When general manager Stan Bowman recently declared he’s not looking to make a huge deal at this year’s trade deadline, a lot of the hockey community, especially Chicago Blackhawks fans, likely said, “Yeah right.”
In 2014, Chicago acquired David Rundblad. In 2015, the Blackhawks traded picks and prospects for Antoine Vermette, Kimmo Timonen and Andrew Desjardins. Last season, they reunited with Andrew Ladd. However, they paid a great price in giving away a first-round draft pick as well as prospect Marko Dano.
“I’m not expecting to make a deal this year, unlike previous years,” Bowman stated recently.