News Article: Report: Seabrook aiming to return for NHL's 24-team playoffs

[Kevin Musto]

So he should have turned that contract down or pay some of it back?


If Stan made you that offer would you have turned it down?

I never even said that. I'm not faulting him for taking the deal.

The problem is that Seabs is hardly even worth a league minimum contract.

The least he can do is not be overweight. When you're paid to do a job, the expectation is that you do your job.

Look at Brandon Saad. Way overpaid, but he still stays in shape and competes. Seabs should take notes.

 

[deytookerjaabs]

Your boy Dylan Strome is an NHL'er who can't do 5 push-ups and you're saying Seabs deserves no respect?


Gimme a break, lol.



Here's an idea, move Seabs to a bottom dwelling forward and put him in front of the net, he can still stand still and battle pretty well when he wants to. It's that first stride that's downright hard to watch.

 

[hawksrule]

I always find it bizarre when people suggest that a player who is too slow and can't skate well enough to be a defenseman should switch to wing.

 

[Rooh]

...you know what this means boys

 

[deytookerjaabs]

I always find it bizarre when people suggest that a player who is too slow and can't skate well enough to be a defenseman should switch to wing.

Good lord it's in jest.

I said a guy in the NHL can't do 5 push ups to begin with......



What would we do without our resident experts? lol...

 

[Mrfenn92]

Love when non athletic people call actual athletes fat.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Love when non athletic people call actual athletes fat.

I'm actually fairly athletic. Weird assumption to make.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I'm actually fairly athletic. Weird assumption to make.

A fairly athletic person gets dusted by an “out of shape” professional athlete. Especially an ice hockey player.

 

[Kevin Musto]

A fairly athletic person gets dusted by an “out of shape” professional athlete. Especially an ice hockey player.

Depends how you're measuring athleticism.

I'd smoke Seabs in a footrace, and my vertical is WAY higher.

 

[Section88]

For god sakes.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Depends how you're measuring athleticism.

I'd smoke Seabs in a footrace, and my vertical is WAY higher.

You’d smoke the guy with bad hips and a bum shoulder. Allegedly. Your schtick is tiresome. Brent Seabrook is broken. He’s not bad because he’s ten pounds overweight. He’s bad because his body can’t play at the NHL level.

Dustin Byfuglien was a force of nature despite playing the entirety of his career below his potential because of weight issues. Both would probably have been able to extend their careers if they were in peak physical condition. But when you’re in the .001 percentile losing a step or two is a death sentence.

People saying Seabrook didn’t do everything he could have to maximize his career are probably correct. People acting like he’s some three hundred pound neckbeard are out of their f***ing minds.

 

[Kevin Musto]

You’d smoke the guy with bad hips and a bum shoulder. Allegedly. Your schtick is tiresome. Brent Seabrook is broken. He’s not bad because he’s ten pounds overweight. He’s bad because his body can’t play at the NHL level.

Dustin Byfuglien was a force of nature despite playing the entirety of his career below his potential because of weight issues. Both would probably have been able to extend their careers if they were in peak physical condition. But when you’re in the .001 percentile losing a step or two is a death sentence.

People saying Seabrook didn’t do everything he could have to maximize his career are probably correct. People acting like he’s some three hundred pound neckbeard are out of their f***ing minds.

Even a prime Seabrook I'd still beat in a footrace and it wouldn't be close.

I'm not sure why my athleticism is being called out.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Even a prime Seabrook I'd still beat in a footrace and it wouldn't be close.

I'm not sure why my athleticism is being called out.

Done with you. You legitimately called the man a neckbeard. Not gonna scream into the abyss.

 

[HeisenBaez]

For past accomplishments, of course.

But a man who can't stay in shape for 7M a year deserves zero respect.

Pretty sure Seabrook is losing sleep over not having Musto respect. Tearing the guy up inside, even.

To say Seabrook deserves "no respect" is pretty dense of you.

 

[The Worst One]

Your boy Dylan Strome is an NHL'er who can't do 5 push-ups and you're saying Seabs deserves no respect?


Gimme a break, lol.



Here's an idea, move Seabs to a bottom dwelling forward and put him in front of the net, he can still stand still and battle pretty well when he wants to. It's that first stride that's downright hard to watch.

Really? Can't do 5 pushups?

 

[Kevin Musto]

Done with you. You legitimately called the man a neckbeard. Not gonna scream into the abyss.

No I said he has a neckbeard. Big difference.

I just stated a fact.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

No I said he has a neckbeard. Big difference.

I just stated a fact.

Pretty obvious what you were inferring. Cheetoh dust and chip crumbs. Sure.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I always find it bizarre when people suggest that a player who is too slow and can't skate well enough to be a defenseman should switch to wing.

You can absolutely hide a poor skating winger better than you can a defenseman.

 

[Malagahawks]

I'll use my poor judgement as an example. I posted a pic with a terrible message months back after Seab's surgery was announced and got called out for it. I clarified my intention but in hindsight SB gave him the contract. If we want to assign blame for that hideous contract & others then that falls squarely on SB. Now for Seabs, it is correct that he is a shell of his former self and may not even make the team even if he tried and gave 1000%. My 2 cents.

 

[deytookerjaabs]

Really? Can't do 5 pushups?

Sources tell me 3 is his max.

 

[LordKOTL]

/\ Yep. I can't think of another NHL veteran who was so disrespected by a fan base.

Corey Crawford?

Seriously though with respect to Seabrook--the proof will be in the pudding. If he comes back to practice before the play-ins and he looks good--or at least looks like one of the top 6 defenders on this squad--by all means he should play. If not I think it might be more beneficial in the long run to give our young guys experience in the "play-in".

 

[Panzerspitze]

Love when non athletic people call actual athletes fat.

Because we have paid our dues and earned our degree in armchair GM'ing by watching hockey from our couch!

If Stanley has done it as well as we have, he wouldn't have offered that contract.

 

[hawksrule]

You can absolutely hide a poor skating winger better than you can a defenseman.

But how is it a good solution? Seabrook can hardly skate up and down the ice as is. And you see people suggest this all the time. People wanted to do the same with Rundblad. I think folks look at Buff’s success and underrate his mobility.

 

[Hawkaholic]

Corey Crawford?

Seriously though with respect to Seabrook--the proof will be in the pudding. If he comes back to practice before the play-ins and he looks good--or at least looks like one of the top 6 defenders on this squad--by all means he should play. If not I think it might be more beneficial in the long run to give our young guys experience in the "play-in".

Crow is only disrespected by those that don't watch enough hockey outside of the Hawks. Or, if not a fan of the Hawks, don't watch him period.

 

[RayP]

Crow is only disrespected by those that don't watch enough hockey outside of the Hawks. Or, if not a fan of the Hawks, don't watch him period.

And @BobbyJet ‘s incredibly odd and irrational hate of Crawford.