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Post by nighbor on Sept 5, 2020 1:29:53 GMT -6
Nalimov signed a AHL PTO this season but was unable to play because of COVID 19. Is this contract still valid and will he come over and tryout when the new season begins.
0ne of our new goalies 25 year old 5'11", 160 lb Tom Auburn is quite interesting. Despite his lack of size this season he had 13 shutouts nine of which were consecutive. Its hard to believe a goalie can play at least nine hours without giving up a goal.
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Post by galaxytrash on Sept 5, 2020 2:04:58 GMT -6
Nalimov signed a AHL PTO this season but was unable to play because of COVID 19. Is this contract still valid and will he come over and tryout when the new season begins. 0ne of our new goalies 25 year old 5'11", 160 lb Tom Auburn is quite interesting. Despite his lack of size this season he had 13 shutouts nine of which were consecutive. Its hard to believe a goalie can play at least nine hours without giving up a goal. the last thing i can find on nalimov was that he was heading back to mother russia because of covid. i think he was in north america all of about 10 days. bad timing for sure. pretty sure he'd still be hawks' property. as far as french born monsieur tom aubrun, i either didn't know rockford had signed him or i just forgot. anyways....not a fan of small goalies these days but he's put up some gaudy numbers so i hope he makes a believer out of this skeptic. lots of awards and records as well. ukhockeyfan.wordpress.com/2020/04/14/from-rouen-to-rockford-tom-aubruns-unlikely-journey-to-an-ahl-contract/
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Post by hsbob on Sept 5, 2020 8:06:35 GMT -6
Nalimov signed a AHL PTO this season but was unable to play because of COVID 19. Is this contract still valid and will he come over and tryout when the new season begins. 0ne of our new goalies 25 year old 5'11", 160 lb Tom Auburn is quite interesting. Despite his lack of size this season he had 13 shutouts nine of which were consecutive. Its hard to believe a goalie can play at least nine hours without giving up a goal. the last thing i can find on nalimov was that he was heading back to mother russia because of covid. i think he was in north america all of about 10 days. bad timing for sure. pretty sure he'd still be hawks' property. as far as french born monsieur tom aubrun, i either didn't know rockford had signed him or i just forgot. anyways....not a fan of small goalies these days but he's put up some gaudy numbers so i hope he makes a believer out of this skeptic. lots of awards and records as well. ukhockeyfan.wordpress.com/2020/04/14/from-rouen-to-rockford-tom-aubruns-unlikely-journey-to-an-ahl-contract/All a tender can do is stop the pucks that come his way and the kid's done a great job of that,I just wonder about the level of competition and development a division III school will offer the youngster.
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Post by hsbob on Sept 5, 2020 8:38:58 GMT -6
blackhawkup.com/2020/09/04/the-case-for-blackhawks-alex-nylander/"Alex Nylander played a fine first season for the Blackhawks"? Our prized acquisition was scratched in favor of a career AHL player for the team's biggest game of the year and there's NOTHING fine about that. I don't know the 'Peter Pan' wo wrote this dog of an article but he needs to watch more than the puck when he watches a game. The thing that all three of Nolander's coaches just couldn't stand is his unmotivated play without the puck.....not that he's been any good with it.
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Post by BigT on Sept 5, 2020 8:56:21 GMT -6
blackhawkup.com/2020/09/04/the-case-for-blackhawks-alex-nylander/"Alex Nylander played a fine first season for the Blackhawks"? Our prized acquisition was scratched in favor of a career AHL player for the team's biggest game of the year and there's NOTHING fine about that. I don't know the 'Peter Pan' wo wrote this dog of an article but he needs to watch more than the puck when he watches a game. The thing that all three of Nolander's coaches just couldn't stand is his unmotivated play without the puck.....not that he's been any good with it. I’m not a fan of saying “wait till next year”. But next year really is Nylanders last shot. If he doesn’t stop playing road hockey, he’s gonna he be done. I don’t see how he’s even an AHL player with that type of commitment to the game. I know how the current regime treats underperforming athletes, I’m sure Nylander will get a career to prove himself!!!
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Post by OldTimeHawky on Sept 5, 2020 12:23:55 GMT -6
Nalimov signed a AHL PTO this season but was unable to play because of COVID 19. Is this contract still valid and will he come over and tryout when the new season begins. 0ne of our new goalies 25 year old 5'11", 160 lb Tom Auburn is quite interesting. Despite his lack of size this season he had 13 shutouts nine of which were consecutive. Its hard to believe a goalie can play at least nine hours without giving up a goal. I missed that signing and that's crazy he had 9 straight shutouts and it only ended because of Covid. Doesn't matter what league he played in, that's still very impressive. Yeah he's pretty slim at 160lbs and just under 6' but if he can stop pucks it doesn't matter.
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Post by tincup on Sept 5, 2020 17:26:49 GMT -6
They did mention Teply though which some forget about. Still, a fair assessment of the top five, which without evidence is really just opinion. True, but the two guys I mentioned would be in the top 5, that'd push their rating in the top 20. But with the one's they brought up 23 is fair. I like that they mentioned Barratt and Teply, those two have top9 potential, plus they didn't forget Saarela. And it's good they mentioned Regula and Vlasic with Mitchell and Beaudin. As for them saying there's no goalies in the system, I guess they forgot about 6'6" Basse. Teply gets to play with men as well in his homeland. It’ll be interesting to see how he does against pros.
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Post by hsbob on Sept 6, 2020 8:29:30 GMT -6
blackhawkup.com/2020/09/04/the-case-for-blackhawks-alex-nylander/"Alex Nylander played a fine first season for the Blackhawks"? Our prized acquisition was scratched in favor of a career AHL player for the team's biggest game of the year and there's NOTHING fine about that. I don't know the 'Peter Pan' wo wrote this dog of an article but he needs to watch more than the puck when he watches a game. The thing that all three of Nolander's coaches just couldn't stand is his unmotivated play without the puck.....not that he's been any good with it. I’m not a fan of saying “wait till next year”. But next year really is Nylanders last shot. If he doesn’t stop playing road hockey, he’s gonna he be done. I don’t see how he’s even an AHL player with that type of commitment to the game. I know how the current regime treats underperforming athletes, I’m sure Nylander will get a career to prove himself!!! Nolander trashed his prior team upon arrival and got a chance on the top six that many before him never got......he was scratched three games in and again in an elimination game with other healthy scratches in between. Of course he'll get the same shot next year regardless and who expects anything to change?
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Post by OldTimeHawky on Sept 23, 2020 12:29:54 GMT -6
The IceHogs have signed Cody Franson 👍 I guess he's not bitter he was sent to the AHL a few years ago.
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Post by vadarx on Sept 23, 2020 18:41:43 GMT -6
The IceHogs have signed Cody Franson 👍 I guess he's not bitter he was sent to the AHL a few years ago. odds he ends up on the coaching staff? not a bad idea to add a vet to mentor all those young dmen we have in the Rock...
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Post by BigT on Sept 23, 2020 19:40:04 GMT -6
The IceHogs have signed Cody Franson 👍 I guess he's not bitter he was sent to the AHL a few years ago. odds he ends up on the coaching staff? not a bad idea to add a vet to mentor all those young dmen we have in the Rock... King probably knows and likes Franson. I’d guess he asked him to give it one more shot here to solidify the Hogs blueline. And probably jump in on the bench when it’s all done. I know this has nothing really to do with anything Hogs or Hawks. But I noticed that my boy Boogy got extended in SJ, also he picked up Rocky Thompson as his assistant. When Boogy owner the Windsor Spitfires, he coached them to 2 Memorial Cups. Rocky coached the Spits to their most recent one in 2017. Rocky took off to the Chicago Wolves and now is an assistant in SJ. My point is the relationships people make along the way lead to newer opportunities!!!
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Post by galaxytrash on Sept 23, 2020 19:50:18 GMT -6
odds he ends up on the coaching staff? not a bad idea to add a vet to mentor all those young dmen we have in the Rock... King probably knows and likes Franson. I’d guess he asked him to give it one more shot here to solidify the Hogs blueline. And probably jump in on the bench when it’s all done. “Cody is going to be a great addition to our squad and it will be like adding an extra coach for us,” said IceHogs Head Coach Derek King. “He may not have known it, but I kept an eye on him during his first time with us (2017-18 season) and he’s been coaching the younger players ever since. He’s a tremendous addition to our defensive core, the team overall, and willing to take younger players under his wing to show them how to be a good professional.”icehogs.com/news/2017-18-icehogs-defenseman-of-the-year-cody-franson-returns-to-club-for-2020-21-seasonhe's just 33, i thought he was older. anyways, good signing even if only for what was said in the above quote.
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Post by BigT on Sept 23, 2020 20:09:10 GMT -6
King probably knows and likes Franson. I’d guess he asked him to give it one more shot here to solidify the Hogs blueline. And probably jump in on the bench when it’s all done. “Cody is going to be a great addition to our squad and it will be like adding an extra coach for us,” said IceHogs Head Coach Derek King. “He may not have known it, but I kept an eye on him during his first time with us (2017-18 season) and he’s been coaching the younger players ever since. He’s a tremendous addition to our defensive core, the team overall, and willing to take younger players under his wing to show them how to be a good professional.”icehogs.com/news/2017-18-icehogs-defenseman-of-the-year-cody-franson-returns-to-club-for-2020-21-seasonhe's just 33, i thought he was older. anyways, good signing even if only for what was said in the above quote. Can’t have enough guys like him. That’s good to see. There’s a lot of guys that don’t care for helping out the young kids. They’re just too focused on winning and keeping their game on top. Which is ok, but when a guy like Franson takes on that role, it’s always welcomed. Like you said, only 33, you’d think he’d be very focused on his own career. On a side note. I’ve posted Keith’s interviews from Spittin Chickletts. By the sounds of it, Keith may be the opposite of Franson. He just doesn’t seem like he’s going to take on a role of mentor, or at least not yet!!!
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Post by vadarx on Sept 23, 2020 20:35:02 GMT -6
“Cody is going to be a great addition to our squad and it will be like adding an extra coach for us,” said IceHogs Head Coach Derek King. “He may not have known it, but I kept an eye on him during his first time with us (2017-18 season) and he’s been coaching the younger players ever since. He’s a tremendous addition to our defensive core, the team overall, and willing to take younger players under his wing to show them how to be a good professional.”icehogs.com/news/2017-18-icehogs-defenseman-of-the-year-cody-franson-returns-to-club-for-2020-21-seasonhe's just 33, i thought he was older. anyways, good signing even if only for what was said in the above quote. Can’t have enough guys like him. That’s good to see. There’s a lot of guys that don’t care for helping out the young kids. They’re just too focused on winning and keeping their game on top. Which is ok, but when a guy like Franson takes on that role, it’s always welcomed. Like you said, only 33, you’d think he’d be very focused on his own career. On a side note. I’ve posted Keith’s interviews from Spittin Chickletts. By the sounds of it, Keith may be the opposite of Franson. He just doesn’t seem like he’s going to take on a role of mentor, or at least not yet!!! if this is indeed the case, then I would like to re-do my post in the other thread and state that Keith should be the first one to get traded.....
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Post by BigT on Sept 23, 2020 20:42:45 GMT -6
Can’t have enough guys like him. That’s good to see. There’s a lot of guys that don’t care for helping out the young kids. They’re just too focused on winning and keeping their game on top. Which is ok, but when a guy like Franson takes on that role, it’s always welcomed. Like you said, only 33, you’d think he’d be very focused on his own career. On a side note. I’ve posted Keith’s interviews from Spittin Chickletts. By the sounds of it, Keith may be the opposite of Franson. He just doesn’t seem like he’s going to take on a role of mentor, or at least not yet!!! if this is indeed the case, then I would like to re-do my post in the other thread and state that Keith should be the first one to get traded..... Keith wants to play and win. He’s very competitive, I also don’t think he’s being very realistic about his abilities at 37. I just turned 44 and I feel I can still make a difference in the NHL, and I never made it. But at some point you gotta be realistic. I love what he’s brought, but if he’s not gonna be the utmost help to the younger kids, maybe it’s best he moves on and tries for another Cup elsewhere? The realistic situation here is the dream is over. I doubt a bunch of mid to late 30 somethings are gonna find the fountain of youth and all of the sudden do unimaginable things. Especially when it hasn’t happened in the past 5 years. It’s done!!!
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Post by vadarx on Sept 23, 2020 20:48:13 GMT -6
if this is indeed the case, then I would like to re-do my post in the other thread and state that Keith should be the first one to get traded..... Keith wants to play and win. He’s very competitive, I also don’t think he’s being very unrealistic about his abilities at 37. I just turned 44 and I feel I can still make a difference in the NHL, and I never made it. But at some point you gotta be realistic. I love what he’s brought, but if he’s not gonna be the utmost help to the younger kids, maybe it’s best he moves on and tries for another Cup elsewhere? The realistic situation here is the dream is over. I doubt a bunch of mid to late 30 somethings are gonna find the fountain of youth and all of the sudden do unimaginable things. Especially when it hasn’t happened in the past 5 years. It’s done!!! if he wants to win that badly, then i would recommend he request a trade.....
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Post by BigT on Sept 24, 2020 7:23:46 GMT -6
Keith wants to play and win. He’s very competitive, I also don’t think he’s being very unrealistic about his abilities at 37. I just turned 44 and I feel I can still make a difference in the NHL, and I never made it. But at some point you gotta be realistic. I love what he’s brought, but if he’s not gonna be the utmost help to the younger kids, maybe it’s best he moves on and tries for another Cup elsewhere? The realistic situation here is the dream is over. I doubt a bunch of mid to late 30 somethings are gonna find the fountain of youth and all of the sudden do unimaginable things. Especially when it hasn’t happened in the past 5 years. It’s done!!! if he wants to win that badly, then i would recommend he request a trade..... I’m starting to heavily lean in favour of starting over. I’d honestly keep Seabs as my captain. He was the first one here out of the core and he deserves it. The team is gonna suck for a while, might as well get 3-4 years of high picks and we can start off with a fresh salary cap and no boat anchor contracts to weigh this team down. Right now, the Hawks could have the ability to pluck good young players out from other teams and or draft picks. Teams will be strapped in this flat cap era. We can trade guys and retain half. With the other half we can take on bad contracts that don’t have a lot of term like 1-2 years left. Teams will pay high prices to clear out cap space. Some team will benefit from this, why not the Hawks? If the Hawks were to take this route, Van is heavily looking to unload Erickssons contract. It’s 6 million per. They would more than likely part with Podkolzin to do so. This is the route id take and load up on tons of talent and start a rebuild!!!
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Post by vadarx on Sept 24, 2020 12:02:26 GMT -6
if he wants to win that badly, then i would recommend he request a trade..... I’m starting to heavily lean in favour of starting over. I’d honestly keep Seabs as my captain. He was the first one here out of the core and he deserves it. The team is gonna suck for a while, might as well get 3-4 years of high picks and we can start off with a fresh salary cap and no boat anchor contracts to weigh this team down. Right now, the Hawks could have the ability to pluck good young players out from other teams and or draft picks. Teams will be strapped in this flat cap era. We can trade guys and retain half. With the other half we can take on bad contracts that don’t have a lot of term like 1-2 years left. Teams will pay high prices to clear out cap space. Some team will benefit from this, why not the Hawks? If the Hawks were to take this route, Van is heavily looking to unload Erickssons contract. It’s 6 million per. They would more than likely part with Podkolzin to do so. This is the route id take and load up on tons of talent and start a rebuild!!! nooooo wayyyyyyyyyy does Seabrook want to stick around for that. I think there is a better chance of him waving his nmc and us packing him with picks or prospects to get his contract outta Dodge..... I'd say it is pretty well established that he and JC are not pals. as a matter of fact, I would say now that he and Keith both might be let go this off-season. I think both would be fine with waving their nmc at this point.
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Post by BigT on Sept 24, 2020 12:43:59 GMT -6
I’m starting to heavily lean in favour of starting over. I’d honestly keep Seabs as my captain. He was the first one here out of the core and he deserves it. The team is gonna suck for a while, might as well get 3-4 years of high picks and we can start off with a fresh salary cap and no boat anchor contracts to weigh this team down. Right now, the Hawks could have the ability to pluck good young players out from other teams and or draft picks. Teams will be strapped in this flat cap era. We can trade guys and retain half. With the other half we can take on bad contracts that don’t have a lot of term like 1-2 years left. Teams will pay high prices to clear out cap space. Some team will benefit from this, why not the Hawks? If the Hawks were to take this route, Van is heavily looking to unload Erickssons contract. It’s 6 million per. They would more than likely part with Podkolzin to do so. This is the route id take and load up on tons of talent and start a rebuild!!! nooooo wayyyyyyyyyy does Seabrook want to stick around for that. I think there is a better chance of him waving his nmc and us packing him with picks or prospects to get his contract outta Dodge..... I'd say it is pretty well established that he and JC are not pals. as a matter of fact, I would say now that he and Keith both might be let go this off-season. I think both would be fine with waving their nmc at this point. That’s just what I’d do. We all know the very first move I’d make if I had the power of Greyskull! Obviously even if Stan did exactly what I told him to, I still wouldn’t trust him to do anything. But I feel this team has a real advantage of rebuilding over the next 3-4 years. Also like Mike Veisor said, it’s worked well in other sports, and it’ll work well here. Especially with a flat cap!!!
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Post by acesandeights on Sept 24, 2020 14:53:01 GMT -6
<<I’m starting to heavily lean in favour of starting over. I’d honestly keep Seabs as my captain. He was the first one here out of the core and he deserves it. The team is gonna suck for a while, might as well get 3-4 years of high picks and we can start off with a fresh salary cap and no boat anchor contracts to weigh this team down. Right now, the Hawks could have the ability to pluck good young players out from other teams and or draft picks. Teams will be strapped in this flat cap era. We can trade guys and retain half. With the other half we can take on bad contracts that don’t have a lot of term like 1-2 years left. Teams will pay high prices to clear out cap space. Some team will benefit from this, why not the Hawks?>> 100% in on this - the White Sox did this a few years back, poached very solid young players from the Red Sox and Cubs (these immediately come to mind, there may be others) in exchange for players that would never be here for another championship, and made (so far) great strides back to championship level within about 5 years. And most of it "on the run" so to speak since most of the draft picks in this 5-year window are still in the minors. Doing this requires prudence by the GM. It is time to go in a new direction there, too (i.e. the Sox allowing Rick Hahn not to be handcuffed by a GM-emeritus in Kenny Williams -- is a Rick Hahn in house?).The White Sox-Rick Hahn reference is a very interesting one. You're right; Rick Hahn traded some of his high level players and picked up some top level prospects in the return and a few of these prospects are now on the team this year. I thought at the time Hahn began picking up these good young prospects the Sox had a weak farm system so he had to get prospects in trades. As I remember, they knew they would struggle a few years while the young guys were developing and decided this year it was time to start reaping the rewards. As you mention, Could Stan do something like this? There isn't much help in the farm system as far as high level prospects.
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Post by vadarx on Sept 24, 2020 14:59:07 GMT -6
nooooo wayyyyyyyyyy does Seabrook want to stick around for that. I think there is a better chance of him waving his nmc and us packing him with picks or prospects to get his contract outta Dodge..... I'd say it is pretty well established that he and JC are not pals. as a matter of fact, I would say now that he and Keith both might be let go this off-season. I think both would be fine with waving their nmc at this point. That’s just what I’d do. We all know the very first move I’d make if I had the power of Greyskull! Obviously even if Stan did exactly what I told him to, I still wouldn’t trust him to do anything. But I feel this team has a real advantage of rebuilding over the next 3-4 years. Also like Mike Veisor said, it’s worked well in other sports, and it’ll work well here. Especially with a flat cap!!! but what would you do for the honor of Grayskull? 😛 I don't think you can look at baseball and compare it to hockey. one, there is no cap in baseball, so moving big contracts is a breeze comparatively and there are a half dozen teams have loaded money cannons to use whenever they see a big name player they want. two, we have a bunch of evidence within the Blackhawk's organization of how dumping salaries and going for prospects may work eventually but it may also take a long time if the wrong folks are doing the trading/drafting. I don't think anyone can say with any shred of certainty that we can jump right back into contention in 3-4 years by moving out the core and bringing in a huge wave of youngsters, especially considering those in charge currently.
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Post by hsbob on Sept 24, 2020 19:27:39 GMT -6
if this is indeed the case, then I would like to re-do my post in the other thread and state that Keith should be the first one to get traded..... Keith wants to play and win. He’s very competitive, I also don’t think he’s being very realistic about his abilities at 37. I just turned 44 and I feel I can still make a difference in the NHL, and I never made it. But at some point you gotta be realistic. I love what he’s brought, but if he’s not gonna be the utmost help to the younger kids, maybe it’s best he moves on and tries for another Cup elsewhere? The realistic situation here is the dream is over. I doubt a bunch of mid to late 30 somethings are gonna find the fountain of youth and all of the sudden do unimaginable things. Especially when it hasn’t happened in the past 5 years. It’s done!!! I don't see it happening here either but K&T had their career highs only a year ago and I struggle to get the comparison between Keith and yourself.
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Post by hsbob on Sept 24, 2020 19:29:06 GMT -6
Keith wants to play and win. He’s very competitive, I also don’t think he’s being very unrealistic about his abilities at 37. I just turned 44 and I feel I can still make a difference in the NHL, and I never made it. But at some point you gotta be realistic. I love what he’s brought, but if he’s not gonna be the utmost help to the younger kids, maybe it’s best he moves on and tries for another Cup elsewhere? The realistic situation here is the dream is over. I doubt a bunch of mid to late 30 somethings are gonna find the fountain of youth and all of the sudden do unimaginable things. Especially when it hasn’t happened in the past 5 years. It’s done!!! if he wants to win that badly, then i would recommend he request a trade..... Who eats his minutes?
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Post by hsbob on Sept 24, 2020 19:33:48 GMT -6
nooooo wayyyyyyyyyy does Seabrook want to stick around for that. I think there is a better chance of him waving his nmc and us packing him with picks or prospects to get his contract outta Dodge..... I'd say it is pretty well established that he and JC are not pals. as a matter of fact, I would say now that he and Keith both might be let go this off-season. I think both would be fine with waving their nmc at this point. That’s just what I’d do. We all know the very first move I’d make if I had the power of Greyskull! Obviously even if Stan did exactly what I told him to, I still wouldn’t trust him to do anything. But I feel this team has a real advantage of rebuilding over the next 3-4 years. Also like Mike Veisor said, it’s worked well in other sports, and it’ll work well here. Especially with a flat cap!!! Yeah it's worked here and there but how many pro sports teams have been rebuilding forever?
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Post by hsbob on Sept 24, 2020 19:36:01 GMT -6
That’s just what I’d do. We all know the very first move I’d make if I had the power of Greyskull! Obviously even if Stan did exactly what I told him to, I still wouldn’t trust him to do anything. But I feel this team has a real advantage of rebuilding over the next 3-4 years. Also like Mike Veisor said, it’s worked well in other sports, and it’ll work well here. Especially with a flat cap!!! but what would you do for the honor of Grayskull? 😛 I don't think you can look at baseball and compare it to hockey. one, there is no cap in baseball, so moving big contracts is a breeze comparatively and there are a half dozen teams have loaded money cannons to use whenever they see a big name player they want. two, we have a bunch of evidence within the Blackhawk's organization of how dumping salaries and going for prospects may work eventually but it may also take a long time if the wrong folks are doing the trading/drafting. I don't think anyone can say with any shred of certainty that we can jump right back into contention in 3-4 years by moving out the core and bringing in a huge wave of youngsters, especially considering those in charge currently. 3-4 years seems reasonable since it only took 49 years last time.
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Post by vadarx on Sept 24, 2020 19:47:22 GMT -6
if he wants to win that badly, then i would recommend he request a trade..... Who eats his minutes? Ian Mitchell. 😅 seriously, though. I can't really answer that. replacing his minutes is less my concern than him not wanting to mentor all the young d-men coming up. if he isn't willing to do that, that is really a great atmosphere for those young uns to come up in, imo. if he wants to put his head down and concentrate on winning and not deal with kids, I'd say he would probably rather play elsewhere. his minutes would be spread around. we have a ton of young players coming up and they need to play, so I guess the minutes would get split amongst them....
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Post by vadarx on Sept 24, 2020 19:51:48 GMT -6
but what would you do for the honor of Grayskull? 😛 I don't think you can look at baseball and compare it to hockey. one, there is no cap in baseball, so moving big contracts is a breeze comparatively and there are a half dozen teams have loaded money cannons to use whenever they see a big name player they want. two, we have a bunch of evidence within the Blackhawk's organization of how dumping salaries and going for prospects may work eventually but it may also take a long time if the wrong folks are doing the trading/drafting. I don't think anyone can say with any shred of certainty that we can jump right back into contention in 3-4 years by moving out the core and bringing in a huge wave of youngsters, especially considering those in charge currently. 3-4 years seems reasonable since it only took 49 years last time. hah, true enough. what about 10-15 years? that's how long it took after shipping Roenick, Belfour, Chelios, etc out in the late nineties. does the brass really want a repeat of the decade that followed that?
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Post by hsbob on Sept 24, 2020 19:55:26 GMT -6
Ian Mitchell. 😅 seriously, though. I can't really answer that. replacing his minutes is less my concern than him not wanting to mentor all the young d-men coming up. if he isn't willing to do that, that is really a great atmosphere for those young uns to come up in, imo. if he wants to put his head down and concentrate on winning and not deal with kids, I'd say he would probably rather play elsewhere. his minutes would be spread around. we have a ton of young players coming up and they need to play, so I guess the minutes would get split amongst them.... I'm not sure where this not wanting to mentor kids stuff comes from to be honest,I just think he's tired of being on a last place team. I'm at a point where I'd love to see Kane,Toews and Keith moved to good teams because we have all their replacements and heirs apparent so we're set for an even better run than what we saw the last decade......from what I gather.
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Post by vadarx on Sept 24, 2020 20:04:44 GMT -6
Ian Mitchell. 😅 seriously, though. I can't really answer that. replacing his minutes is less my concern than him not wanting to mentor all the young d-men coming up. if he isn't willing to do that, that is really a great atmosphere for those young uns to come up in, imo. if he wants to put his head down and concentrate on winning and not deal with kids, I'd say he would probably rather play elsewhere. his minutes would be spread around. we have a ton of young players coming up and they need to play, so I guess the minutes would get split amongst them.... I'm not sure where this not wanting to mentor kids stuff comes from to be honest,I just think he's tired of being on a last place team. I'm at a point where I'd love to see Kane,Toews and Keith moved to good teams because we have all their replacements and heirs apparent so we're set for an even better run than what we saw the last decade......from what I gather. just following through on a comment made by T. I'm sure he is tired of it as well. I've made my thoughts known as far as whether or not I think the core should be moved. I wouldn't even consider moving 2 of the 3. one of them would be sufficient to create cap space and add pieces for the future (Kane). another would at least create cap space (Keith).
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Post by hsbob on Sept 24, 2020 20:20:36 GMT -6
I'm not sure where this not wanting to mentor kids stuff comes from to be honest,I just think he's tired of being on a last place team. I'm at a point where I'd love to see Kane,Toews and Keith moved to good teams because we have all their replacements and heirs apparent so we're set for an even better run than what we saw the last decade......from what I gather. just following through on a comment made by T. I'm sure he is tired of it as well. I've made my thoughts known as far as whether or not I think the core should be moved. I wouldn't even consider moving 2 of the 3. one of them would be sufficient to create cap space and add pieces for the future (Kane). another would at least create cap space (Keith). Let's imagine Kane and Toews hits were miraculously gone,that means Scambo could add more guys like Shaw,Smith,Maata and de Haan and have a bit left over but not much. Cap space is what a team makes of it. If the team moves one,do the others want to stay?
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