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Post by galaxytrash on Apr 10, 2023 17:15:32 GMT -6
coach is saying all the right things. Any FA that is thinking about signing here better be aware of the conditioning work expected by Luke. something tells me phil kessel has stroked the blackhawks off of his list of possible destinations next season. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Apr 10, 2023 18:21:53 GMT -6
i can't read the article but i reckon he has a very good shot at it.
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Post by Tater on Apr 11, 2023 2:50:07 GMT -6
Any FA that is thinking about signing here better be aware of the conditioning work expected by Luke. "Any FA that is thinking about signing here better be aware of the conditioning work expected by Luke."
So you're saying Nylander will be coming back? 
- Sorry, quote didn't work right.
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Post by galaxytrash on Apr 11, 2023 7:54:17 GMT -6
"Any FA that is thinking about signing here better be aware of the conditioning work expected by Luke."
So you're saying Nylander will be coming back?
- Sorry, quote didn't work right.
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Post by mvr on Apr 11, 2023 16:58:56 GMT -6
i can't read the article but i reckon he has a very good shot at it. I think Davidson needs to buy out Mrazek and attempt to re-sign Stalock this off-season. We Hawk fans have put up with the tanking-approach for this year with the expectation that this was a one-time write off. Enough is enough. There is no reason why the Hawks can't compete for the playoffs next year (the expansion Kraken are in this year). The team looks so much more confident when Stalock is playing. He should be the starter. There is money to spend to round out the roster. |
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Post by squishy24 on Apr 11, 2023 17:12:10 GMT -6
i can't read the article but i reckon he has a very good shot at it. I think Davidson needs to buy out Mrazek and attempt to re-sign Stalock this off-season. We Hawk fans have put up with the tanking-approach for this year with the expectation that this was a one-time write off. Enough is enough. There is no reason why the Hawks can't compete for the playoffs next year (the expansion Kraken are in this year). The team looks so much more confident when Stalock is playing. He should be the starter. There is money to spend to round out the roster. Tinordi just got re-signed, with a raise, for another ye, so i guess tanking continues |
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Post by BigT on Apr 11, 2023 18:15:49 GMT -6
MVR. I hate to tell ya buddy. But this is the long Covid approach to a rebuild. I think there will be 2-3 more years that are bad.
We must remember that not all draft picks will make it. I know there’s a little bit to cheer about in the prospects dept. But we must all remember that a good drafting team will hit on 20%. If the Hawks are even in the middle of the pack, you’re looking at 15%. Not all will make it. It’s gonna take a few more years to get out of the basement. It may not be this bad again. But it’s still gonna be bottom 5 bad!!!
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Post by galaxytrash on Apr 11, 2023 21:14:07 GMT -6
hats off to mike gapski. edit: he just turned 65 on monday. he doesn't look anywhere near that old. Gapski started his position with the Blackhawks in 1987 and had been the longest-tenured trainer in the NHL. He's also the longest-tenured, single-team trainer in NHL history.
Gapski will have worked 2,758 regular-season games and 249 playoffs games with the Blackhawks after his career ends on Thursday. The team's record over that stretch: 1,268-1,114-183-191 in the regular season and 134-115 in the playoffs, highlighted by three Stanley Cups in 2010, 2013 and 2015.
A total of 536 players (483 skaters, 53 goaltenders) have played at least one game with Gapski as the Blackhawks' head trainer, according to the team. A wild number.
Gapski has earned many honors in his storied career. He served as an athletic trainer for the 1991, 2003 and 2018 NHL All-Star Games and also did the same for Team Canada at the 1991 Canada Cup.www.nbcsports.com/chicago/blackhawks/blackhawks-head-athletic-trainer-mike-gapski-announces-retirementwww.eliteprospects.com/staff/5854/mike-gapski |
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Post by mvr on Apr 12, 2023 5:00:34 GMT -6
MVR. I hate to tell ya buddy. But this is the long Covid approach to a rebuild. I think there will be 2-3 more years that are bad. We must remember that not all draft picks will make it. I know there’s a little bit to cheer about in the prospects dept. But we must all remember that a good drafting team will hit on 20%. If the Hawks are even in the middle of the pack, you’re looking at 15%. Not all will make it. It’s gonna take a few more years to get out of the basement. It may not be this bad again. But it’s still gonna be bottom 5 bad!!! We all recognize the rebuild will take time. But at some point, management needs to be doing what it can to put together a competitive roster. As you know, I have very mixed feelings about deliberately tanking. The players and coaches do not need to be handcuffed with the kind of moves designed to make the roster worse than necessary. It does not take long for grade A prospects to be ruined. The Hawks are loaded now with prospects and picks. It is time to set a winning foundation so they will develop properly. |
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Post by mvr on Apr 12, 2023 6:32:02 GMT -6
The other key point here.
A high draft position guarantees little. The Hawks will become competitive only if they hit on several of the other picks outside of the top five. Developing these support players is much more important than drafting high.
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Post by bigbarn27 on Apr 12, 2023 7:35:56 GMT -6
MVR. I hate to tell ya buddy. But this is the long Covid approach to a rebuild. I think there will be 2-3 more years that are bad. We must remember that not all draft picks will make it. I know there’s a little bit to cheer about in the prospects dept. But we must all remember that a good drafting team will hit on 20%. If the Hawks are even in the middle of the pack, you’re looking at 15%. Not all will make it. It’s gonna take a few more years to get out of the basement. It may not be this bad again. But it’s still gonna be bottom 5 bad!!! T your killing me 2 months ago you said 3 years they will be knocking for wildcard spot now you are telling me in 3 years we are going through the same thing to get CBs cousin. |
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Post by ebonyraptor on Apr 12, 2023 8:29:26 GMT -6
MVR. I hate to tell ya buddy. But this is the long Covid approach to a rebuild. I think there will be 2-3 more years that are bad. We must remember that not all draft picks will make it. I know there’s a little bit to cheer about in the prospects dept. But we must all remember that a good drafting team will hit on 20%. If the Hawks are even in the middle of the pack, you’re looking at 15%. Not all will make it. It’s gonna take a few more years to get out of the basement. It may not be this bad again. But it’s still gonna be bottom 5 bad!!! We all recognize the rebuild will take time. But at some point, management needs to be doing what it can to put together a competitive roster.As you know, I have very mixed feelings about deliberately tanking. The players and coaches do not need to be handcuffed with the kind of moves designed to make the roster worse than necessary. It does not take long for grade A prospects to be ruined. The Hawks are loaded now with prospects and picks. It is time to set a winning foundation so they will develop properly. I think most would agree with the bolded statement, with the "at some point" being the operative phrase and the source where agreements diverge. That whenever "that point" is is unknown and fluid based on multiple factors that have to play out. The best any of us can do is assess the present state and from that it appears we're more than 1 year away from the next phase of the rebuild, however that is defined. Look at the roster/pipeline and count the number of players who WILL be key pieces on the rebuilt roster. I count 2 players - S. Jones and recently added to the "certainty list" Reichel. I feel pretty good about some of the prospects coming online next season but until they prove they belong they're not on the list. And then there are the prospects who will come online the following year and the year after that. I think it's fair to optimistically hope "that point" will be somewhere in that time frame. |
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Post by steamer on Apr 12, 2023 9:12:03 GMT -6
I guess I don’t know what “grade A” prospects are being ruined by the “deliberate” tank? It’s a rebuild that takes multiple years and during that time the team will not be competitive. Year one was to try to get as many high picks as possible and unload those players that could fetch those picks. I guess we won’t know how successful that’s been for a while yet. Next year we will see some of the players who have been developing - and some FAs will be added on shorter term deals. I don’t see how next year’s team will be competitive even though there will not be a deliberate tank. We shouldn’t lose patience too quickly or we will indeed ruin some prospects and set things back even further. I also think there is already a foundation in place for hard work and as the better talent begins to come on board it can become a winning atmosphere.
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Post by BigT on Apr 12, 2023 18:08:34 GMT -6
MVR. I hate to tell ya buddy. But this is the long Covid approach to a rebuild. I think there will be 2-3 more years that are bad. We must remember that not all draft picks will make it. I know there’s a little bit to cheer about in the prospects dept. But we must all remember that a good drafting team will hit on 20%. If the Hawks are even in the middle of the pack, you’re looking at 15%. Not all will make it. It’s gonna take a few more years to get out of the basement. It may not be this bad again. But it’s still gonna be bottom 5 bad!!! T your killing me 2 months ago you said 3 years they will be knocking for wildcard spot now you are telling me in 3 years we are going through the same thing to get CBs cousin. I never said they’d be in a wild card spot. Or fighting for one. I said that the rebuild should start to bare some fruit in the next couple years. Then by year 5 we should see a much more competitive team. I think this is a 5 year plan. We are entering into year 2. I have never ever mentioned anything about a Cup. As that’s never guaranteed. I think making the playoffs is. What the good ship MVarrrrrrrr is saying is what happened to Philly. They got a #2 overall. And a few top 10 picks and they went and spent money. Now theyre not rebuilt and will have to start over again. We don’t want that. Take the extra year or two of tanking. Then start to build her up through other means. It sucks, but if done right, it should bare fruit in 2-3 years. Like quite a bit. The. By year 5 we should see a massive turnaround. I’m afraid there’s 2 more years of the race to the bottom!!! |
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Post by mvr on Apr 12, 2023 20:23:18 GMT -6
T your killing me 2 months ago you said 3 years they will be knocking for wildcard spot now you are telling me in 3 years we are going through the same thing to get CBs cousin. I never said they’d be in a wild card spot. Or fighting for one. I said that the rebuild should start to bare some fruit in the next couple years. Then by year 5 we should see a much more competitive team. I think this is a 5 year plan. We are entering into year 2. I have never ever mentioned anything about a Cup. As that’s never guaranteed. I think making the playoffs is. What the good ship MVarrrrrrrr is saying is what happened to Philly. They got a #2 overall. And a few top 10 picks and they went and spent money. Now theyre not rebuilt and will have to start over again. We don’t want that. Take the extra year or two of tanking. Then start to build her up through other means. It sucks, but if done right, it should bare fruit in 2-3 years. Like quite a bit. The. By year 5 we should see a massive turnaround. I’m afraid there’s 2 more years of the race to the bottom!!! I agree with you in the sense that all moves made over the next few years should be focussed exclusively on the long term. As you know, I am not at all interested in adding a "Big Name" UFA. But I do NOT believe in tanking and never have. This year was a write-off (given the baggage of the Toews and Kane contracts and their weight against the cap). Next year is a different animal. I believe the team should be adding legit pieces this summer - taking on other team's contracts, buying some college and Euro free agents and getting the team playing in the right way again. If possible, I keep Toews, AA and Stalock on short term deals, buyout Mrazek and perhaps offer Kane a two year deal. I explore what Phily would give up to get out of Kevin Hayes and dig for other possible cap dump (with incentives) deals. I also add a couple of UFAs on one year deals (ie JVR) to recycle them at the deadline. I am not expecting the team to win the cup next year. Owners can't buy their way out of trouble. But I am also not willing to continue cheering on the opponent to win so the Hawks can get a better draft pick. One year of this is plenty. We want to see some signs of life next year. With some smart decisions this off-season, a competitive roster should not be outside the realm of possibility. |
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Post by ebonyraptor on Apr 12, 2023 20:24:40 GMT -6
T your killing me 2 months ago you said 3 years they will be knocking for wildcard spot now you are telling me in 3 years we are going through the same thing to get CBs cousin. I never said they’d be in a wild card spot. Or fighting for one. I said that the rebuild should start to bare some fruit in the next couple years. Then by year 5 we should see a much more competitive team. I think this is a 5 year plan. We are entering into year 2. I have never ever mentioned anything about a Cup. As that’s never guaranteed. I think making the playoffs is. What the good ship MVarrrrrrrr is saying is what happened to Philly. They got a #2 overall. And a few top 10 picks and they went and spent money. Now theyre not rebuilt and will have to start over again. We don’t want that. Take the extra year or two of tanking. Then start to build her up through other means. It sucks, but if done right, it should bare fruit in 2-3 years. Like quite a bit. The. By year 5 we should see a massive turnaround. I’m afraid there’s 2 more years of the race to the bottom!!! I think this is correct and to put a little meat on those bones - let's talk prospects and expectations. Regardless of all the names on the current roster - there are only 2 players who we can almost guarantee they will be on the team in 3-4-5 years - Seth Jones and Lukas Reichel. That's it. Reichel will play what is for all intents and purposes his rookie full time year next season and S.Jones is under contract for the next 7 seasons. Probably there are a few guys who could still be here but no one really capable of playing more than a supporting role. The Hawks need to bring online those guys in their D+3 and D+2 seasons and maybe in rare occasions a D+1 guy or if we get lucky a unicorn like Bedard who can step right from the draft into the NHL. There are a few d-men who look promising - Kaiser and Phillips who just finished their D+3 seasons, Allan and del Mastro who are finishing their D+2 seasons, and Korchinski who is finishing his D+1 season. Rinzel is still 2-3 years away. Vlassic is D+4 and Mitchell is D+6 so I'm not hopeful either of them will make the cut. The forward situation, while traditionally needing less time to be NHL ready than d-men, is in actuality even further behind then the group of d-men just listed. Nazar will be entering his D+2 years but essentially it will be his D+1 year because he missed almost the entire 2022/23 season. The other forward prospects taken over the past couple drafts who look hopeful or intriguing realistically are not ready to make their NHL debuts next season, much less be impactful at the NHL level. Maybe there's 2 or 3 guys in that bunch who become NHL players worthy to be pieces of the rebuild but it could take another year or two before they get to that point. The prospects taken in the upcoming draft are probably a minimum of 1 year away, most likely 2 or 3 years away. I think the next phase of the rebuild will start once there is a core group of young players playing well enough that it makes sense to supplement while a couple high-end veterans. I think the earliest that can happen is 3 years from now. |
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Post by mvr on Apr 12, 2023 20:32:45 GMT -6
Seattle is in the playoffs in year two. Vegas never had to tank to rebuild.
The salary cap creates scenarios where teams with space can make bold moves to get ahead quickly.
The Hawks have more space than any team in the league.
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Post by ebonyraptor on Apr 12, 2023 20:35:03 GMT -6
I never said they’d be in a wild card spot. Or fighting for one. I said that the rebuild should start to bare some fruit in the next couple years. Then by year 5 we should see a much more competitive team. I think this is a 5 year plan. We are entering into year 2. I have never ever mentioned anything about a Cup. As that’s never guaranteed. I think making the playoffs is. What the good ship MVarrrrrrrr is saying is what happened to Philly. They got a #2 overall. And a few top 10 picks and they went and spent money. Now theyre not rebuilt and will have to start over again. We don’t want that. Take the extra year or two of tanking. Then start to build her up through other means. It sucks, but if done right, it should bare fruit in 2-3 years. Like quite a bit. The. By year 5 we should see a massive turnaround. I’m afraid there’s 2 more years of the race to the bottom!!! I agree with you in the sense that all moves made over the next few years should be focussed exclusively on the long term. As you know, I am not at all interested in adding a "Big Name" UFA. But I do NOT believe in tanking and never have. This year was a write-off (given the baggage of the Toews and Kane contracts and their weight against the cap). Next year is a different animal. I believe the team should be adding legit pieces this summer - taking on other team's contracts, buying some college and Euro free agents and getting the team playing in the right way again. If possible, I keep Toews, AA and Stalock on short term deals, buyout Mrazek and perhaps offer Kane a two year deal. I explore what Phily would give up to get out of Kevin Hayes and dig for other possible cap dump (with incentives) deals. I also add a couple of UFAs on one year deals (ie JVR) to recycle them at the deadline. I am not expecting the team to win the cup next year. Owners can't buy their way out of trouble. But I am also not willing to continue cheering on the opponent to win so the Hawks can get a better draft pick. One year of this is plenty. We want to see some signs of life next year. With some smart decisions this off-season, a competitive roster should not be outside the realm of possibility. We can agree to disagree on the timing of starting the build up from bottom feeder to respectability. As much as I can appreciate the aversion to more of the same that we had this season - I see no point in winning a few more games by upgrading the roster to end up with 80 points instead of 60 points. I'm not a believer that worst to first is a realistic objective so I believe there will need to be a couple seasons of building up and so-called learning how to win but I don't think that has to or should start in 2023/24. The notion that drafting in the top-5 versus 10-15 is not that big a deal is not one I can agree with. Never guaranteed but I would rather pick higher than lower in each successive round and I would be willing to suffer another tankathon season to do so. |
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Post by mikeveisor on Apr 13, 2023 5:37:38 GMT -6
A lookup of Dennis Maruk’s 60-goal season led to realization of something I SORT of recall of early-80s Hawks teams being pretty balanced. There was 1 extra goal scored per game in those days, but still the balanced scoring: www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CBH/1981.html. |
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Post by BigT on Apr 13, 2023 6:00:57 GMT -6
I never said they’d be in a wild card spot. Or fighting for one. I said that the rebuild should start to bare some fruit in the next couple years. Then by year 5 we should see a much more competitive team. I think this is a 5 year plan. We are entering into year 2. I have never ever mentioned anything about a Cup. As that’s never guaranteed. I think making the playoffs is. What the good ship MVarrrrrrrr is saying is what happened to Philly. They got a #2 overall. And a few top 10 picks and they went and spent money. Now theyre not rebuilt and will have to start over again. We don’t want that. Take the extra year or two of tanking. Then start to build her up through other means. It sucks, but if done right, it should bare fruit in 2-3 years. Like quite a bit. The. By year 5 we should see a massive turnaround. I’m afraid there’s 2 more years of the race to the bottom!!! I agree with you in the sense that all moves made over the next few years should be focussed exclusively on the long term. As you know, I am not at all interested in adding a "Big Name" UFA. But I do NOT believe in tanking and never have. This year was a write-off (given the baggage of the Toews and Kane contracts and their weight against the cap). Next year is a different animal. I believe the team should be adding legit pieces this summer - taking on other team's contracts, buying some college and Euro free agents and getting the team playing in the right way again. If possible, I keep Toews, AA and Stalock on short term deals, buyout Mrazek and perhaps offer Kane a two year deal. I explore what Phily would give up to get out of Kevin Hayes and dig for other possible cap dump (with incentives) deals. I also add a couple of UFAs on one year deals (ie JVR) to recycle them at the deadline. I am not expecting the team to win the cup next year. Owners can't buy their way out of trouble. But I am also not willing to continue cheering on the opponent to win so the Hawks can get a better draft pick. One year of this is plenty. We want to see some signs of life next year. With some smart decisions this off-season, a competitive roster should not be outside the realm of possibility. Spending money doesn’t always mean free agents. It could be the same way the Hawks spent money over the past 4 years. Trades are a culprit too. Or even re-signing certain guys that didn’t fit the criteria. It’s called mismanagement. We do not need any of that. We all learn things in our travels in life. I was told many times……. If you’re not patient, you’ll become one!!! |
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Post by mvr on Apr 13, 2023 6:32:47 GMT -6
I agree with you in the sense that all moves made over the next few years should be focussed exclusively on the long term. As you know, I am not at all interested in adding a "Big Name" UFA. But I do NOT believe in tanking and never have. This year was a write-off (given the baggage of the Toews and Kane contracts and their weight against the cap). Next year is a different animal. I believe the team should be adding legit pieces this summer - taking on other team's contracts, buying some college and Euro free agents and getting the team playing in the right way again. If possible, I keep Toews, AA and Stalock on short term deals, buyout Mrazek and perhaps offer Kane a two year deal. I explore what Phily would give up to get out of Kevin Hayes and dig for other possible cap dump (with incentives) deals. I also add a couple of UFAs on one year deals (ie JVR) to recycle them at the deadline. I am not expecting the team to win the cup next year. Owners can't buy their way out of trouble. But I am also not willing to continue cheering on the opponent to win so the Hawks can get a better draft pick. One year of this is plenty. We want to see some signs of life next year. With some smart decisions this off-season, a competitive roster should not be outside the realm of possibility. We can agree to disagree on the timing of starting the build up from bottom feeder to respectability. As much as I can appreciate the aversion to more of the same that we had this season - I see no point in winning a few more games by upgrading the roster to end up with 80 points instead of 60 points. I'm not a believer that worst to first is a realistic objective so I believe there will need to be a couple seasons of building up and so-called learning how to win but I don't think that has to or should start in 2023/24. The notion that drafting in the top-5 versus 10-15 is not that big a deal is not one I can agree with. Never guaranteed but I would rather pick higher than lower in each successive round and I would be willing to suffer another tankathon season to do so. The Hawks still might draft as low as sixth this year despite deliberately tanking. So clearly, there are no guarantees. I understand Davidson is operating within the rules as they exist (and so is San Jose, Columbus and Anaheim). Is tanking truly necessary to rebuild? I don't believe so. Without question, it is unsportsmanlike and to my mind wrong. |
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Post by ebonyraptor on Apr 13, 2023 8:43:41 GMT -6
We can agree to disagree on the timing of starting the build up from bottom feeder to respectability. As much as I can appreciate the aversion to more of the same that we had this season - I see no point in winning a few more games by upgrading the roster to end up with 80 points instead of 60 points. I'm not a believer that worst to first is a realistic objective so I believe there will need to be a couple seasons of building up and so-called learning how to win but I don't think that has to or should start in 2023/24. The notion that drafting in the top-5 versus 10-15 is not that big a deal is not one I can agree with. Never guaranteed but I would rather pick higher than lower in each successive round and I would be willing to suffer another tankathon season to do so. The Hawks still might draft as low as sixth this year despite deliberately tanking. So clearly, there are no guarantees. I understand Davidson is operating within the rules as they exist (and so is San Jose, Columbus and Anaheim). Is tanking truly necessary to rebuild? I don't believe so. Without question, it is unsportsmanlike and to my mind wrong. To the question you pose - I answer no, it isn't a necessity, but I do believe it raises the probability factor to some degree and I think it's better to have that advantage, no matter how slight, than not. To the second bolded point - I can not and will not attempt to justify tanking from a moral argument as I agree with you on the principle of it being unsportsmanlike. My counter to that is that I'm a fan and my fanatical psyche doesn't allow me to be concerned with right/wrong when it comes to the Hawks (within certain bounds). |
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Post by BigT on Apr 13, 2023 15:00:41 GMT -6
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Post by galaxytrash on Apr 13, 2023 20:33:54 GMT -6
as was said on the broadcast, pretty crazy that mike gapski's first game behind the bench as chicago's athletic trainer was also luke richardson's first game as a pro with toronto. game #1 of the 1987/88 season.
and here we are 36 years later.
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Post by steamer on Apr 14, 2023 8:30:35 GMT -6
Regarding tanking - weren’t many of us in favor of obtaining as many draft picks as possible this season - and in order to get those picks the better players had to be traded. The result is a less talented team and therefore it’s a “tank”. Some have said KD didn’t go far enough or did a poor job in unloading players for more picks so it can’t be both ways - if you unload what little talent you have in order to obtain picks and higher ones if possible as born out by Big T’s stats, you are by definition going to have a bottom feeder. Now does it have to be this way next season? No but most of the young talent is not quite ready to push the team forward in a hurry and I also thought it was agreed to not rush the younger talent like what occurred with Dach and Boquist. The team does have the cap space to make some big acquisitions but players who would immediately move the needle are going to want 5+ years and will that work yet? - maybe. . .
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Post by bigbarn27 on Apr 16, 2023 19:32:25 GMT -6
Congrats to team USA a non overtime game. What a Knight
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Post by Tater on Apr 21, 2023 11:21:04 GMT -6
Just cancelled my BSPN+ subscription. What total garbage in every way, they even make it difficult to cancel.
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Post by Nikos on Apr 21, 2023 11:37:17 GMT -6
Not sure it belongs here, but Laurie Markkanen who used to be with our Bulls, just reported for mandatory military service in Finland and must be completed by age 30. With some of the great Finland stars in the NHL like Mikko Rantanen, Patrick Laine, Miro Heiskanen, Sebastian Aho, Aleksander Barkov, etc. I have not heard if they will be doing the same or can they get out of it. Just curious, as a lot more Finnish players in NHL versus NBA.
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Post by BigT on Apr 21, 2023 12:01:17 GMT -6
Not sure it belongs here, but Laurie Markkanen who used to be with our Bulls, just reported for mandatory military service in Finland and must be completed by age 30. With some of the great Finland stars in the NHL like Mikko Rantanen, Patrick Laine, Miro Heiskanen, Sebastian Aho, Aleksander Barkov, etc. I have not heard if they will be doing the same or can they get out of it. Just curious, as a lot more Finnish players in NHL versus NBA. I don’t have the answer. But maybe they did it already? I know some Euro countries that have the mandatory military service, they do it as 16/17/18 year olds. Due to hockey or sports. They allow them to do it in the summer. It takes 2-3 summers to complete, but they still complete it!!! |
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Post by LordKOTL on May 1, 2023 11:22:50 GMT -6
Reichel and Seth Jones will be the only two guys guaranteed to be here in 5 years time...
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...so who else will be the stars that will be the core of the next competitive 'hawks squad? We will need a critical mass of them.
The best chance to get them is to finish down in the standings. The later you pick, the less of a chance the guy will be a true leader. It happens and you can't neglect depth scouting, but the earlier you pick, the better the chance you have of getting said leader.
Otherwise, you're paying a fortune on the FA market (see also: Jones)
If all we got is Reichel and Jones, we're screwed. There is some hope with early prospects like Korch, but others, like Vlassic, seem more of mid-tier guys, upgrades to guys like Murphy, but mid-tier nonetheless. They are needed, but we'll need guys to excel in the top roles.
Maybe we have enough, maybe we don't. But we won't know until the guys actually hit.
I do think starting next year we should start folding prospects in who are ready and start letting the cards fall where they lie, but I don't think we should be going after the high end support on the FA market until we know what we have in our prospects. We already have Seth Jones in the Brian Campbell role. Let's start seeing what the kids can actually do on NHL ice against NHL talent so we can see what kinds of FA support they really need.
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