Blackhawks Trade Olli Maatta For Much Needed Cap Space

Chicago Blackhawks, Olli Maatta #6 Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports

The Chicago Blackhawks traded Olli Maatta to the Los Angeles Kings yesterday in exchange for prospect Brad Morrison. Except they really got more than just a prospect in return.

Stan Bowman has not won a lot of trades in the past few seasons in the eyes of many Blackhawks fans. His flaws have hurt the organization, and they have left a lot of fans with a sour taste in their mouths.

Well, here we are, and Stan Bowman just managed to trade away one of the large contracts the Blackhawks needed off of the books. Stan Bowman found a way to trade Olli Maatta to the Los Angeles Kings in a trade that would have…