Hawks GM is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma

So what's the deal with Stan Bowman?

On one hand, he had a decent draft, and apparently made a move this week to bring elite goalie Roberto Luongo from Vancouver to the UC. Luongo refused to waive the no-trade clause in his contract because he wants to play in a small market.

But on the other hand, he can make absurd statements like this:

We don’t have to make moves. We can kind of be selective in doing things to improve our team going forward. It’s hard to say at this point if our team is going to be the same as it stands right now.

It's hard so say what to think of Stan Bowman at this point. Is he the totally clueless clown who really think the Hawks are just a tweak or two away from being a Stanley Cup caliber team again? Or does he have the brains to do what it's going to actually take to get us back there?

One thing is sure: if the Hawks don't at least to the second round of the playoffs next spring, Stan Bowman needs to be looking for a new job- or an awful lot of the Hawks fans who came out of hibernation when Dollar Bill died and Rocky Wirtz took over are going to be snoozing again.