Stan Bowman has cemented himself as somewhat of a cap guru; moving players, drafting well, signing free agents, and stashing contracts on his way to putting out a consistent winner (not to mention three Stanley Cups). In doing so, he’s made a turnstile of prospects down in Rockford.
Unfortunately for them, it appears that the prospect pool is drying up with the IceHogs finishing up their worst season in franchise history (they started operations in 2007). To give some added perspective, Chicago’s AHL-affiliate hadn’t scored below 79 points in the nine seasons prior; they only got to 62 in 2016-17.