Trading Patrick Kane would represent one irresponsible act intended to clean up another and just make everything messier.

Trading Kane would be a dumb move in response to something dumber and eventually produce more regret than relief. Trading Kane would be the easiest way for the Blackhawks to react to their star's shenanigans but make it hard to look at the organization the same way again.

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