Insider reports say the Chicago Blackhawks have entered the trade market

Many will also wonder what makes sense for the Blackhawks to give up in a hypothetical second-line center trade.

To put it simply, the cost will not be cheap. A young top-six center in the NHL is not an oversaturated commodity and teams who have one are probably valuing them pretty highly.

If, hypothetically, a trade were to happen this season, the Blackhawks would most likely have to start by giving up the Toronto Maple Leafs' first-round pick.

At this point in the rebuild, another late first-round pick's value is probably better used in a deal to bring in talent in order to take the team to the next step. This would only be the start of the trade, though, as they would likely throw in more of their stocked draft capital in a trade as well.

If the Blackhawks are truly making a push to acquire a second-line center, the possibility arises of them trading a prospect to help the deal go through. Rebuilding teams are never quick to trade away their recently drafted prospects, but a trade like this could call for one.

One possibility as well is that a roster player goes the other way, perhaps someone on the younger side to even out the trade further for the other team. Players like Lukas Reichel come to mind, whose future in Chicago has been questioned.

The odds of all those assets being moved (first-round pick, extra picks, prospect, roster player) all at once in one trade are slim to none, and the Blackhawks would be giving up a substansial price. But, it does show how many assets the Blackhawks still have if they try and make a trade in the near future.

It will take some time to see how the trade market pans out, but it will be an interesting development to see what Kyle Davidson decides to do regarding this coveted position.