We should have known Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman wasn’t standing pat at this year’s trade deadline.
The crafty Bowman said as much a month or so ago, but he was simply shading his activities. After acquiring forward Tomas Jurco from the Detroit Red Wings on Friday, the Blackhawks added defenseman Johnny Oduya from the Dallas Stars on Tuesday.
You might remember Oduya as the seemingly perfect defensive partner for Niklas Hjalmarsson and a key member of the Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup-winning teams in 2013 and 2015.
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Of course, this isn’t 2013 or 2015.