3 of the worst trades in Chicago Blackhawks history

No. 2: Dominik Hasek gets dealt to the Buffalo Sabres in 1992

Back in 1992, the Chicago Blackhawks traded Goaltender Dominik Hasek to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Stephane Beauregard and a fourth-round pick.

Before even coming to the NHL, Hasek was raising eyebrows by winning the Czechoslovakian Goaltender of the Year five years in a row (1986-1990) and winning the overall Player of the Year three times in those five years.

The question for goaltenders though is can it translate to the NHL? In which Hasek proved immediately. Though only playing in 20 games with the Blackhawks in his first full season with the team he had already made the NHL all-rookie team.

The problem is the Blackhawks already had an elite goalie in Ed Belfour. Not that having two elite caliber goalies is a bad thing but to GM and Head Coach at the time Mike Keenen thought he only needed one.

Hasek of course would go on to become one of if not the best goalie in NHL history after winning two Stanley Cups, two Hart Trophies, two Ted Lindsey Trophies, and six Vezina Trophies which would put him in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

He was dominant which gave him his nickname "The Dominator" while he carried the Buffalo Sabres for about a decade before finally getting his first cup in his first season with the Detroit Red Wings in the 2001-02 season.

The return the Blackhawks got for Hasek was basically nothing after the main piece back.

Stephane Beauregard never even played a game for the Blackhawks. At the very least the Blackhawks did end up picking forward Eric Daze with the 4th round pick they got in the trade who had a solid career putting up 398 points in 601 games with the Blackhawks.

To tie the knot on one of the worst trades in team history, Ed Belfour would be traded a little over four years after Hasek, leaving the Blackhawks to struggle with goaltending for years after moving away two Hall of Famers.