Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman says team not close to making trade despite having millions in salary-cap space
CHICAGO - Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman praised Jeremy Colliton's coaching performance, said the team isn't close to making a trade despite having millions in salary-cap space and stopped short of calling the Hawks a playoff contender in a wide-ranging news conference Tuesday at the United Center.
The Hawks have been beset by injuries all season but were still within six points of the final Western Conference wild-card spot entering Tuesday's game against the Flames. Defensemen Brent Seabrook and Calvin de Haan are out for the season, Andrew Shaw and Drake Caggiula have been out since November with concussions and Duncan Keith, Connor Murphy and Brandon Saad have all missed significant time.
"We're right there," Bowman said. "We're a little bit behind the pack -
