Insider Trading: Chiarelli to interview for Blackhawks' GM position

With Rocky Wirtz's comments on Wednesday causing ripples across the hockey world, Gary Bettman will likely be met with several questions on the matter when he meets with the media ahead of the All-Star festivities. The TSN Hockey insiders discuss Wirtz's role as Blackhawks' chairman, the GM search in Chicago, the possibility of a World Cup in 2024, and more.

Chris Johnston: Well it was such a disaster that it’s overshadowed the start of the weekend here at the All-Star Game. I think that will especially be the case on Friday when Gary Bettman and Bill Daly are set to meet reporters and take questions from them ahead of the skills competition. Obviously, the biggest hot-button issue will be Rocky Wirtz’s comments, the league’s reaction to those comments, and how they view the Blackhawks situation at this point in time.   What I can tell you is, there’s no reason to believe that Wirtz, despite his comments and his apology, will step down from his role as chairman of the Blackhawks. He’s handed off most of the day-to-day operations already to his son Danny. But early in the year there was a $2 million fine that the NHL levied against the Blackhawks. One of the things we’ll be looking for here is whether there will be any further punishment after what happened this week.  Darren Dreger: Despite the turmoil, the Chicago Blackhawks are planning on quickly moving forward with the hiring of a general manager or a head of hockey operations. On Tuesday’s Insider Trading, we talked about a number of candidates with varying levels of experience.    Here’s an interesting name for you. Sources indicate that Peter Chiarelli, who is working with Doug Armstrong and the St. Louis Blues, has been contacted by the Chicago Blackhawks and