Donato is having a breakout year with the Blackhawks. He's on pace for 30 goals, and has crushed every career high possible.
Much of this can be attributed to his chemistry with Connor Bedard, with whom he's played nearly 300 minutes this season.
Unfortunately, the Chicago Blackhawks need to continue to pursue a rebuild, and Donato's $2 million salary makes him very easy to move, for assets likely unbecoming of a player of his calibre.
Last night, Elliotte Friedman confirmed he is likely on his way out of Chicago, and linked the Edmonton Oilers to him.
The Edmonton Oilers' cap situation is far from ideal, and Donato is among the most impactful additions a team can make for that little money, joining names like Montreal's Jake Evans who makes $1.7 million.
We will see if a trade comes to fruition here, but the Chicago Blackhawks are certainly happy with this signing.
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FÉVRIER 9 | 567 ANSWERS Canadian Team Emerges as Frontrunner to Trade for Connor Bedard's Goal-Scoring Linemate Do you think the Edmonton Oilers will win the Stanley Cup this season? | ||
| Yes | 162 | 28.6 % |
| No | 405 | 71.4 % |
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| Shayne Gostisbehere | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jordan Martinook | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jalen Chatfield | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Trevor Zegras | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Emil Andrae | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Porter Martone | - | 1 | 1 | |
| K'Andre Miller | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Denver Barkey | - | - | - | |
| Jackson Blake | - | - | - | |
| Alex Bump | - | - | - | |
| William Carrier | - | - | - | |
| Sean Couturier | - | - | - | |
| Jamie Drysdale | - | - | - | |
| Christian Dvorak | - | - | - | |
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