And so the mighty get mightier.
For the second year in a row, Stan Bowman, the soft-spoken general manager of the Chicago Blackhawks, has beaten everyone to the punch in landing the top potential trade deadline asset in the marketplace by getting Winnipeg Jets winger Andrew Ladd.
No one player thought to be available heading toward Monday's 3 p.m. ET trade deadline had garnered as much attention as the two-time Stanley Cup winner Ladd had in recent weeks.