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Post by Granada on Apr 9, 2024 6:42:16 GMT -6
Yeah ill give you 8 wins if no one gets hurt but thats a tall ask in hockey! As far as Perry they would have lost more. I'll throw my 2 cents into the fray - I think 8 more wins is probably a little high. They have 51 points right now with 5 games to play - adding another 8 wins gets them to 67 points whick I think is a little higher than what this roster could be reasonably expected to produce, even when healthy. However - I think a more impactful result of missing those players - more so than points in the standings - was the impact we didn't get that they would have provided in the development of the young players. Having a healthy Hall lining up on Bedard's LW would have given him a better linemate than the parade of other guys he was forced to play with. Having Perry all season would have provided a legit net front presence on the PP that would improved PP#1 and consequently helped the players on PP#1. Having Murphy all season would have been better for Korchinski then having to play with Megna - I'm not a fan of Murphy and will be happy to see him go at some point in hopefully the near future - But Megna? Seriously? And then there's AA missing a big chunk of the season and while I think Reichel's struggles are more between Reichel's ears than the linemates he played with - he has shown some chemistry and more confidence when he plays with AA and whether that impact is large or small - not having AA is still a negative impact for Reichel. There are probably other examples too that I'm not thinking of right now. Would Soderblom have had a better year with a more competent team in front of him? Yeah maybe but that might be stretching the point a bit. Yeah, we know that 8x2=16.  Other than that, I agree for the most part. It's a fair point about Soderblom, but I think the better question is, would Mrazerk have had a better year with a more competent team in front of him? I'd say yes, definitively; which would have racked up more wins. But I'll quit belaboring the point now. It's moot. We can say what we want about Perry -- I'm not a huge fan either -- but the guy was having a decent year and the team was, I'd argue, much better overall, especially on the PP. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Apr 9, 2024 12:06:18 GMT -6
every shift. worth a watch to see some of the behind-the-scenes stuff. \ |
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Post by galaxytrash on Apr 9, 2024 12:43:29 GMT -6
i don't think you can say that reichel hasn't been given every opportunity to succeed.
to be honest, i'm not expecting very much from him anymore but i would be so tickled if he could prove me wrong.
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Post by galaxytrash on Apr 10, 2024 15:54:39 GMT -6
why binnington? why??!
going to need a long, hot shower after any game i find myself cheering for him.
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Post by vadarx on Apr 11, 2024 0:01:57 GMT -6
why binnington? why??! going to need a long, hot shower after any game i find myself cheering for him. cuz Canada has shite goaltenders, lol. I wonder who will end up starting in the '26 Olympics for Canada? maybe if the Oil win a Cup before then it'll be the Skin-man. otherwise.....Binnington? perhaps the US and Canadian teams can orchestrate a swap before then, seeing as the US team will be overflowing. or maybe the Russians. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Apr 11, 2024 7:44:09 GMT -6
why binnington? why??! going to need a long, hot shower after any game i find myself cheering for him. cuz Canada has shite goaltenders, lol. Do ya' think? My "why binnington?" comment was more a personal lament than a real question. I'm fully aware of the state of Canada's goaltending. Maybe someone else will appear on the horizon but if not I'll *gulp* cheer for binnington but only until the end of the tourney. : ) |
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Post by vadarx on Apr 11, 2024 13:24:55 GMT -6
cuz Canada has shite goaltenders, lol. Do ya' think? My "why binnington?" comment was more a personal lament than a real question. I'm fully aware of the state of Canada's goaltending. Maybe someone else will appear on the horizon but if not I'll *gulp* cheer for binnington but only until the end of the tourney. : ) yeah, I know, I just had to point out the lack of 'tenders up north. seems wild to me! |
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Post by galaxytrash on Apr 11, 2024 18:31:45 GMT -6
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Post by ebonyraptor on Apr 11, 2024 18:37:50 GMT -6
Would he benefit with time in the AHL? I don't know - he's already had 4 years of college. Is he better than a guy who he would replace on the Hawks? Yeah - I think he's better than a few guys who have played a lot of games with the Hawks this season - but he's still most likely a 4th liner. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Apr 11, 2024 19:20:58 GMT -6
Would he benefit with time in the AHL? I don't know - he's already had 4 years of college. Is he better than a guy who he would replace on the Hawks? Yeah - I think he's better than a few guys who have played a lot of games with the Hawks this season - but he's still most likely a 4th liner. Not sure if you saw it, but John Scott was talking about slaggert I think it was post game...saying how college players were so much more prepared for the pros than 18 or 19 year olds out of junior. Just mainly because they've been living on their own for 3-4 years and as an nhl rookie they could focus more on the game than a junior A player who needed to Google how to boil water. I'm definitely jumping the gun here I admit but I think slaggert will be much more than a 4th liner. |
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Post by OldTimeHawky on Apr 11, 2024 20:54:38 GMT -6
Would he benefit with time in the AHL? I don't know - he's already had 4 years of college. Is he better than a guy who he would replace on the Hawks? Yeah - I think he's better than a few guys who have played a lot of games with the Hawks this season - but he's still most likely a 4th liner. Not sure if you saw it, but John Scott was talking about slaggert I think it was post game...saying how college players were so much more prepared for the pros than 18 or 19 year olds out of junior. Just mainly because they've been living on their own for 3-4 years and as an nhl rookie they could focus more on the game than a junior A player who needed to Google how to boil water. I'm definitely jumping the gun here I admit but I think slaggert will be much more than a 4th liner. The only difference is games played, juniors is almost as many games per season as the NHL, and they play more playoff games, especially if they go to the Memorial Cup. But college kids are older when they turn pro, so they're more mature mentally and physically. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Apr 12, 2024 11:53:27 GMT -6
i got a feeling we've seen the last of reese johnson in a hawks' jersey.
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Post by BigT on Apr 12, 2024 12:09:33 GMT -6
i got a feeling we've seen the last of reese johnson in a hawks' jersey. He seems like a great guy and all. But he just doesn’t fit our needs. I think Dach and a couple others will be here. Slags looks good so far. Dach will be solid. And I’m sure a couple others will make the jump from NCAA to the NHL!!! |
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Post by galaxytrash on Apr 12, 2024 12:14:41 GMT -6
i got a feeling we've seen the last of reese johnson in a hawks' jersey. He seems like a great guy and all. But he just doesn’t fit our needs. i think i've said it before. i'd be a piss-poor g.m. because i'd become too attached to players. (players like reese johnson especially - limited talent but great work ethic) but yeah....we've got too many players just like him and too many younger bodies that are going to need to be slotted in. i just hope if he's not playing here he finds an nhl job elsewhere. |
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Post by BigT on Apr 12, 2024 14:35:37 GMT -6
He seems like a great guy and all. But he just doesn’t fit our needs. i think i've said it before. i'd be a piss-poor g.m. because i'd become too attached to players. (players like reese johnson especially - limited talent but great work ethic) but yeah....we've got too many players just like him and too many younger bodies that are going to need to be slotted in. i just hope if he's not playing here he finds an nhl job elsewhere. You actually bring up a valid point. The human element. Never wanna see a good guy suffer. GMs all talk. And I’m sure KD will even help him get another shot somewhere else. More times than not. Good guys get another shot. I too hope Reese gets another gig!!! |
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Post by ebonyraptor on Apr 12, 2024 14:44:18 GMT -6
He seems like a great guy and all. But he just doesn’t fit our needs. i think i've said it before. i'd be a piss-poor g.m. because i'd become too attached to players. (players like reese johnson especially - limited talent but great work ethic) but yeah....we've got too many players just like him and too many younger bodies that are going to need to be slotted in. i just hope if he's not playing here he finds an nhl job elsewhere. Yeah, me too. I'm too much of a softie to make hard decisions that affect another person's life. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Apr 17, 2024 11:38:38 GMT -6
getting this guy (and a 2nd rounder) for riley stillman was a rip-roaring good deal to put it mildly. a few bullet points from this article about jason dickinson. (the goal differential comment blew me away) Not only has Dickinson scored a career-high 22 goals this season — shattering his previous record of nine — with one game left to play but he's done so while matching up against the opposition's top lines every night. Which makes the stat below pretty mind-boggling:
When Dickinson has been on the ice during 5-on-5 action, the Blackhawks have a +9 goal differential, per Natural Stat Trick. When he's not on the ice, they have a -94 differential.
That's a 103-goal difference on a rebuilding Blackhawks team that's going to finish with the fewest points in franchise history since the NHL moved to 80-plus games in 1974. Dickinson is right up there in the team MVP discussion based on that stat alone.
As of Wednesday, Dickinson was one of 130 forwards that logged at least 1,000 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5. (He's also the only player on the Blackhawks that will have played all 82 games).
Of those 130, Dickinson ranked third in lowest offensive zone start percentage at 39.3, which means he started almost a third of his shifts in the defensive zone or neutral zone. For comparison, Artemi Panarin leads that group with an offensive zone start percentage of 86.7, and Alex Ovechkin is right behind him at 83.4.
In addition, no forward on the Blackhawks logged more minutes on the penalty kill than Dickinson, whose 167:13 ranks 29th in the NHL among forwards. He has also taken 240 of the team's 401 shorthanded faceoffs; no other player on the Blackhawks has taken more than 30 draws on the penalty kill.
www.nbcsportschicago.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/why-blackhawks-jason-dickinson-deserves-selke-trophy-consideration/555413/ |
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Post by Nikos on Apr 17, 2024 11:47:19 GMT -6
getting this guy (and a 2nd rounder) for riley stillman was a rip-roaring good deal to put it mildly. a few bullet points from this article about jason dickinson. (the goal differential comment blew me away) Not only has Dickinson scored a career-high 22 goals this season — shattering his previous record of nine — with one game left to play but he's done so while matching up against the opposition's top lines every night. Which makes the stat below pretty mind-boggling:
When Dickinson has been on the ice during 5-on-5 action, the Blackhawks have a +9 goal differential, per Natural Stat Trick. When he's not on the ice, they have a -94 differential.
That's a 103-goal difference on a rebuilding Blackhawks team that's going to finish with the fewest points in franchise history since the NHL moved to 80-plus games in 1974. Dickinson is right up there in the team MVP discussion based on that stat alone.
As of Wednesday, Dickinson was one of 130 forwards that logged at least 1,000 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5. (He's also the only player on the Blackhawks that will have played all 82 games).
Of those 130, Dickinson ranked third in lowest offensive zone start percentage at 39.3, which means he started almost a third of his shifts in the defensive zone or neutral zone. For comparison, Artemi Panarin leads that group with an offensive zone start percentage of 86.7, and Alex Ovechkin is right behind him at 83.4.
In addition, no forward on the Blackhawks logged more minutes on the penalty kill than Dickinson, whose 167:13 ranks 29th in the NHL among forwards. He has also taken 240 of the team's 401 shorthanded faceoffs; no other player on the Blackhawks has taken more than 30 draws on the penalty kill.
www.nbcsportschicago.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/why-blackhawks-jason-dickinson-deserves-selke-trophy-consideration/555413/Absolute steal and when you throw in the 2nd round pick, call the cops to arrest KD. Hope he can do a few more and not just take back bloated salaries like he did with Hall & Beauvillier and not get more assets back. |
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Post by vadarx on Apr 18, 2024 17:02:11 GMT -6
I have no idea which thread it is in, but did I not say just take the rest of the season, Murph? no idea why they didn't tell him to let it heal up and get ready for next season. hope he didn't "tweak" it too bad or else he is gonna spend his summer rehabbing yet again..
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Post by BigT on Apr 20, 2024 20:37:00 GMT -6
I have no idea which thread it is in, but did I not say just take the rest of the season, Murph? no idea why they didn't tell him to let it heal up and get ready for next season. hope he didn't "tweak" it too bad or else he is gonna spend his summer rehabbing yet again.. I’ve heard on JayZ recently that KD is looking to get a good vet dman to play with Korchinski. So it sounds like they may move out Murphy. Or be expecting him to be on the 3rd pairing. Maybe it’s time to eat half and trade him!!! |
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Post by vadarx on Apr 20, 2024 20:53:24 GMT -6
I have no idea which thread it is in, but did I not say just take the rest of the season, Murph? no idea why they didn't tell him to let it heal up and get ready for next season. hope he didn't "tweak" it too bad or else he is gonna spend his summer rehabbing yet again.. I’ve heard on JayZ recently that KD is looking to get a good vet dman to play with Korchinski. So it sounds like they may move out Murphy. Or be expecting him to be on the 3rd pairing. Maybe it’s time to eat half and trade him!!! I'm betting 3rd pairing and possible deadline move (at half price) if he stays healthy. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Apr 20, 2024 21:17:27 GMT -6
Some interesting chatter lately.
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Post by vadarx on Apr 20, 2024 21:25:31 GMT -6
welp, on that I agree with Seth. luckily for all of us, that won't be as much of an issue here shortly.
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Post by BigT on Apr 20, 2024 22:17:50 GMT -6
I was watching JayZ a wee bit ago. They played video of Seth. He was saying that the team needs more guys that are “identity pieces”. Guys that don’t complain about ice time, or if they don’t score but the team wins and they’re super happy for the team.
So basically the guys on one year deals and the guys that are more than likely leaving, they played for themselves and didn’t care for the team.
So we can see the problems now. I think there needs to be a change. And not for one year. But for 3-4!!!
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Post by hawkfaninpdx on Apr 21, 2024 11:15:35 GMT -6
It's actually even worse than what Seth is saying: a lot of guys know that they are with the Hawks as a salary dump. Although, Dickenson has made the best of it.
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Post by T-man2010 on Apr 21, 2024 14:01:55 GMT -6
It's actually even worse than what Seth is saying: a lot of guys know that they are with the Hawks as a salary dump. Although, Dickenson has made the best of it. And those players should be happy that the Hawks gave them a chance to show what they can do. Most of them were overpaid to start with. |
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Post by ebonyraptor on Apr 21, 2024 18:37:10 GMT -6
Here's a Hawks bit for you ... or is it a bob? In either case it's a "did you know" ... Did you know Kurashev is the 10th highest scorer from the 2018 draft class - and he was drafted in the 4th round at #120. I think we can consider that a win.
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Post by galaxytrash on Apr 21, 2024 19:14:34 GMT -6
Here's a Hawks bit for you ... or is it a bob? In either case it's a "did you know" ... Did you know Kurashev is the 10th highest scorer from the 2018 draft class - and he was drafted in the 4th round at #120. I think we can consider that a win. ...or a lousy draft year. : ) I kid. That was a fine nugget so thnx for that. |
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Post by Granada on Apr 29, 2024 9:25:38 GMT -6
I can't wait to see Tyler Johnson not on this team anymore.
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Post by BigT on Apr 29, 2024 9:54:51 GMT -6
I can't wait to see Tyler Johnson not on this team anymore. Raddysh is another. He plays when he wants. I think he’d look better on a better team. He won’t have to make them better, and he won’t have to. I gen Entwhistle would have a good game every 3rd game. Can’t keep carrying guys like this and hope it works out. It just doesn’t. Need to change the culture, or the kids will feed off of them!!! |
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