Report: Rookie GM Kyle Davidson trying to trade two Blackhawks forwards

Interim Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson has already made a pretty significant move in his first two weeks on the job, dismissing head coach Jeremy Colliton and his entire staff in short order.

It's a move that you knew was coming after longtime Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman resigned in disgrace back in late October, as Colliton was Bowman's man from the get go. You just knew that whoever took over for Bowman, whether it was Davidson or someone else, that they'd bring in their own head coach. As it is, Davidson wasted no time in dismissing Colliton and promoting AHL Rockford's Derek Kings. While it remains to be seen what happens with both men given that they've each got the interim tag on their job titles, it's clear that Davidson is taking advantage of the opportunity in front of him.

According to a report from NHL insider Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff, Davidson is busy working the phone lines this week in an effort to deal forwards Dylan Strome and Adam Gaudette.

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It would not be a surprise to see interim GM Kyle Davidson maintain the role for the balance of the season. There has been no shortage of internal support and confidence in Davidson, 33, who has held nearly every front office role over the 11 years he spent working his way up the ladder, starting when he first joined the team as an intern.

Davidson made the call to fire head coach Jeremy Colliton over the weekend. Davidson is the one who has been making and fielding calls with other managers over the last week in an attempt to shake up the roster, looking to move forwards Dylan Strome, Adam Gaudette and others.

- Frank Seravalli

Blackhawks fans likely aren't surprised to see Strome's name mentioned here, given that he had fallen out of favor with both Colliton and Bowman early this season. Still, with a new GM and coach at the helm, I figured he might the chance for a fresh start. It appears though that that won't be the case.

As for Gaudette, he's been an absolute non-factor since being acquired by Bowman from the Vancouver Canucks last season. He has just two goals and six points in 14 games split between last season and this season. The former 2018 Hobey Baker Award winner as the NCAA's top player did manage a stellar 12 goals and 33 points in 59 games with the Canucks in 2019-20 however, proving that he has some offensive capability. Maybe a fresh start elsewhere would help him kickstart his once promising career as well?