Stan Bowman’s time at the helm of the Chicago Blackhawks has been pretty much all that any fan could ask for. The club has won three Stanley Cups over the vice president and general manager's tenure and stands a good chance of taking home a fourth championship. He’s maneuvered through a salary-cap minefield, making sacrifices when necessary, and gotten most things right.
Most things, that is, aside from that ugly Bryan Bickell contract.
Bickell first cleared waivers in October and was sent to the minors. After playing well in the AHL he was recalled for a time but struggled in the majors. In mid-January he was waived again, cleared again, and was then returned to the AHL. He recently told Scott Powers of the Chicago Sun-Times that there was an upside to playing at the lower level:
I just want to play. Everyone’s going to screw up down the road. Here, I get the minutes and get confidence and have fun. Up there, it wasn’t fun. It was hit or miss. You don’t know if you’re in the lineup or you’re going to play five minutes or play 12 minutes. It was more in my control, bu ...
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