 Gardiner joined the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1927 – 28 season . In his first season with the Black Hawks , Gardiner played in 40 out of 44 of Chicago 's games . Posting a 2 @.@ 83 goals average , Gardiner won or tied only eight games , with three of those games being shutouts . The following season , Gardiner appeared in all of 44 of Chicago 's games . Known as the NHL 's " goalless wonders " , Chicago scored only 33 goals the entire season , finishing with a 7 – 29 – 8 record . Gardiner posted five shutouts and a 1 @.@ 85 goals against average that season . During a game against the New York Rangers on February 3 , 1929 WJ Holmes , manager of the Maroons came to Chicago to watch Gardiner play . The Rangers won the game 3 – 2 though Gardiner played well . Even so Frederic McLaughlin , owner of the Hawks , offered to sell him back to Winnipeg for $ 3500 . Only after Barney Stanley and Hugh Lehman talked to McLaughlin did he back down on the deal . After being booed by the Chicago fans , Gardiner nearly retired , before being talked out of it by Duke Keats . 
