Antoine Vermette was a wonderful addition to the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015. Even though in 19 regular-season games, he left with just three assists, he turned everything around in the playoffs. If he didn’t pan out in the playoffs, it would have been a terrible trade.
In the trade for Vermette, Stan Bowman traded away the 2015 first-round draft pick and Klas Dahlbeck. Dahlbeck didn’t make a difference, the first-round draft pick would have made a difference if Vermette didn’t play well.
In 20 playoff games, Vermette had four goals and three assists for just seven points.