Congratulations on not making any point at all.
By stating I could care less about the cap and Stan Bowman obviously doesnt care that fans worry more about the cap then he does? I mean, if the Oduya signing wasnt proof positive......
You just don't know this. Evidence says that Luongo is an upgrade but how much of one? If Crawford returns to 2010-11 form Luongo might not be any upgrade at all. And he has three times the cap hit for 4 times as long. Oh wait, I forgot. You don't understand the cap.
The point is I dont care about the cap when it comes to winning a Cup. Crawford proved what in 2011? That he had moments where he was servicable yet still stunk up the joint when it mattered? Sorry, I cant blame the Hawks in front of him when his job is to stop pucks. And again, that was two years ago. There is no magic wand that can revert Crawford to what many here think he was that year and this year, every time theres offensive pressure from the oppossing team I, as an honest, casual observer, have no faith in Crawford and thats in just only two games.
I won a ton of money playing the lottery three years ago. I dont buy a ticket thinking I will magicly win another huge amount of money, just sayin.
Just because it worked once doesn't mean it will work again. Half the league makes the playoffs and after that it is basically a crapshoot.
Um ok?
It might be a good idea to buy out Hossa in the summer of 2014, maybe. Otherwise Hawks will likely have to deal with $15m of dead cap from him over four seasons. So double that if you pick up Luongo, too. And then try to field a competitive team.
Then get rid of Hossa next year and keep Lu. Its that simple. Dont let this sudden play by Hossa cloud your judgement when age says his decline will be sooner rather then later. Goalies tend to age better anyway.
If you have to trade some of the replacements for Luongo then what do you have....
Stability in goal?
...not to mention the fact that prospects are not guaranteed, that's why it is good to have a lot of good ones and a lot of draft picks. Trading those things for aging players on enormous contracts is terrible. Nobody should give up much for Luongo and his awful contract. Any team that takes that contract on is basically doing Vancouver a favor.
And in the Hawks case, putting them closer to being a huge cup contender. I wont change my opinion, this team would be better with a proven, and imo, elite goalie then a roll of the dice hoping for a good game Crawford.
And no offense, but the Canucks would also being doing the Hawks a favor putting them into the position to fill possiblt their biggest weakness, just sayin.
You can't keep adding Hossa contracts. Yes it worked out well in 09-10 but Hossa is still around and you can't keep adding contracts like this. The fact that I have to keep explaining this is mostly just annoying.
Then you get rid of Hossa after next year and thank him for three SC's while he was a Hawk.
