Here is the final tally of this year’s deadline deals:
| Date | Player | Traded from | Traded to | Acquired for |
| 3/24/2013 | F Brenden Morrow | Dallas Stars | Pittsburgh Penguins | D Joe Morrow |
| 3rd round pick (2013) | 5th-round pick (2013) | |||
| 3/25/2013 | D Douglas Murray | San Jose Sharks | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2nd-Round Pick (2013) |
| Conditional 2nd-Round Pick (2014) | ||||
| 3/27/2013 | F Jarome Iginla | Calgary Flames | Pittsburgh Penguins | F Kenneth Agostino |
| F Ben Hanowski | ||||
| 1st-Round Pick (2013) | ||||
| 3/29/2013 | F Tobias Rieder | Edmonton Oilers | Phoenix Coyotes | F Kale Kessy |
| 3/30/2013 | D Kent Huskins | Detroit Redwings | Philadelphia Flyers | Conditional 7th-Round Pick (2014) |
| 3/30/2013 | D Jordan Leopold | Buffalo Sabres | St Louis Blues | 2nd-round pick (2013) |
| 5th-round pick (2013) | ||||
| 4/1/2013 | F Michal Handzus | San Jose Sharks | Chicago Blackhawks | 4th-round pick (2013) |
| 4/1/2013 | F Harry Zolnierczyk | Philadelphia Flyers | Anaheim Ducks | F Jay Rosehill |
| 4/1/2013 | D Robin Regehr | Buffalo Sabres | Los Angeles Kings | 2 2nd-round picks (2014, 2015) |
| 4/1/2013 | D Jay Bouwmeester | Calgary Flames | St Louis Blues | Conditional 1st-Round Pick (2013) |
| D Mark Cundari | ||||
| G Reto Barra | ||||
| 4/2/2013 | D Marc-Andre Bergeron | Tampa Bay Lightning | Carolina Hurricanes | F Adam Hall |
| 7th-Round Pick (2013) | ||||
| 4/2/2013 | F Derek Roy | Dallas Stars | Vancouver Canucks | D Kevin Connauton |
| 2nd-Round Pick | ||||
| 4/2/2013 | F Matthew Clackson | Washington Capitals | Phoenx Coyotes | F Joel Rechlicz |
| 4/2/2013 | F Jaromir Jagr | Dallas Stars | Boston Bruins | F Lane MacDermid |
| F Cody Payne | ||||
| Conditional 2nd-Round Pick | ||||
| 4/2/2013 | D Davis Drewiske | Los Angeles Kings | Montreal Canadiens | 5th-round pick (2013) |
| 4/2/2013 | F Ryane Clowe | San Jose Sharks | New York Rangers | 2nd-Round Pick (2013) |
| 3rd-Round Pick (2013) | ||||
| Conditional 2nd-Round Pick (2014) | ||||
| 4/2/2013 | F Philippe Paradis | Chicago Blackhawks | Tampa Bay Lightning | D Kirill Gotovets |
| 4/3/2013 | F Rob Flick | Chicago Blackhawks | Boston Bruins | F Maxime Sauve |
| 4/3/2013 | D Scott Hannan | Nashville Predators | San Jose Sharks | Conditional 6th-Round Pick (2013) |
| 4/3/2013 | F Jerred Smithson | Florida Panthers | Edmonton Oilers | 4th-round pick (2013) |
| 4/3/2013 | F Jussi Jokinen | Carolina Hurricane | Pittsburgh Penguins | Conditional 7th-Round Pick (2013) |
| 4/3/2013 | G Ben Bishop | Ottawa Senators | Tampa Bay Lightning | F Cory Conacher |
| 4th-Round Pick (2013) | ||||
| 4/3/2013 | F Marian Gaborik | New York Rangers | Columbus Blue Jackets | F Derek Dorsett |
| D John Moore | ||||
| F Derick Brassard | ||||
| 4/3/2013 | F Jason Pominvile | Buffalo Sabres | Minnesota Wild | G Matt Hackett |
| F Johan Larsson | ||||
| 4/3/2013 | F Blake Comeau | Calgary Flames | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5th-Round pick (2013) |
| 4/3/2013 | G Steve Mason | Columbus Blue Jackets | Philadelphia Flyers | G Michael Leighton |
| 3rd-Round Pick (2013) | ||||
| 4/3/2013 | F Raffi Torres | Phoenix Coyotes | San Jose Sharks | 3rd-Round Pick (2013) |
| 4/3/2013 | D Ryan O’Byrne | Colorado Avalanche | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4th-Round Pick (2013) |
| 4/3/2013 | D Wade Redden | St Louis Blues | Boston Bruins | 7th-Round Pick (2013) |
| 4/3/2013 | F Matthew Lombardi | Phoenix Coyotes | Anaheim Ducks | F Brandon McMillan |
| 4/3/2013 | F Steve Sullivan | Phoenix Coyotes | New Jersey Devils | 7th-Round Pick (2013) |
As expected, Stan Bowman and the Blackhawks pretty much stayed pat at the trade deadline. He made 3 minor moves including adding veteran Michal Handzus to the fold. The Hawks could use a 2nd line center, but there wasn’t one out there for the taking. Derek Roy was available, but it most likely would have cost Adam Clendening and a 2nd round pick. I’m sorry but is it not worth it for a guy that doesn’t make you much better than what you already have in place i.e. Dave Bolland. Let’s not act like Stan Bowman didn’t walk into work today and didn’t make any phone calls. You see a lot of outcry about why Bowman didn’t go after “this guy” or “that guy”. Who says he didn’t?
If there is one thing I have learned about StanBo since he got here is that he always has a plan and he sticks to it. He came into the deadline knowing exactly what he was willing to part with and stuck to it. He is always mindful of the future. He had to break up a Stanley Cup winning team because of the salary cap, a mess he did not create. Do you think he wants to go through that again? He was able to keep his young core together, and with a plan based on young talent and patience, in just two years he got the Hawks back to the top of the NHL. Stan is never pressured into making a move just for the sake of making a move. If it doesn’t fit into his plan, he doesn’t do it. Look at the cost of some of the players that got moved today. Are any of them worth risking long term future success? With the salary cap going down, draft picks and prospects become even more valuable.
The Hawks have enough on their roster right now to win the Stanley Cup. Sure they have holes, but they have less holes than most of the teams in the NHL. They are one of the few teams that can roll out 4 lines every night during the playoffs. Bowman didn’t make any costly deals today because he didn’t have to. As long as he keeps drafting like he has been he won’t ever have to be a major player at the trade deadline. If you still think Stan Bowman has not done a good job as Blackhawks general manager, then you haven’t been paying attention.