Regardless of how you felt about the outcome of Friday’s blockbuster trades involving the Chicago Blackhawks, I think we can all agree that general manager Stan Bowman showed he was not afraid to make an unpopular move if he feels that it will help his team in the long run.
It was the type of shrewd move that GMs have to make if they’re going to preserve whatever is left of this current run of annual contention for the Hawks. Time will tell if Bowman’s move was the right one, but at a minimum I can appreciate the effort.