Report: Brian Campbell interested in returning to Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks may welcome a familiar face back into the mix this offseason.

Unrestricted free agent Brian Campbell is believed to have serious interest in returning to the team with whom he spent three seasons and won a Stanley Cup in 2010, a source told Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune.

Campbell is coming off an eight-year, $57-million contract that he signed with the Blackhawks in 2008, with the final five years of the deal being spent with the Florida Panthers after a salary dump following the 2011 season.

As Kuc points out, the 37-year-old would have to agree to a discounted contract in order to fit under Chicago's already tight cap situation.

Campbell is averaging 0.49 points per game over his career, and has proven to be a steady puck-moving, positive-possession defenseman.