I have to do it. I have to spoil all the Andrew Ladd-related fun for Chicago Blackhawks fans and actually delve into what this deal means now and could mean for the future. I won’t apologize.
While anyone who has been reading my posts over the last couple weeks knows I’ve been rallying hard for the Blackhawks to acquire a defenseman, I’m not at all upset that Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman went out and got Ladd, a left wing, on Thursday night. On the contrary, I was pretty excited to hear Ladd was returning to the scene of the crime … that crime being the 2010 Stanley Cup.