Stan Bowman, Chicago Blackhawks (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
I talked about why Stan Bowman should stop making gambles, or high-risk high-reward trades. Now, let’s talk about why he should still take chances.
Stan Bowman is prone to taking gambles, as we saw multiple times, such as his trade for Alex Nylander for Henri Jokiharju. Jokijarhu could have been a great pairing with Nicolas Beaudin (once he gets called up) but he was traded instead, despite earning Joel Quenneville’s trust as a rookie. He was a proven, quality prospect while Nylander is still a question mark, but things are looking dim.