Confirmed Trade: [CHI/DET] Tomas Jurco for 2017 3rd round pick

[Wyzer Plan]

He can play either side but is better on the right. If you stick him on the 4th line prepare to be extremely disappointed he is a top 9 skill player not a grinder.

 

[X8oD]

I'd like to see:
Schmaltz-Toews-Panik
Panarin-Anisimov-Kane
Hartman-Kero-Hossa
Rasmussen-Kruger-Jurco

Jurco will ride pine in 2-3 games if you expect value and performance from him on the 4th line.

Hes not a 4th line player. Put him in a position to succeed and stop expecting the guy to turn into Darren Helm/Luke Glendenning.

Not saying he will ever reach his potential. But his potential is not 4th line grinder. (Rant not directed at you. Detroit completely mishandled the guy)

 

[Steveei]

His stick handling is not nuts, not sure where you got that from.

From what I've seen the kid has pretty good hands, his defensive game is lackluster. He's a boom/bust type of player. Scoring winger, didn't really do that in Detroit but he is given another chance, probably his last chance imo before playing somewhere in Europe.

 

[bossram]

Which shot metric is that he has zero points this year.

Same ones that won Chicago all those Cups.

 

[Big Ed]

Jurco will ride pine in 2-3 games if you expect value and performance from him on the 4th line.

Hes not a 4th line player. Put him in a position to succeed and stop expecting the guy to turn into Darren Helm/Luke Glendenning.

Not saying he will ever reach his potential. But his potential is not 4th line grinder. (Rant not directed at you. Detroit completely mishandled the guy)

Babcock gave him plenty of opportunity to succeed, and outside of his rookie year he just wasn't any good.

 

[clydesdale line]

And they're throwing their future away every year by adding on and thinking they can compete against these top heavy teams. How'd that Ladd trade go for them last year?

How'd that Vermette trade go for them a year before that?

 

[Birko19]

From what I've seen the kid has pretty good hands, his defensive game is lackluster. He's a boom/bust type of player. Scoring winger, didn't really do that in Detroit but he is given another chance, probably his last chance imo before playing somewhere in Europe.

The flashy videos he had before entering the big league are just that, he has never shown these slick hands in real game situations.

With that said, he does have really good skills and I hope being in Chicago can be a turning point in his career.

 

[EbonyRaptor]

Jurco will ride pine in 2-3 games if you expect value and performance from him on the 4th line.

Hes not a 4th line player. Put him in a position to succeed and stop expecting the guy to turn into Darren Helm/Luke Glendenning.

Not saying he will ever reach his potential. But his potential is not 4th line grinder. (Rant not directed at you. Detroit completely mishandled the guy)

The Hawks 4th line over the last 5-10 games has been Hinostroza-Kero-Hartman - an all rookie line. Hartman has 15 goals which is pretty good and Hino and Kero have started to come on as they grow out of their rookie status. With Hino being sent down to make a roster spot for Jurco - maybe the best thing is to just insert Jurco into Hno's spot. Yes, it would be the "4th line" but it's not a typical 4th line and Kero and Hartman can both score.

 

[TLEH]

Holy overpayment, great return for Detroit.

thanks for Forsling.

 

[Debrincat93]

glad he's gone. Skills might be there but his hockey IQ is trash. Pure trash.

 

[Go Wings]

Same ones that won Chicago all those Cups.

Oh winning the draft lottery....got it.

 

[Vatican Roulette]

The Hawks 4th line over the last 5-10 games has been Hinostroza-Kero-Hartman - an all rookie line. Hartman has 15 goals which is pretty good and Hino and Kero have started to come on as they grow out of their rookie status. With Hino being sent down to make a roster spot for Jurco - maybe the best thing is to just insert Jurco into Hno's spot. Yes, it would be the "4th line" but it's not a typical 4th line and Kero and Hartman can both score.

Detroit put him with Datsyuk for a couple games and he didn't look bad. For the most part he played a grinding role with lesser talent players.

Pair him with players that have hockey IQ or just talent and he'll do ok.

And I'm not saying Kero, Hinostroza or Hartman aren't talented.

 

[The Toews Era*]

Oh winning the draft lottery....got it.

Dont forget signing hossa over franzen so he could finally win a (three) cup(s)

 

[BK]

Oh winning the draft lottery....got it.

This comment is just hilarious to me. You might not realize this but this team was built just like the Wings were at the start of their dominant run except the Hawks have had to deal with the cap (Stevie Y was a 4th pick and Primeau was 3rd overall pick).


I forgot how amazing the Wings 89 draft class was...Lidstrom and Fedorov.

 

[FireBird71]

This comment is just hilarious to me. You might not realize this but this team was built just like the Wings were at the start of their dominant run except the Hawks have had to deal with the cap (Stevie Y was a 4th pick and Primeau was 3rd overall pick).


I forgot how amazing the Wings 89 draft class was...Lidstrom and Fedorov.

Dallas Drake and Konstantinov too

 

[Martinez]

Good trade for both teams. Thought a 4th would be enough though

 

[GoJetsGo55]

How'd that Vermette trade go for them a year before that?

That's a damn fine point.

 

[BK]

Dallas Drake and Konstantinov too

Yep.

 

[Seedling]

I really like this for both teams. Jurco can do well there and Detroit got more than I expected. I still think Jurco can be a very good player on the right team and Chicago is a team that he'll fit better IMO. Guess I'll see how he does for the rest of the year before I drop him with his expiring contract from my keeper. A producing Jurco would be nice to see.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Its funny how stan bowman keeps getting fleeced and yet keeps turning over the roster and winning cups.

Shaw trade leading to debrincat? Fleeced.
Trade for panik? Fleeced yo
Oduya trade? Straight up sheep shearing
Toews and kane? Once they stop scoring hat tricks those deals will be fleece city, usa

Yeah Bowman has allegedly lost every trade and been terrible with contracts according to this place, once the team stops being good I will start to worry.

 

[WarriorofTime]

There is maybe a 1/6 chance you get a player who can actually play in the NHL with a third round pick. The Hawks window is right now before their core gets too old. Even if third round pick was an NHL player he wouldn't contribute until the core is too old most likely (5 years from now, considering he isn't even drafted yet). The chances of Jurco who is probably a bust contributing is higher than the chances of a third round pick after this season contributing to the Hawks current window so the low-risk low-reward gamble is worth it for the Hawks here imo.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Dallas Drake and Konstantinov too

Hakan Anderson took the rest of the NHL to the cleaners with that draft. He later discovered Datsyuk and Zetterberg and a bunch of other great Europeans. He better get into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder or a crime has been committed.

 

[CorgisPer60]

Well, it's no Andrew Ladd for a first-round pick and Marko Dano, but it's something.

 

[Dotter]

I think Jurco can score some goals on a line that can help carry him. I do question his hockey IQ, though. CHI should be a good fit for him.

 

[BHD]

I like this trade for the Hawks.