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Post by vadarx on Jul 25, 2024 0:07:39 GMT -6
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Post by Tater on Jul 25, 2024 2:19:30 GMT -6
Shoot, the link doesn't work here.
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Post by LordKOTL on Jul 25, 2024 8:15:01 GMT -6
Shoot, the link doesn't work here. Well, damn. That sucks and swallows.
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Post by OldTimeHawky on Jul 25, 2024 14:03:12 GMT -6
Shoot, the link doesn't work here. Works fine for me and I posted it on FB.
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Post by T-man2010 on Jul 26, 2024 19:43:31 GMT -6
Will the Hawks ever change their web page?
Been leveshnuv on the front for over a week now.
Maybe need a wellness check on the web guy.
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Post by OldTimeHawky on Jul 26, 2024 20:27:56 GMT -6
Will the Hawks ever change their web page? Been leveshnuv on the front for over a week now. Maybe need a wellness check on the web guy. That's the doldrums of summer. Are you talking about their page on the NHL site? Because it has an article by Tracey Myers about Boisvert at the front.
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Post by malagahawks on Jul 28, 2024 11:22:10 GMT -6
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Post by galaxytrash on Jul 28, 2024 17:50:10 GMT -6
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Post by bigbarn27 on Jul 29, 2024 6:07:05 GMT -6
Good read also a reason why his ceiling might be higher than anyone else in this years draft!
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Post by tincup on Aug 2, 2024 12:53:27 GMT -6
Alexander Carmanov, 16 years old and a U. Penn commit…from Moldova. How close to Chernobyl was he born? He’s 6’11” and 250lbs. My wife once worked with a Moldovan woman. She used to say she was born between Chernobyl and Ceausescu.
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Post by galaxytrash on Aug 2, 2024 18:42:52 GMT -6
Alexander Carmanov, 16 years old and a U. Penn commit…from Moldova. How close to Chernobyl was he born? He’s 6’11” and 250lbs. My wife once worked with a Moldovan woman. She used to say she was born between Chernobyl and Ceausescu. twitter is all a-buzz with this guy. i don't know if he has a high ceiling but i know he's going to need one. : ) not sure how chernobyl affected him but the country was indeed affected. his birth city to chernobyl is 300 miles as the crow flies. it also happened +/- 24 years before his birth. i got a hunch he's just a big kid. i also have a hunch you were making the chernobyl comment in jest. couple quips from a recent hockey news article. Chara, who is the tallest player in NHL history at 6-foot-9, claimed his biggest growth spurt lasted until he was 17. “When I was 15, I grew 20 centimeters (nearly eight inches) over two years,” a 19-year-old Chara said in 1996.
According to eliteprospects.com, 14 different players in its database have stood at 6-foot-11. However, Karmanov is the only active player among them.thehockeynews.com/news/hockeys-tallest-player-6-foot-11-d-man-commits-to-ncaa-penn-state-at-16-years-oldwww.eliteprospects.com/player/1077286/alexander-karmanovto the best of my knowledge, before this guy arrived, only 4 moldovan born players has played or are playing in north america...all in leagues i've never heard of and all undrafted.
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Post by tincup on Aug 3, 2024 20:55:19 GMT -6
Classic...
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Post by Tater on Aug 4, 2024 2:01:44 GMT -6
Thanks for posting that. It always brings a smile.
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Post by galaxytrash on Aug 4, 2024 18:31:08 GMT -6
happy to read some blackhawks' content that isn't just fluff or unsubstantiated rumour. chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2024/08/04/blackhawks-rebuild-risk-connor-bedard-elite-forward-prospects-nhlnot sure i agree another top 5 pick is unlikely. i picked 78 points in another thread which would've put us at 7th pick but as usual i might have painted a prettier picture than i should have. also, not sure i agree that another elite forward isn't already in the system. i would think skating alongside bedard could bring out qualities and talents that his line mates never knew existed in them. anyways...the next draft i think they can concentrate on forwards again so still some hope there. agree or disagree...i don't care. it's just nice to read a decent blackhawks' article from ben pope when we're still 65 days away from opening night.
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Post by steamer on Aug 4, 2024 19:32:53 GMT -6
Thanks for posting Pope’s article. Looking at the recent cup winners, I think there are many or at least several different ways to assemble cup winners and I don’t think they must have 2 elite scorers from the get go to get it done. That formula was huge for the Hawks’last rebuild but Bolts did it differently as did Vegas and Cats. Oil and leafs have had the two elite forwards and haven’t won anything yet. And yes we might already have one in the system who has yet to break through
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Post by OldTimeHawky on Aug 4, 2024 22:05:42 GMT -6
happy to read some blackhawks' content that isn't just fluff or unsubstantiated rumour. chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2024/08/04/blackhawks-rebuild-risk-connor-bedard-elite-forward-prospects-nhlnot sure i agree another top 5 pick is unlikely. i picked 78 points in another thread which would've put us at 7th pick but as usual i might have painted a prettier picture than i should have. also, not sure i agree that another elite forward isn't already in the system. i would think skating alongside bedard could bring out qualities and talents that his line mates never knew existed in them. anyways...the next draft i think they can concentrate on forwards again so still some hope there. agree or disagree...i don't care. it's just nice to read a decent blackhawks' article from ben pope when we're still 65 days away from opening night. I have a feeling they'll be drafting out of the top10 next year. But I don’t think it'll hurt the rebuild because like you said, that other elite forward might be in the system. A few who have the potential are Nazar, Moore, Boisvert, Lardis, and even Vanacker. Playing with Bedard could make one of them have elite numbers, like Hyman in Edmonton.
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Post by vadarx on Aug 5, 2024 8:21:54 GMT -6
happy to read some blackhawks' content that isn't just fluff or unsubstantiated rumour. chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2024/08/04/blackhawks-rebuild-risk-connor-bedard-elite-forward-prospects-nhlnot sure i agree another top 5 pick is unlikely. i picked 78 points in another thread which would've put us at 7th pick but as usual i might have painted a prettier picture than i should have. also, not sure i agree that another elite forward isn't already in the system. i would think skating alongside bedard could bring out qualities and talents that his line mates never knew existed in them. anyways...the next draft i think they can concentrate on forwards again so still some hope there. agree or disagree...i don't care. it's just nice to read a decent blackhawks' article from ben pope when we're still 65 days away from opening night. looks to me like they are planning on getting that 2nd forward via free agency now, unless one of the draft picks turns into that guy. that had to be the plan once they went with Levshunov over Demidov.
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Post by hsbob on Aug 5, 2024 8:39:00 GMT -6
Thanks for posting Pope’s article. Looking at the recent cup winners, I think there are many or at least several different ways to assemble cup winners and I don’t think they must have 2 elite scorers from the get go to get it done. That formula was huge for the Hawks’last rebuild but Bolts did it differently as did Vegas and Cats. Oil and leafs have had the two elite forwards and haven’t won anything yet. And yes we might already have one in the system who has yet to break through I was thinking the same thing my friend. Maybe the team does have another elite forward in the system but I'm not sure another one has to come through the draft only. If the high-round,forward prospects now in the system just end-up as solid 2nd line contributors early-on,that's a big advantage itself and fills some otherwise expensive and important roster spots.....on cheap ELC's for a few years too. That forward pool should also result in a few solid 3rd liners with the ability to improve as they mature.......solid 3rd liners fetch 3-5M on the FA market theses days. You mentioned Toronto and they actually drafted three elite forwards and added an elite veteran to the group.......YAWN! The Hawks also still possess a LOT of surplus draft capitol the next few years and a LOT of D-prospects in their early 20's with a decent amount of NHL games under their belts they'll have no room for with their deep D-pool. There'll be many good,young forwards available the next two years and NO team has the assets and cap-space to acquire one the Hawks do. Zegras and Laine are available now for the right price if a team wants to take a chance,Marner will eventually waive and there's NO way Ott can keep both Norris and Pinto long term. There'll be others too.
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Post by hsbob on Aug 5, 2024 9:06:03 GMT -6
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Post by BigT on Aug 5, 2024 9:56:37 GMT -6
I have a feeling the Hawks will go very hard after either Rantanen or Draisaitl. Or if someone like Brady becomes available, they have the assets to get him.
Hawks have Hall, AA, Maroon, Martinez, Smith and Donato all coming off after this season. Which will be roughly 18.5 million. Then the year after there’s Mikheyev, Brodie, Murphy, Foligno, Dicky, Anderson, Mrazek and Broissoit for a whopping 30 million.
Now, all of those spots will have to be filled. And most are just overpaid to get to the cap floor. So I see a lot of kids coming in. Plus a big name free agent.
I will say the cap is managed well. My only worry is the turnover. I still see half a roster turned over every year for the next 2-3. But, there’ll be many more mainstays now.
On D we should see a free agent brought in for the 2026/27 season. It should look like this Seth/Vlasic Arty/KK Rinzel/EDM plus a UFA dman to help out.
Add in Draisaitl or Rantanen, the team could have Bedard, Draisaitl, TT, Bert, Nazar, Moore, Dach, Boisvert, Kurashev for the top 9. Which is probably gonna be much better than we could expect. However, TT and Bert contracts end after the 26/27 and 27/28 seasons. But I think TT will end up staying as a 3rd line guy.
When a kid wants too much, they’ll be traded, then another kid comes in. Say Moore wants too much, he gets traded for more assets. And then Vannacker comes in to fill that spot for example. Then rinse and repeat!!!
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Post by vadarx on Aug 5, 2024 11:10:04 GMT -6
I want KfC to trade for Askarov so bad...
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Post by Hockey is great on Aug 5, 2024 13:03:10 GMT -6
Really think Mitch Marner is Chicago bound
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Post by Nikos on Aug 5, 2024 14:05:30 GMT -6
I want KfC to trade for Askarov so bad... I agree on Askarov. I know Preds & Trotz asking for a lot, but we got the assets. Could be complicated though signing Mrazek and Brossoit to multi-year deals. If we did get him, where would he play? Both parent club and Hogs have options already.
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Post by steamer on Aug 5, 2024 15:08:47 GMT -6
Really think Mitch Marner is Chicago bound I’m sure it wouldn’t take me long to appreciate him in a Hawks sweater. His skills don’t seem to translate into playoff success but it’s going to be a couple seasons probably before that would be an issue for the Hawks and maybe he would have adjusted his game a bit by then
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Post by BigT on Aug 5, 2024 15:24:54 GMT -6
Really think Mitch Marner is Chicago bound Trust me. He ain’t coming to Chicago. Tavares’s contract is up. They’re gonna re-sign him. He nixed every trade. Plus they wanna see if Chief can fix this team. They'll have cap space next year. They’ll make the same mistakes as usual!!!
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Post by hsbob on Aug 6, 2024 7:30:56 GMT -6
I have a feeling the Hawks will go very hard after either Rantanen or Draisaitl. Or if someone like Brady becomes available, they have the assets to get him. Hawks have Hall, AA, Maroon, Martinez, Smith and Donato all coming off after this season. Which will be roughly 18.5 million. Then the year after there’s Mikheyev, Brodie, Murphy, Foligno, Dicky, Anderson, Mrazek and Broissoit for a whopping 30 million. Now, all of those spots will have to be filled. And most are just overpaid to get to the cap floor. So I see a lot of kids coming in. Plus a big name free agent. I will say the cap is managed well. My only worry is the turnover. I still see half a roster turned over every year for the next 2-3. But, there’ll be many more mainstays now. On D we should see a free agent brought in for the 2026/27 season. It should look like this Seth/Vlasic Arty/KK Rinzel/EDM plus a UFA dman to help out. Add in Draisaitl or Rantanen, the team could have Bedard, Draisaitl, TT, Bert, Nazar, Moore, Dach, Boisvert, Kurashev for the top 9. Which is probably gonna be much better than we could expect. However, TT and Bert contracts end after the 26/27 and 27/28 seasons. But I think TT will end up staying as a 3rd line guy. When a kid wants too much, they’ll be traded, then another kid comes in. Say Moore wants too much, he gets traded for more assets. And then Vannacker comes in to fill that spot for example. Then rinse and repeat!!! Big Brady just watched his brother win a cup after two straight SCF appearances and Eichel the year before. He also watched both achieve little to nothing team-wise before forcing trades to their new teams.......how patient will he remain? Can't waist the early part of a great career! Can the Sens make the jump in the east? Ullmark should help but Talbot and Korpasolo shoulda helped too and Ulmark has to be re-signed. He'll cost a ton if he's successful and the team's back to 'square one' if he ain't. They lost scoring wingers D-Cat,Tarasenko and Kubalik the last two years and added 36yro LW Perron this summer for vet leadership. They also added LW Amadio and RW Gregor but they're both just bottom-six fodder,and losing Chrychrun will leave a hole that 34yro Nick Jensen ain't gonna fill. The Sens' young players will have to carry that team if they plan to make the PO's and they should be expected to...the way they're all paid. I expect a big,bounce-back season from Stutzle and a healthy,productive season from Norris would check a big box for Ottawa, but it also relegates Pinto to 3LC with no PP time. He's a competitive,talented kid lookin' to put up numbers for his next deal who might get tired of a 3rd line shut-down role. Big Brady might not be the only Sens' player who gets frustrated if they don't turn things around......THIS year.
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Post by Nikos on Aug 6, 2024 14:36:51 GMT -6
I have a feeling the Hawks will go very hard after either Rantanen or Draisaitl. Or if someone like Brady becomes available, they have the assets to get him. Hawks have Hall, AA, Maroon, Martinez, Smith and Donato all coming off after this season. Which will be roughly 18.5 million. Then the year after there’s Mikheyev, Brodie, Murphy, Foligno, Dicky, Anderson, Mrazek and Broissoit for a whopping 30 million. Now, all of those spots will have to be filled. And most are just overpaid to get to the cap floor. So I see a lot of kids coming in. Plus a big name free agent. I will say the cap is managed well. My only worry is the turnover. I still see half a roster turned over every year for the next 2-3. But, there’ll be many more mainstays now. On D we should see a free agent brought in for the 2026/27 season. It should look like this Seth/Vlasic Arty/KK Rinzel/EDM plus a UFA dman to help out. Add in Draisaitl or Rantanen, the team could have Bedard, Draisaitl, TT, Bert, Nazar, Moore, Dach, Boisvert, Kurashev for the top 9. Which is probably gonna be much better than we could expect. However, TT and Bert contracts end after the 26/27 and 27/28 seasons. But I think TT will end up staying as a 3rd line guy. When a kid wants too much, they’ll be traded, then another kid comes in. Say Moore wants too much, he gets traded for more assets. And then Vannacker comes in to fill that spot for example. Then rinse and repeat!!! I would be surprised if Draisaitl makes it to be a free agent. Hard to find superstars, when you have one you keep them. Based on Bowman's public comments and talks with Liut do not see Draisaitl going anywhere. I believe Sakic will not let Rantanen leave either. He should know back in the late 90's the Rangers tried to get Sakic with a huge upfront signing bonus which the Avs ultimately matched. ESPN did a great 30 for 30 piece on it. Sure, it is a cap world now, but still do not see Rantanen or Draisaitl going anywhere. I believe the Hawks will have a better chance to get a superstar who wants out (like Brady you mention above) rather than via free agency. www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nhl/oilers-gm-stan-bowman-finally-addresses-leon-draisaitl-contract-extension-talks/ar-AA1ol3bm?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=1d52050ba08242b8be053f9d24a1f9a5&ei=35
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Post by BigT on Aug 6, 2024 17:02:30 GMT -6
I have a feeling the Hawks will go very hard after either Rantanen or Draisaitl. Or if someone like Brady becomes available, they have the assets to get him. Hawks have Hall, AA, Maroon, Martinez, Smith and Donato all coming off after this season. Which will be roughly 18.5 million. Then the year after there’s Mikheyev, Brodie, Murphy, Foligno, Dicky, Anderson, Mrazek and Broissoit for a whopping 30 million. Now, all of those spots will have to be filled. And most are just overpaid to get to the cap floor. So I see a lot of kids coming in. Plus a big name free agent. I will say the cap is managed well. My only worry is the turnover. I still see half a roster turned over every year for the next 2-3. But, there’ll be many more mainstays now. On D we should see a free agent brought in for the 2026/27 season. It should look like this Seth/Vlasic Arty/KK Rinzel/EDM plus a UFA dman to help out. Add in Draisaitl or Rantanen, the team could have Bedard, Draisaitl, TT, Bert, Nazar, Moore, Dach, Boisvert, Kurashev for the top 9. Which is probably gonna be much better than we could expect. However, TT and Bert contracts end after the 26/27 and 27/28 seasons. But I think TT will end up staying as a 3rd line guy. When a kid wants too much, they’ll be traded, then another kid comes in. Say Moore wants too much, he gets traded for more assets. And then Vannacker comes in to fill that spot for example. Then rinse and repeat!!! Big Brady just watched his brother win a cup after two straight SCF appearances and Eichel the year before. He also watched both achieve little to nothing team-wise before forcing trades to their new teams.......how patient will he remain? Can't waist the early part of a great career! Can the Sens make the jump in the east? Ullmark should help but Talbot and Korpasolo shoulda helped too and Ulmark has to be re-signed. He'll cost a ton if he's successful and the team's back to 'square one' if he ain't. They lost scoring wingers D-Cat,Tarasenko and Kubalik the last two years and added 36yro LW Perron this summer for vet leadership. They also added LW Amadio and RW Gregor but they're both just bottom-six fodder,and losing Chrychrun will leave a hole that 34yro Nick Jensen ain't gonna fill. The Sens' young players will have to carry that team if they plan to make the PO's and they should be expected to...the way they're all paid. I expect a big,bounce-back season from Stutzle and a healthy,productive season from Norris would check a big box for Ottawa, but it also relegates Pinto to 3LC with no PP time. He's a competitive,talented kid lookin' to put up numbers for his next deal who might get tired of a 3rd line shut-down role. Big Brady might not be the only Sens' player who gets frustrated if they don't turn things around......THIS year. I was watching a Sens game last year. The post game was epic. They lost. Jamie McLennan was on with a couple others. The consensus was that the Sens don’t play team defense and it wasn’t coaching. The players in general just wanna score. Also, I see too many youngens too quick there. None of them learned properly, including Brady. Lots of problems with that team. I think that team will eventually be dismantled. The new ownership will tank for Gavin McKenna. I don’t see Brady staying around. I really don’t. I see him talking to management and looking for a new home halfway through the season. Probably won’t get done until the draft lotto is over. But I don’t see him wanting to hang around there much longer. Plus there’s the Canada thing now. Taxes have risen. The culture is rotten. And so is Ottawa the heart of it all. There’s been many articles written up here in the last few months on how high paid star players will want out. Tavares decision on his taxes will be interesting. He got a 15 million bonus for signing. There was a clause if it wasn’t salary, you didn’t have to pay 53%. Now the government is going back on that. He will owe roughly 8 million. So I fear it’ll crush all sports here. Even many Toronto Blue Jays are reportedly wanting out. Including Guerrero and Bichette. So Brady wanting out soon and to a team in the west, makes perfect sense and Chicago will have the assets to get him. Maybe Rinzel, 1st rounder Misiak and Slaggert? They get a decent package. Hawks get the guy they want and really plug up a hole!!!
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Post by OldTimeHawky on Aug 6, 2024 18:18:28 GMT -6
I have a feeling the Hawks will go very hard after either Rantanen or Draisaitl. Or if someone like Brady becomes available, they have the assets to get him. Hawks have Hall, AA, Maroon, Martinez, Smith and Donato all coming off after this season. Which will be roughly 18.5 million. Then the year after there’s Mikheyev, Brodie, Murphy, Foligno, Dicky, Anderson, Mrazek and Broissoit for a whopping 30 million. Now, all of those spots will have to be filled. And most are just overpaid to get to the cap floor. So I see a lot of kids coming in. Plus a big name free agent. I will say the cap is managed well. My only worry is the turnover. I still see half a roster turned over every year for the next 2-3. But, there’ll be many more mainstays now. On D we should see a free agent brought in for the 2026/27 season. It should look like this Seth/Vlasic Arty/KK Rinzel/EDM plus a UFA dman to help out. Add in Draisaitl or Rantanen, the team could have Bedard, Draisaitl, TT, Bert, Nazar, Moore, Dach, Boisvert, Kurashev for the top 9. Which is probably gonna be much better than we could expect. However, TT and Bert contracts end after the 26/27 and 27/28 seasons. But I think TT will end up staying as a 3rd line guy. When a kid wants too much, they’ll be traded, then another kid comes in. Say Moore wants too much, he gets traded for more assets. And then Vannacker comes in to fill that spot for example. Then rinse and repeat!!! I would be surprised if Draisaitl makes it to be a free agent. Hard to find superstars, when you have one you keep them. Based on Bowman's public comments and talks with Liut do not see Draisaitl going anywhere. I believe Sakic will not let Rantanen leave either. He should know back in the late 90's the Rangers tried to get Sakic with a huge upfront signing bonus which the Avs ultimately matched. ESPN did a great 30 for 30 piece on it. Sure, it is a cap world now, but still do not see Rantanen or Draisaitl going anywhere. I believe the Hawks will have a better chance to get a superstar who wants out (like Brady you mention above) rather than via free agency. www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nhl/oilers-gm-stan-bowman-finally-addresses-leon-draisaitl-contract-extension-talks/ar-AA1ol3bm?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=1d52050ba08242b8be053f9d24a1f9a5&ei=35Lots of chatter here in Edmonton that Drai is going to sign for 8yrs around 13.5 a year.
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Post by hsbob on Aug 7, 2024 6:11:03 GMT -6
Big Brady just watched his brother win a cup after two straight SCF appearances and Eichel the year before. He also watched both achieve little to nothing team-wise before forcing trades to their new teams.......how patient will he remain? Can't waist the early part of a great career! Can the Sens make the jump in the east? Ullmark should help but Talbot and Korpasolo shoulda helped too and Ulmark has to be re-signed. He'll cost a ton if he's successful and the team's back to 'square one' if he ain't. They lost scoring wingers D-Cat,Tarasenko and Kubalik the last two years and added 36yro LW Perron this summer for vet leadership. They also added LW Amadio and RW Gregor but they're both just bottom-six fodder,and losing Chrychrun will leave a hole that 34yro Nick Jensen ain't gonna fill. The Sens' young players will have to carry that team if they plan to make the PO's and they should be expected to...the way they're all paid. I expect a big,bounce-back season from Stutzle and a healthy,productive season from Norris would check a big box for Ottawa, but it also relegates Pinto to 3LC with no PP time. He's a competitive,talented kid lookin' to put up numbers for his next deal who might get tired of a 3rd line shut-down role. Big Brady might not be the only Sens' player who gets frustrated if they don't turn things around......THIS year. I was watching a Sens game last year. The post game was epic. They lost. Jamie McLennan was on with a couple others. The consensus was that the Sens don’t play team defense and it wasn’t coaching. The players in general just wanna score. Also, I see too many youngens too quick there. None of them learned properly, including Brady. Lots of problems with that team. I think that team will eventually be dismantled. The new ownership will tank for Gavin McKenna. I don’t see Brady staying around. I really don’t. I see him talking to management and looking for a new home halfway through the season. Probably won’t get done until the draft lotto is over. But I don’t see him wanting to hang around there much longer. Plus there’s the Canada thing now. Taxes have risen. The culture is rotten. And so is Ottawa the heart of it all. There’s been many articles written up here in the last few months on how high paid star players will want out. Tavares decision on his taxes will be interesting. He got a 15 million bonus for signing. There was a clause if it wasn’t salary, you didn’t have to pay 53%. Now the government is going back on that. He will owe roughly 8 million. So I fear it’ll crush all sports here. Even many Toronto Blue Jays are reportedly wanting out. Including Guerrero and Bichette. So Brady wanting out soon and to a team in the west, makes perfect sense and Chicago will have the assets to get him. Maybe Rinzel, 1st rounder Misiak and Slaggert? They get a decent package. Hawks get the guy they want and really plug up a hole!!! Even if the Sens do have to start over,a 22yro stud center like Stutzle and a 22yro stud D-man kike Sanderson both wrapped-up long term ain't a bad place to start. 'IF' the Sens ever entertain moving Stutzle.........you take a HUGE run at that kid!!!!!! You make your country sound like a terrible place and I found it quite the opposite every time I spent time up there.........I'll stick to hockey.
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