Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman loves to re-acquire former ’Hawks. Bowman traded Kris Versteeg after the 2009-10 season only to reacquire him in the 2013-14 season. He did the same thing with Andrew Ladd. Bowman’s predecessor, Dale Tallon, acquired Ladd for Tuomo Ruutu in 2008.
Bowman traded Ladd after 2009-10 in the first great salary cap purge to Atlanta. He would re-acquire Ladd from the Winnipeg Jets in 2015-16.
Bowman was not done bringing back former players even after the Ladd deal didn’t work out. This year, Bowman convinced Brian Campbell to return during the offseason.