The End of the Blackhawks Dynasty

[Eric Robson]

With 8 straight loses, and the west stronger than ever, I think we can finally say the Blackhawks have reached the end. Towes hasn't been playing anywhere near his 10.5 million dollar cap hit in recent years. Recent returns in Saad and Murphy have been awful to say the least. The depth is still horrible. Crawford and Hossa remain on the LTIR with no real rhyme or reason when they'll be healthy. Keith is finally slowing down and Seabrook now looks to have one of the worst contracts in the NHL.

So can we officially say they are done? 24-26-8 record and LAST in their division.
Debate time!

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[Brock Radunske]

She gone.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Yeah but I don't think they're a dynasty

 

[Deadpool8812]

Well....Toews never played anywhere near his price tag

 

[ColdSteel2]

That incarnation of the team is done. They are now building a new core. I expect them to pick around top 5 the next 2 drafts. Then we’ll see what happens, but yeah, you can close the book on the old core driving the bus. They are now passengers other than Kane.

 

[naruto]

RIP Hawks

At least you guys had a good time. 3 cups aint shabby. They were consistently a threat for a decade. All good things must come to an end sadly.

Accepting that its done makes it easier.

 

[Syckle78]

Wasn't a dynasty.

 

[HarryLime]

I'll call if off if they miss next season or limp in and get bounced quickly. 1 bad year isn't enough for me to pronounce them dead. I will say, it looks gloomy for them.

 

[Fatty McLardy]

They weren't a dynasty to begin with...

But either way, it could be the end, or they could find the right coach and turn it around like Bruins did.

 

[Morlu]

Yeah but I don't think they're a dynasty

Yea, I think Pitts is the only thing close to a dynasty. Especially if they win another cup.

 

[Reality Check]

Chicago was never a dynasty to begin with.

Perhaps they could put Toews on the market and trade him to a contender. I've heard he has valuable intangibles.

 

[CraigsList]

Feel bad for Hawk fans, I swear I’ve seen a thread like this all season.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Yea, I think Pitts is the only thing close to a dynasty. Especially if they win another cup.

Yeah a dynasty to me is sustained and unrivaled dominance. 3 in 6 is nice but you're not really a dynasty if you're taking years off

 

[Eric Robson]

Yeah a dynasty to me is sustained and unrivaled dominance. 3 in 6 is nice but you're not really a dynasty if you're taking years off

I'm really not sure man, like 3 cups in 6 years is impressive by NHL standards. Use leafs fans have waited 50 plus for one at this point.
In today's NHL winning one is good, winning two -3 in a small spam is rare

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

I'm really not sure man, like 3 cups in 6 years is impressive by NHL standards. Use leafs fans have waited 50 plus for one at this point.
In today's NHL winning one is good, winning two -3 in a small spam is rare

So do we have 3 dynasties at the same time then?
Just because winning a cup is impressive doesn't mean they're a dynasty

 

[rent free]

it ended when patrick kane scored that empty net winner in game 6 of the cup finals in 2015

 

[StoneHands]

If they don't move a couple contracts the '19-'20 and '20-'21 seasons could be pretty brutal.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Was a good run by them... played a lot of hockey the last decade... sucks it seems to hit some of the stars hard as they aged.

 

[Mattilaus]

Feel bad for Hawk fans, I swear I’ve seen a thread like this all season.

Of all the fans you could feel bad for on this site, you feel bad for the ones who have had a great run winning several cups? I do not feel bad for them. I feel envy.

 

[Ryan Michaels]

So many threads on this website devolve into semantics about terms with arbitrary goal posts. Dynasty or no to the point of this thread yeah theyre done they could retool around Kane but the contracts make it tough. Their offseason this year was awful.

 

[crackdown44]

My personal definition of dynasty is a minimum of 3 championships in 4 years

 

[Styles]

Can we just start a kick the Hawks while they are down mega thread?

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

Didn't we just have this thread last week?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Didn't we just have this thread last week?

Sure did.

Shows you how many people have been waiting with bated breath for the downfall of the giant though. Hell of a run for the Blackhawks.

 

[CanadianPensFan1]

I find this So strange. I seem to recall a thread similar to this recently.

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/the-hawks-run-is-over.2445241/page-11#post-141501595

Woah. There it is. Crazy.

It's almost like people start threads for every thought that pops into their heads.

Where are all the "what sammich should I make for lunch" threads?