or is it????
and not this Bob McKenzie...
this one...
Anyhow, Right before yesterday's preseason opening game against the Detoilet Red Wings, TSN's very own Uncle Bob McKenzie mentioned, in his Insider Trading segment, that the Blackhawks had made it aware to several teams that Nick Leddy was indeed available. This is info that most in the Blackhawks community are pretty well aware that Leddy is one of the reported salary cap solutions. He also mentioned that Stan Bowstink "reportedly" wants any team that takes Leddy to also take Versteeg as part of the deal.
This is music to most of our ears.
It is pretty apparent that the major piece of any movement to get under the cap will be a defenseman. The three eligible candidates are Leddy, Johnny Oduya and Michal Rozsíval. Ideally, you'd love to see Rozsíval and Versteeg get sent somewhere north of Siberia, but there has to be a desire for said players. There is not. Oduya still has some tread on his tires, and Leddy has a lot of youth, talent, and potential.
We'll see how it plays out in the coming weeks......