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Post by bigbarn27 on Aug 9, 2021 9:13:49 GMT -6
good team , great team??? i have no idea for the first time in a long while, they got better in net and better offensively just wit JT and healthy Dach. They got a little better defensively. Is this enough I have no idea this team has been terrible defensively for a while. As far as being fans if you are posting on this board in the middle of summer id say your a fan. everyone here leans a different way thats what makes this place nice. Could be T and his Stan hate Nighbor and his Stan defending its all good, we all think a little differently. I am very happy about the moves from a selfish stand point im a season ticket holder so i have no desire to go through 2 years of crap.
This dosnt mean I am happy with every thing they gave up for Jones. I understand that people think this team needed a full rebuild. Nighbor I hope you keep posting because you see things differently then me. Thats why I come here . That and you guys will usually do my homework for me (LORD) . Gotta figure in another month we will all start talking line combos and getting ready cant wait. GO HAWKS!
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Post by T-man2010 on Aug 9, 2021 10:35:31 GMT -6
good team , great team??? i have no idea for the first time in a long while, they got better in net and better offensively just wit JT and healthy Dach. They got a little better defensively. Is this enough I have no idea this team has been terrible defensively for a while. As far as being fans if you are posting on this board in the middle of summer id say your a fan. everyone here leans a different way thats what makes this place nice. Could be T and his Stan hate Nighbor and his Stan defending its all good, we all think a little differently. I am very happy about the moves from a selfish stand point im a season ticket holder so i have no desire to go through 2 years of crap. This dosnt mean I am happy with every thing they gave up for Jones. I understand that people think this team needed a full rebuild. Nighbor I hope you keep posting because you see things differently then me. Thats why I come here . That and you guys will usually do my homework for me (LORD) . Gotta figure in another month we will all start talking line combos and getting ready cant wait. GO HAWKS! I always like the Traverse City tourny to start off the pre-camp season. Get to see our young guys and other teams futures also. |
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Post by squishy24 on Aug 9, 2021 10:48:27 GMT -6
Yeah right kampt couldn't finish on an open net... I've been a hawks fan for 31 years and it makes me angry reading a lot of the posts on these forums... Ask yourselves are you actually fans? Seems like a lot of you moan and grown and act like we don't have a good team. The REAL fact is, our team looks great, we have a good shot with all these off season moves to make something happen here, why not be excited instead of picking apart Stan and not SUPPORTING your TEAM. With Toews back (if he is back, and it sounds like he will be) and Johnson here, I love our depth down the middle, we have 2 great scoring lines and a solid 3rd with a grinding 4th (which I really, really think we needed). Anyway, be a true fan and show some support, get excited, if We're not doing well at the start of the season look for the FO to get a new coach, just like when they brought in Q. Untill then, give the boys a chance and let's see what happens here, you don't need to finish at the bottom to rebuild, if you build your team right you do it just how Stan is doing it here... LETS GO HAWKS!! If folks around here would not be Hawks' fans, they would not be around. Surely all of us want the team to succeed and we'll cheer for them once the season starts. I don't believe there would be happy people over here in case Hawks will start on a loosing streak. But does this necesserily have to mean that we have to automatically agree with each and every move and signing made by the front office? I don't think so. I'm sure you discuss different topics with your wife during dinner or with friends while having beer. The same goes on over here. We discuss. I for once don't think the front office is going into a good direction. Directions are being changed every off-season or at least so it appears to me. This off-season we've got for instance Jones but at what price. Should this fail, we don't have 2 first round picks unless some other trades are made. Such would put us back 2-3 years back in the rebuild. Is true we still have Toews and Kane, top players. But for how long? Potentially Dach and D-cat can be their replacements but they still have long way to go to proove it. After that, there is very little top material. Sure, you can get them through free agency. But imho the core should come from within the organization and through free agency you just complement it according to your needs. Does my opinion now have to be interpreted that I want Hawks to fail? unfortunately, Hawks failing and management getting fired goes hand in hand. Can you get both? Maybe if the sexual allegations is proven to be true, the whole management gets cleaned out AND somehow the Hawks team on the ice are amazing at the same time. |
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Post by MadHawksFan on Aug 9, 2021 14:41:09 GMT -6
Yeah right kampt couldn't finish on an open net... I've been a hawks fan for 31 years and it makes me angry reading a lot of the posts on these forums... Ask yourselves are you actually fans? Seems like a lot of you moan and grown and act like we don't have a good team. The REAL fact is, our team looks great, we have a good shot with all these off season moves to make something happen here, why not be excited instead of picking apart Stan and not SUPPORTING your TEAM. With Toews back (if he is back, and it sounds like he will be) and Johnson here, I love our depth down the middle, we have 2 great scoring lines and a solid 3rd with a grinding 4th (which I really, really think we needed). Anyway, be a true fan and show some support, get excited, if We're not doing well at the start of the season look for the FO to get a new coach, just like when they brought in Q. Untill then, give the boys a chance and let's see what happens here, you don't need to finish at the bottom to rebuild, if you build your team right you do it just how Stan is doing it here... LETS GO HAWKS!! If folks around here would not be Hawks' fans, they would not be around. Surely all of us want the team to succeed and we'll cheer for them once the season starts. I don't believe there would be happy people over here in case Hawks will start on a loosing streak. But does this necesserily have to mean that we have to automatically agree with each and every move and signing made by the front office? I don't think so. I'm sure you discuss different topics with your wife during dinner or with friends while having beer. The same goes on over here. We discuss. I for once don't think the front office is going into a good direction. Directions are being changed every off-season or at least so it appears to me. This off-season we've got for instance Jones but at what price. Should this fail, we don't have 2 first round picks unless some other trades are made. Such would put us back 2-3 years back in the rebuild. Is true we still have Toews and Kane, top players. But for how long? Potentially Dach and D-cat can be their replacements but they still have long way to go to proove it. After that, there is very little top material. Sure, you can get them through free agency. But imho the core should come from within the organization and through free agency you just complement it according to your needs. Does my opinion now have to be interpreted that I want Hawks to fail? I just haven't felt a need to post, honestly I just have been reading a lot of negativity and it got to me last night. YES we gave up a lot for Jones, but he's IMO our core vet D (like Keith) moving forward for years to come. Honestly I believe in Dach to be a top line forward in years to come and possibly top 25 fwd in the league at some point. So with him, dcat and Jones that's a great start. Our young D has a chance to be very solid as well, they just are so young they need some time to develope. That being said, I honestly believe Kane and Toews will NEVER leave the hawks. They bleed chitown blood and I would see them making their contracts work in 2 years to fit the hawks needs, I guess only time will tell if I'm right but my gut tells me I am. Guys like strome I can see being replaceable yes... He hasn't lived up to the hype, but move him onto the wing and see what happens, IMO he doesn't work out down the middle, too weak on faceoffs, now before you all start hounding about the Dach faceoffs remember he has been getting better nearly 10% each year, but last year playing injured (with a wrist) he couldn't of been able to do his best in that department. With Toews back (I hope) look for the faceoffs to go up learning from one of the best in that department. Lank has potential to become a star goaltender but again time will tell. The one really BAD move I think we can all agree on is letting panarin go, that one DOES hurt. I understand the money it would of cost but I do believe it would of been worth it. I liked our picks this year TBH, really like scooping dachs younger brother, I've watched this kid play in junior, he has potential to be a great power forward. Anyway, I'm really excited for this year, were not just a bunch of young guys like last year, we have a chance to do something. And I look to see the young guys really stepping forward this year in their development, I'm honestly really interested in seeing what glaudette looks like since for the first time in his entire career he's healthy and heavy, Im really wondering if he goes from a 4th liner to a 3rd with 30-40 points. The hagle deal is awesome IMO. And like I touched on the Jones deal, we gave up a lot but I really think it was a great move, instead of picking a D and hoping it works out we got a 26 year old who has proven himself and still not even in his prime, very exciting. Let's see if him playing with his brother elevates Caleb's play as well. GO HAWKS!!! |
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Post by jacksalmon on Aug 9, 2021 15:46:37 GMT -6
shocked they didn't bring back Kampf, but I guess they finally realized his lack of offense negated his defensive abilities. 500k isn't much of a raise... Yeah right kampt couldn't finish on an open net... I've been a hawks fan for 31 years and it makes me angry reading a lot of the posts on these forums... Ask yourselves are you actually fans? Seems like a lot of you moan and grown and act like we don't have a good team. The REAL fact is, our team looks great, we have a good shot with all these off season moves to make something happen here, why not be excited instead of picking apart Stan and not SUPPORTING your TEAM. With Toews back (if he is back, and it sounds like he will be) and Johnson here, I love our depth down the middle, we have 2 great scoring lines and a solid 3rd with a grinding 4th (which I really, really think we needed). Anyway, be a true fan and show some support, get excited, if We're not doing well at the start of the season look for the FO to get a new coach, just like when they brought in Q. Untill then, give the boys a chance and let's see what happens here, you don't need to finish at the bottom to rebuild, if you build your team right you do it just how Stan is doing it here... LETS GO HAWKS!! Some of what you say makes sense, but I was wondering if you are Stan's cousin; or a close friend or friendly neighbor? |
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Post by Tater on Aug 9, 2021 23:17:54 GMT -6
Guys like strome I can see being replaceable yes... He hasn't lived up to the hype, but move him onto the wing and see what happens, IMO he doesn't work out down the middle, too weak on faceoffs, now before you all start hounding about the Dach faceoffs remember he has been I agree with a lot of your post, but to the bold: It's been tried and it wasn't pretty. |
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Post by MadHawksFan on Aug 10, 2021 4:14:48 GMT -6
Guys like strome I can see being replaceable yes... He hasn't lived up to the hype, but move him onto the wing and see what happens, IMO he doesn't work out down the middle, too weak on faceoffs, now before you all start hounding about the Dach faceoffs remember he has been I agree with a lot of your post, but to the bold: It's been tried and it wasn't pretty. Yeah, like I said we'll see right, but IMO if we do make another move I do hope it's strome, he's one guy I don't care if we lose. And no I'm not related to Stan lol |
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Post by T-man2010 on Aug 10, 2021 8:23:54 GMT -6
I agree with a lot of your post, but to the bold: It's been tried and it wasn't pretty. Yeah, like I said we'll see right, but IMO if we do make another move I do hope it's strome, he's one guy I don't care if we lose. And no I'm not related to Stan lol Glad to have you here commenting, why don't you sign up with us? We have absolutely no benefits..........just a few laughs. |
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Post by hsbob on Aug 10, 2021 10:36:33 GMT -6
Are you comparing Savard's cup o coffee,short stint here to Hof Legend Joel Quenneville's championship tenure? Please tell me you're not! Q's system? Q's system is having the same effect down in Florida that it had here in Chicago.....do you like the system,the coaching and the record since the dimwit fired the HoF coach? You need TWO bushels for that much horseshit! Did you see the overt physicality in the Panthers' first round series.....Q has rugged men now instead of scared boys. Is it those spreadsheets responsible for all but his last three 1st rounders already being given up on? Gloss over his awful drafting and his drunken sailor spending spree two summers ago all you want but questioning a great hockey mind like Q's doesn't make the dimwit's mind any less dim. We'll see if another massive spending spree brings a cup in the near future but with so many 1st rounders gone and the cap being a huge issue for some time to come.....I ain't holdin' my breath. You continue to blame a Hof coach who's been gone for three years but it's the many draft failures and wasted spending unless you like giving up a 2nd and a 3rd to carry Shaw's deal till it can be LTIR'd.....that' an unforced error. When Brent buyout' Connolly doesn't play for his 3.5M,that's a unforced error too and don't get me started on Calvin deHAAN-job and his 4.55M. Maybe the nitwit can spend his way out of all of that........."we'll see" as a Hof wise man once said. You have managed to create a mountain out of a mole hill. Posters complained because Q was fired after only fifteen games in 2018 and I pointed out factually how lucky he was because HoF Savard was fired after only four games. To be brutally honest Savard lost his job when Q was hired as a scout. I have always given coach Q his share of the credit for the team success but I refuse to put him on a pedestal and claim he is the be all and end all. When Q stands up on the podium to become a member of the HoF he will be joined by Keith, Seabrook, Toews, Kane, Hossa and hopefully Crawford and Hjalmarrson. When the system worked we were the aggressor and we set the pace. The PK covered the points with Toews Hossa or Sharp and we were a danger to score. I wish Q much success except against the Blackhawks. I would not call Rocky a dimwit and it was his call because Rocky said he would and I would not presume to call him a liar. I never watch the Panthers. When Q took over Florida the team was already bigger than the Blackhawks and Q had nothing to do with that. Mike Kitchen was his d coach in Chicago and he believed that if you hit you would miss or put yourself out of position. Remember Stan fired Kitchen for being too soft and he was replaced by Ulf Samuelsson. Ulf Samuelsson is now the assistant to Q in Florida and not Mike Kitchen. Q has rugged men now instead of scared boys. Really!!!! Your selective memory glossed over the fact that in the 2015 western conference final it was said of these scared boys that no man can put up with all this pain or something to that effect. They could. They did. They won the cup. Over Stan’s tenure if you get rid of the two years he had no 1st rounder (Saad & DeBrincat) his picks averaged out to 18th and he managed to trade them for players who were drafted earlier. If you want to talk glossed over failed picks what happened to the picks of Talon, Skille(7) 79 games 25 points gone, Beach(11) total of 0 NHL games gone and Olsen(28) 1 point in 28 games gone. I have never blamed Q for today’s Blackhawks just as I will not give him credit when things turn-around. In my replies I keep pointing out that Q is just a man and has made mistakes in the past and it is okay to hold him to account. In past writings I suggested that Q get a bird’s eye view of the game as IMHO the system stopped being up-tempo. You continue to point out the negatives like a second and a third to bring Shaw home and gloss over the Shaw to Montreal for a second which became DeBrincat who is a fan favorite, great back checking, top six forward, who happens to be a goal scoring machine. As an optimist the book has not been closed on Shaw, Connolly and deHaan and until then I will keep on reading. It’s premature to close the chapters on many of Stan’s draft picks and the plot thickens. As a famous HoF catcher said it ain’t over till it’s over. God damned iPad only allows a few lines at a time so I’ll d a deal with your continued Q bashing when I get my hands on a computer.....it gets tiring though! |
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Post by hsbob on Aug 10, 2021 10:39:39 GMT -6
Yeah right kampt couldn't finish on an open net... I've been a hawks fan for 31 years and it makes me angry reading a lot of the posts on these forums... Ask yourselves are you actually fans? Seems like a lot of you moan and grown and act like we don't have a good team. The REAL fact is, our team looks great, we have a good shot with all these off season moves to make something happen here, why not be excited instead of picking apart Stan and not SUPPORTING your TEAM. With Toews back (if he is back, and it sounds like he will be) and Johnson here, I love our depth down the middle, we have 2 great scoring lines and a solid 3rd with a grinding 4th (which I really, really think we needed). Anyway, be a true fan and show some support, get excited, if We're not doing well at the start of the season look for the FO to get a new coach, just like when they brought in Q. Untill then, give the boys a chance and let's see what happens here, you don't need to finish at the bottom to rebuild, if you build your team right you do it just how Stan is doing it here... LETS GO HAWKS!! If folks around here would not be Hawks' fans, they would not be around. Surely all of us want the team to succeed and we'll cheer for them once the season starts. I don't believe there would be happy people over here in case Hawks will start on a loosing streak. But does this necesserily have to mean that we have to automatically agree with each and every move and signing made by the front office? I don't think so. I'm sure you discuss different topics with your wife during dinner or with friends while having beer. The same goes on over here. We discuss. I for once don't think the front office is going into a good direction. Directions are being changed every off-season or at least so it appears to me. This off-season we've got for instance Jones but at what price. Should this fail, we don't have 2 first round picks unless some other trades are made. Such would put us back 2-3 years back in the rebuild. Is true we still have Toews and Kane, top players. But for how long? Potentially Dach and D-cat can be their replacements but they still have long way to go to proove it. After that, there is very little top material. Sure, you can get them through free agency. But imho the core should come from within the organization and through free agency you just complement it according to your needs. Does my opinion now have to be interpreted that I want Hawks to fail? Only SB fans are good Hawk fans! |
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Post by OldTimeHawky on Aug 10, 2021 11:13:49 GMT -6
Hawks signed Hardman to a 2yr contract, 800k per.
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Post by Tater on Aug 10, 2021 11:50:32 GMT -6
Hawks signed Hardman to a 2yr contract, 800k per. Good signing IMO. |
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Post by T-man2010 on Aug 10, 2021 11:51:02 GMT -6
Hawks signed Hardman to a 2yr contract, 800k per. He'll still be in Rockford. Good size, 6'-2" 205lbs. Don't know much about his talent. Maybe BigT will give us the dope on him. |
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Post by BigT on Aug 10, 2021 13:55:26 GMT -6
Hawks signed Hardman to a 2yr contract, 800k per. He'll still be in Rockford. Good size, 6'-2" 205lbs. Don't know much about his talent. Maybe BigT will give us the dope on him. Personally, I think he’ll crack the lineup. He’s a prototypical 3/4 liner. Good tough Massachusetts boy. He fought a few times in his one year in the BCHL. I believe it was Kelowna. But he seems like the guy needed on the bottom 6. However, he’s still gotta prove it. He did look physical in his couple handfuls of games he played last season. It would be nice to finally get some normalcy in the bottom 6!!! |
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Post by madhawksfan on Aug 10, 2021 14:17:04 GMT -6
He'll still be in Rockford. Good size, 6'-2" 205lbs. Don't know much about his talent. Maybe BigT will give us the dope on him. Personally, I think he’ll crack the lineup. He’s a prototypical 3/4 liner. Good tough Massachusetts boy. He fought a few times in his one year in the BCHL. I believe it was Kelowna. But he seems like the guy needed on the bottom 6. However, he’s still gotta prove it. He did look physical in his couple handfuls of games he played last season. It would be nice to finally get some normalcy in the bottom 6!!! I agree, great signing and I think this kid does have potential, not only that, he goes with that 4th line grinder line that I really think we need to go deep in a playoff run. If we can get really tough line that can be responsible in the defensive end and put some goals in once in awhile we're laughing here. 800k 2 way deal, no loss here if he doesn't work out. LET'S GO HAWKS! |
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Post by hawks27 on Aug 10, 2021 15:10:53 GMT -6
Welcome to the boards, madhawksfan!
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Post by BigT on Aug 10, 2021 15:41:20 GMT -6
Personally, I think he’ll crack the lineup. He’s a prototypical 3/4 liner. Good tough Massachusetts boy. He fought a few times in his one year in the BCHL. I believe it was Kelowna. But he seems like the guy needed on the bottom 6. However, he’s still gotta prove it. He did look physical in his couple handfuls of games he played last season. It would be nice to finally get some normalcy in the bottom 6!!! I agree, great signing and I think this kid does have potential, not only that, he goes with that 4th line grinder line that I really think we need to go deep in a playoff run. If we can get really tough line that can be responsible in the defensive end and put some goals in once in awhile we're laughing here. 800k 2 way deal, no loss here if he doesn't work out. LET'S GO HAWKS! Welcome here. I’d just like you to know that the reason there has been so much negativity is just due to the teams performance and the teams prospects (mainly first rounders) rarely ever pan out. I think there has been just cause for mismanagement. Scambo isn’t much of a sports guy. It is what it is. Hopefully he succeeds, but we’ve seen 10 years of his work and the last 5 have been brutal. So people catch on. If the team does well and fails when it counts, the fans will let em know and I’d bet the upper brass does too. Apparently the rebuilding and getting younger is out the window. So we’ll see. I’m no longer sold on much of what this guy does due to it failing all the time. We all have to admit that it didn’t work before, so it may not this time!!! |
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Post by bigbarn27 on Aug 10, 2021 17:31:19 GMT -6
Hawks signed Hardman to a 2yr contract, 800k per. Good signing has some size, will be a hog and can start to learn his role part of that will be protecting Reichel . Hogs should also be an interesting group. Like to also say welcome Mad. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Aug 10, 2021 19:52:24 GMT -6
Personally, I think he’ll crack the lineup. He’s a prototypical 3/4 liner. Good tough Massachusetts boy. He fought a few times in his one year in the BCHL. I believe it was Kelowna. But he seems like the guy needed on the bottom 6. However, he’s still gotta prove it. He did look physical in his couple handfuls of games he played last season. It would be nice to finally get some normalcy in the bottom 6!!! welcome to the boards. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Aug 10, 2021 20:23:11 GMT -6
Hawks signed Hardman to a 2yr contract, 800k per. i couldn't recall if it was hardman or reese johnson that had so many hits in his brief time in chicago so i had to take a peek. turns out it was both. johnson's 33 hits per 60 minutes (5 games) and hardman's 26 hits per 60 minutes (8 games) were the team's highest. for perspective sake...among the regulars, zadorov was tops at almost 11 hits per 60 minutes. anyways....i like the signing. |
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Post by Tater on Aug 10, 2021 23:29:19 GMT -6
i couldn't recall if it was hardman or reese johnson that had so many hits in his brief time in chicago so i had to take a peek. turns out it was both. johnson's 33 hits per 60 minutes (5 games) and hardman's 26 hits per 60 minutes (8 games) were the team's highest. for perspective sake...among the regulars, zadorov was tops at almost 11 hits per 60 minutes. anyways....i like the signing. Good stats, thanks for posting them. They may not be NHL ready yet, but I loved watching both of them knocking people around. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Aug 11, 2021 0:35:40 GMT -6
i couldn't recall if it was hardman or reese johnson that had so many hits in his brief time in chicago so i had to take a peek. turns out it was both. johnson's 33 hits per 60 minutes (5 games) and hardman's 26 hits per 60 minutes (8 games) were the team's highest. for perspective sake...among the regulars, zadorov was tops at almost 11 hits per 60 minutes. anyways....i like the signing. Good stats, thanks for posting them. They may not be NHL ready yet, but I loved watching both of them knocking people around. i'm pretty sure those numbers wouldn't be sustainable over the course of a whole season. setting things at a 15 games played minimum, reaves had the highest hits/60 minutes at just over 23. the hawks had only 2 players in the top 100. zadorov was in 51st with 10.8 hits/60 and carpenter at 74th at 9.2. stillman was 66th at 9.5 hits/60 but of course mostly with the cats. but next year we'll hopefully have stillman and khaira (3rd in the league with 18.8 hits/60) and one of hardman or johnson. last year we were 21st in the league at 21.3 hits/game. who knows....maybe we'll be in the top half of the league next year. |
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Post by OldTimeHawky on Aug 11, 2021 6:48:35 GMT -6
Hawks signed Hardman to a 2yr contract, 800k per. He'll still be in Rockford. Good size, 6'-2" 205lbs. Don't know much about his talent. Maybe BigT will give us the dope on him. From his brief time with the Hawks he looked like a smart 2way player with good skills, it was nice seeing Entwistle assist on his first goal then he assisted Entwistles first. I'd start those 2 on the 4th line but one or both will probably be in Rockford. |
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Post by T-man2010 on Aug 11, 2021 15:41:38 GMT -6
Was fun to watch the 2015 SCF game 6.
Game was on NHLN.
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Post by BigT on Aug 11, 2021 20:33:35 GMT -6
One player I’m really hoping can find some game is Connelly. He’s been a 20 goal guy before. Maybe having Toews and the leadership group around can get his game back up. I think it may be worth having him on a line with Either Toews and Kubalik or with Johnson on the 3rd line with Gaudette. If not, I’m sure it may be worth it to waive him and send him to the farm. But that money could a been used much better. Hopefully Borgstrom pans out. But it seems if he’s to make the roster, he’ll be a 4th liner. And I believe he complained about that in Florida about not getting a real chance. Hopefully he starts down low and works his way up. But Connelly could actually be a decent player, cuz he has in the past. Maybe with an overall better team, he’s not leaned on and he fits in on a role. I can dream from time to time!!!
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Post by vadarx on Aug 11, 2021 21:22:13 GMT -6
One player I’m really hoping can find some game is Connelly. He’s been a 20 goal guy before. Maybe having Toews and the leadership group around can get his game back up. I think it may be worth having him on a line with Either Toews and Kubalik or with Johnson on the 3rd line with Gaudette. If not, I’m sure it may be worth it to waive him and send him to the farm. But that money could a been used much better. Hopefully Borgstrom pans out. But it seems if he’s to make the roster, he’ll be a 4th liner. And I believe he complained about that in Florida about not getting a real chance. Hopefully he starts down low and works his way up. But Connelly could actually be a decent player, cuz he has in the past. Maybe with an overall better team, he’s not leaned on and he fits in on a role. I can dream from time to time!!! it is either that or he gets buried in Rockford... I also am hopeful he gets back to his 20 goal ways this coming season. I feel like he will be a bottom 6 guy, though. |
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Post by OldTimeHawky on Aug 11, 2021 21:34:30 GMT -6
One player I’m really hoping can find some game is Connelly. He’s been a 20 goal guy before. Maybe having Toews and the leadership group around can get his game back up. I think it may be worth having him on a line with Either Toews and Kubalik or with Johnson on the 3rd line with Gaudette. If not, I’m sure it may be worth it to waive him and send him to the farm. But that money could a been used much better. Hopefully Borgstrom pans out. But it seems if he’s to make the roster, he’ll be a 4th liner. And I believe he complained about that in Florida about not getting a real chance. Hopefully he starts down low and works his way up. But Connelly could actually be a decent player, cuz he has in the past. Maybe with an overall better team, he’s not leaned on and he fits in on a role. I can dream from time to time!!! I didn't mind him last season, getting traded to a young team out of the playoffs with inexperienced goalies can't be easy but he skated better than I thought he would and he's a big guy who can hit. He's a smart vet who has experience with Johnson so maybe they'll be paired on the bottom 6 but he does seem respected around the league and by his teammates. Even 15 goals from him on the bottom six playing more of a shutdown role would be welcomed, nice to see a little optimism from you lol |
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Post by Tater on Aug 11, 2021 22:30:03 GMT -6
Good points about Connelly guys, I kinda forgot about him with all of the moves this year. Hopefully he can regain his form, it would be a nice bonus this coming year.
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Post by OldTimeHawky on Aug 12, 2021 6:25:36 GMT -6
Good points about Connelly guys, I kinda forgot about him with all of the moves this year. Hopefully he can regain his form, it would be a nice bonus this coming year. And he turned 29 in May, it's not like he's in the twilight of his career. Plus he won a cup with Washington, so he knows what it takes to win it. |
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Post by T-man2010 on Aug 12, 2021 9:09:28 GMT -6
Good points about Connelly guys, I kinda forgot about him with all of the moves this year. Hopefully he can regain his form, it would be a nice bonus this coming year. And he turned 29 in May, it's not like he's in the twilight of his career. Plus he won a cup with Washington, so he knows what it takes to win it. He is a big body and should go to the front of the net. Has been a good mid range scorer, (15-20), would be nice. |
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