DENVER — Of all the sacrifices the Chicago Blackhawks have had to make to the salary-cap gods in the past few years, the one involving Patrick Sharp might have been the hardest for both sides.
Not only was Sharp a four-time 30-plus goal scorer with the Blackhawks and a key member of all three recent Stanley Cup championship teams, he was a pillar of the Chicago community. He made numerous charity appearances on behalf of the team and loved living in his 7,300-square-foot, $2.95-million home in Lincoln Park with his wife and children.
Most of all, he loved being a Blackhawk. Playing in front of capacity crowds United Center every game, with longtime friends and teammates such as Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, there wasn't anything not to love.
But Sharp's $5.9 million cap hit with two years remaining on his existing contract, was just too problematic for GM Stan Bowman. At 33, and after 10 years in Chicago, Sharp received the news from Bowman that he would be on the move to Dallas. Blackhawk red would be replaced by Stars green.
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