Report: Blackhawks listening to offers for Kirby Dach

It appears the Chicago Blackhawks are open for business.

The club is listening to trade offers for forward Kirby Dach, reports The Athletic's Scott Powers.

However, the Blackhawks would likely need a top-15 pick to get them to really consider it, Powers added.

Dach was the third overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft. Although he's just 21 years old, the 6-foot-4 center has failed to live up to the hype so far, recording just 59 points in 152 career games.

The Blackhawks already completed one major move Thursday, trading sniper Alex DeBrincat to the Ottawa Senators for a package of draft picks.

Additionally, Chicago is unlikely to tender the $3.6-million qualifying offer to pending restricted free agent Dylan Strome by the July 11 deadline, which will make the 2015 No. 3 pick an unrestricted free agent, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie. The 25-year-old center recorded 22 goals and 26 assists in 69 games last season.

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