Friedman says MacDonald was initially the Blackhawks' target:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/hoc...r-on-jets.html
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Chicago acquired Jason LaBarbera from Edmonton as insurance. The Blackhawks say it isn't true, but there were rumblings that the original target was Flames goalie Joey MacDonald, who is playing for the AHL Abbotsford Heat. Whatever the case, Burke's firing of GM Jay Feaster brought business to a halt.
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