The Blackhawks have not been struggling much as of late compared to before the trade deadline. The Blackhawks beat the Coyotes 4-7 and their following game they beat the Ducks 2-7 and just last night beat the Sharks in the "tank bowl". Winning 3/4 of their last games doesn't matter because with 16 games left the Blackhawks were mathematically eliminated. The Blackhawks will have a top pick in this years draft and their future is very bright.
As the trade deadline approaches there have been many moves made by many teams and unlike last year hawks haven't been that busy so far only making a small splash which was Anthony Beauvillier to Nashville for a 5th-round pick. It'll be interesting to see if they'll trade Tyler Johnson or Colin Blackwell at the deadline.