The 2015-16 Chicago Blackhawks season came to an end Monday night as the St. Louis Blues beat the Blackhawks 3-2 in Game 7 of their opening-round matchup in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. As has been the norm over the last few years, Chicago made a number of moves and trades to try to improve its squad and go all-in for another Stanley Cup run. This season fell short of defending the Stanley Cup for Chicago, so how did the trades that general manager Stan Bowman put together pan out? Let’s start from the end of last season.
Chicago And Columbus Make Blockbuster Deal
Chicago acquired
Columbus acquired
The first deal of the 2015-16 season saw the Blackhawks lose Saad because of the always-pesky salary cap.