June 24, 2007
TheFourthPeriod.com
According to the Chicago Daily Herald, the Blackhawks are actively shopping veteran forward Martin Lapointe.
Lapointe served as the Hawks' captain last season in several instances when Adrian Aucoin was hurt. With Aucoin now in Calgary, the paper claims Lapointe won't get the full-time captain's gig.
The Daily Herald reports Lapointe is currently on the trade block in an attempt to get the last year of his contract [$2.4 million] off the books.
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