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Post by BigT on Nov 22, 2024 7:40:46 GMT -6
Bowman was always accused of having to show off his shiny new toys and not giving them time to develop. Davidson on the other hand is taking the opposite approach and giving them all the time needed to develop and people are giving him flack for that. I've criticized the 14M given to Hall,Perry and AA last year, we'll have to see how the big money paid to this summer's acquisitions pays-off.....we get to see Bertuzzi leavin' it all out there every night for five more years @5.5M. It's just still 'play money'' for Jr but it won't be in 2-3yrs. Signing the PROPER support players in that 4-6M range HAS to be done carefully and that player HAS to be a fit. Myself and a few others have questioned the wisdom of a rebuilding team moving-on from so many talented players in their early-mid 20's but time will tell....eventually. As far as time needed to develop the new FO's picks,I haven't had a single negative thing to say about any of em or the way they've been developed. My only disagreement with the kids has been KK,I just think a former NHL D-man with over 1,000 games played as his HC would have more to offer him than whatever's goin' on at Rockford does. Next summer will see THREE 1st round and two 2nd round picks three years removed from their draft year and another 1st and three 2nd's from the following year(not counting Bedard)....is it all that uncommon to see 20&21yro players taken in the early rounds make contributions at the big league level these days? I agree, especially your last line. We also have to look at what Bill Guerin has done in Minnesota. They’re 13-3-3. They have a relatively young team. I like how he does business. A good hockey guy. Calgary is 11-6-3. Another good hockey guy there in Conroy. I’m not opposed to young kids coming in. But it really seems the Hawks are playing guys in the farm, just to play them there. I’m pretty confident that they could bring up Nazar and Slaggert without hurting them. It almost seems like they don’t want these kids coming up to be coached by LR. This is just another wasted year and looking forward to a high pick again. I’m think the plan will be to not retain LR at seasons end!!! |
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Post by hawkfaninpdx on Nov 22, 2024 11:33:37 GMT -6
I've criticized the 14M given to Hall,Perry and AA last year, we'll have to see how the big money paid to this summer's acquisitions pays-off.....we get to see Bertuzzi leavin' it all out there every night for five more years @5.5M. It's just still 'play money'' for Jr but it won't be in 2-3yrs. Signing the PROPER support players in that 4-6M range HAS to be done carefully and that player HAS to be a fit. Myself and a few others have questioned the wisdom of a rebuilding team moving-on from so many talented players in their early-mid 20's but time will tell....eventually. As far as time needed to develop the new FO's picks,I haven't had a single negative thing to say about any of em or the way they've been developed. My only disagreement with the kids has been KK,I just think a former NHL D-man with over 1,000 games played as his HC would have more to offer him than whatever's goin' on at Rockford does. Next summer will see THREE 1st round and two 2nd round picks three years removed from their draft year and another 1st and three 2nd's from the following year(not counting Bedard)....is it all that uncommon to see 20&21yro players taken in the early rounds make contributions at the big league level these days? I agree, especially your last line. We also have to look at what Bill Guerin has done in Minnesota. They’re 13-3-3. They have a relatively young team. I like how he does business. A good hockey guy. Calgary is 11-6-3. Another good hockey guy there in Conroy. I’m not opposed to young kids coming in. But it really seems the Hawks are playing guys in the farm, just to play them there. I’m pretty confident that they could bring up Nazar and Slaggert without hurting them. It almost seems like they don’t want these kids coming up to be coached by LR. This is just another wasted year and looking forward to a high pick again. I’m think the plan will be to not retain LR at seasons end!!! For kids to come in, multiple trades have to take place. I can see in a couple of months, Smith, Maroon, and Hall, if they are lucky, being shipped out. Then Nazar and Slaggert will come in. It'll make for a slightly more dynamic and interesting team to watch, which they are certainly not now. |
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Post by Granada on Nov 22, 2024 12:13:20 GMT -6
I would have called Lombardi for sure. He's presently employed in an upper managerial role in Philadelphia which might make him unavailable. He has a wonderful track record building both the Kings and the Sharks. Wilson would be an option for sure. So might Bob Murray. I wonder if Coach Quenneville would have any interest in rejoining the organization in an executive role. He might be my first choice. It's kind of funny to see so much Wilson love around here these days. I guess I'm the only one who's still pissed off about the Hammer offer sheet.  I don't know, I just think it would have been too much to bring in a complete unknown on the fly like that right after you terminate the current GM mid-season. It's not like Davidson had any familial ties. He was the logical choice at the time. I can't see Q wanting to be GM and I don't think I'd want a first-time GM with absolutely zero experience, not even as an assistant. |
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Post by Granada on Nov 22, 2024 12:21:17 GMT -6
Was there another alternative at the time though? Sure there was,they interviewed quite the collection of 'outside the box' candidates. MLB lifer Greenberg came close too, accepting an AGM position......for a HOCKEY team! Elliotte Friedman reported that the team also "had interest in Toronto Raptors' Vice President of Basketball Operations Teresa Resch".......for a HOCKEY team! There were also conventional 'hockey lifers' Chiarelli,Mellanby,Tulsky and Darche who got interviewed but it seemed conventional 'hockey lifers' need not apply back then and there seems to be little need for em since. ontapsportsnet.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks-general-manager-candidates-gm-search-updateJr had to be the cheapest of the bunch......you get what you pay for. Okay, I mean that kind of proves my point. I'm certainly glad they didn't go with Greenberg (I remember that now) and the Raptors guy. Chiarelli would have been a fucking disaster. Loved Scott Melanby as a player but who the hell knows how he would be as a GM. Tulsky was the probably the best bet, but I get why the org would rather go with a guy who already has familiarity. |
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