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David Haugh: Why should fans accept what the Blackhawks once deemed unacceptable?

CHICAGO - Not that long ago, Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman railed about things he considered unacceptable for a championship organization - and this was last April after a 109-point season that preceded a playoff sweep.

Less than a year later, Bowman sounded a different tone after dealing former first-round draft pick Ryan Hartman to the Predators for a nice return as the hapless Hawks became sellers at the trade deadline. Yes, sellers. Like the rest of the NHL teams with their noses pressed against

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