first-round pick to get Hall,

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There might be fewer sellers around the NHL this season than usual, but the Hawks are certainly one. That scarcity of available players could drive up prices.

Taylor Hall came to that realization over the last ... Besides Hall, Ryan Donato, Pat Maroon, Craig Smith, Andreas Athanasiou, and Alec Martinez are the veterans set to hit unrestricted free ...

Ja’Corian Oes posted a double-double as Tyler Legacy handed Rockwall-Heath its first District 10-6A loss of the season, 55-41. Oes finished with 20 points, 14 rebounds and four assists. Zyere Ceasar had 12 points for the Red Raiders.

We’re just under seven weeks from the NHL’s March 7 trade deadline and we’ve got you covered at Daily Faceoff with at least one trade-focused story every day until Deadline Day.

Wagner was elected in his 10th and final year on the ballot with 82.5% of the vote. Chase Utley climbed to 39.8% in his second year.

The Writers Guild of America Awards nominations have been announced. More to come… RIGINAL SCREENPLAY A Real Pain, Written by Jesse Eisenberg; Searchlight Pictures Anora, Written by Sean Baker; NEON Challengers,

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