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The Chicago Blackhawks could be set to make a major move ahead of the trade deadline. Chicago may not be widely seen as a potential buyer in the market. After all, the team has hovered near the bottom of the Central Division standings and would not make the playoffs if they started today.

But the Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks completed a trade on Thursday afternoon, and they'll both be hoping they got the better side of it. These were the details reported by NHL insider Frank Seravalli: Excited yet? Broissot is a 32-year goalie who was playing in the AHL.

The NHL had a big trade happen on Jan. 18, as the Vegas Golden Knights acquired defenseman Rasmus Andersson from the Calgary Flames. This was after Andersson was one of the NHL's top trade candidates for multiple months.

The Chicago Blackhawks made a trade with the San Jose Sharks on Thursday involving Nolan Allan and Laurent Brossoit.

The Chicago Blackhawks traded goaltender Laurent Brossoit to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday. Defenseman Nolan Allan and a 2028 seventh-round pick are also going to the Sharks. In return, the Blackhawks receive injured defenseman Ryan Ellis' contract, defenseman Jake Furlong and a fourth-round pick in 2028.

The Chicago Blackhawks remain in the thick of things in the Western Conference postseason chase, and hope to bring postseason hockey to the Windy City for what would be the first time in the Connor Bedard era.

San Jose also gets a 2028 seventh-round pick from Chicago in a deal that includes sending along Ryan Ellis and Jake Furlong.