Earlier this week, the idea that Kris Versteeg could return to the Chicago Blackhawks for a third tenure with the team began circulating. It generated … interesting reactions, to say the least, as most fans seemed to feel anywhere from eye-rollingly irritated to physically ill about the possibility.
So I ask you (rhetorically), Chicago Blackhawks fans: How would you feel about former Blackhawk Andrew Ladd returning to the organization? Well, it isn’t impossible.
Let me explain. Ladd, one of the salary cap casualties following the 2010 Stanley Cup win, went on to play for the Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets, where he remains to this day.