Someone has probably mentioned this, but this happened in the same season as the Peters/Aliu incident(s).
Stan Bowman certainly shouldn't be exempt from serious questions, but the organizational culture was likely developed moreso under Tallon and McDonagh (who may have had a dysfunctional relationship themselves).
From Dale Tallon's wikipedia:
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on July 14, 2009, the Blackhawks demoted Tallon to the position of senior advisor, while Stan Bowman, son of Scotty Bowman, was promoted to general manager.[14][15] The following day, Martin Havlát, who was no longer a Blackhawk, criticized the team's management and defended Tallon.[16] He stated, "Every single player on that team is with Dale. I still talk to the guys all the time, hockey players know a phony when they see one."[16] He specifically berated John McDonough, the team's president, commenting, "McDonough couldn't stand that Dale was so successful and getting the credit for building the Blackhawks from a last place team to making the Conference Finals in three short years."[
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Bowman was in a sr. role with the team since 2001, and certainly seems to have managed thie issues poorly once he was the head honcho.
One also wonders if there was more to Tallon's demotion than the QO boondoggles.