Seth Jones #3, Brandon Hagel #38, Chicago Blackhawks (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
This offseason, the Chicago Blackhawks had a huge roster shake-up. Stan Bowman was busy on the phone making multiple big splashes during and after the NHL entry draft. These trades brought depth and experience to a young Blackhawks core that was desperate for that.
Seth Jones
Coming into an offseason with lots of questions, one of the main ones was “will the Blackhawks go get a true #1 defenseman?”. Well, they ended up trading former first-round pick Adam Boqvist in order to get the deal done and were able to sign a lengthy and pricey extension with Jones immediately following the trade.