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.