Just after he played in what was the ' ninth consecutive lo s, a clearly emotional talked like a player that knew he was on the verge of being traded.Le s than an hour later, he was when Coyotes sent Vermette, a free agent after the season, to the in exchange for a 2015 first-round draft pick and defense prospect Klas Dahlbeck.In 63 games this Spencer Dinwiddie Jersey season with the Coyotes Vermette has 13 goals to go with 22 a sists."It's a strange position, and its not a fun one," Vermette said after the Coyotes' 4-1 lo s in Boston on Saturday when asked about his future, just before he was traded. "The way you see it as a group here, its not the position we want. You gotta take it as a man and its part of the game unfortunately." For the Blackhawks, it is a very steep price to pay for a rental player, especially one they probably have no chance to re-sign after the season given their salary cap situation. But with Patrick Kane sidelined for the remainder of the regular season and what will likely be at least the first two rounds of the playoffs the team has additional cap space this year (after Kane was placed on the long-term injured list) and felt it needed to pick up some additional offense.On Friday the Blackhawks added to their defense to the for defenseman Kimmo Timonen.Given Chicago's cap situation next season, when the long-term contract extensions for and Kane kick in, they are going to have to gut a pretty significant portion of their roster so management might be viewing this as a final Stanley Cup push with the current core it has in place. Whether or not Vermette is the player that can help make that happen -- and whether or not that is the right strategy to take, -- remains to be seen. Landry Shamet Jersey