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He'll play all over but will likely play mostly in the top 6 and end up with second line minutes at the end of the season, no PP though.

Actually, Q said in his comments yesterday Stalberg will see PP time.

 

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Brian Hedger ‏@BrianHedger
Lines and D-pairs stay the same as 1st two days with Saad-Pirri-Hayes working together as the extras line. #Blackhawks

Mark Lazerus ‏@MarkLazerus
The Rockford kids -- Hayes, Saad and Pirri --skating together on the "fifth line" in special "not in the rotation" jerseys.

 

[ColdSteel2]

Actually, Q said in his comments yesterday Stalberg will see PP time.

If they are going to try to set up in their own zone and beat the defense with speed to force an odd man rush, he could be very useful there. When the team sets up though, he has to be in front of the net. If that is the plan, yeah, let's try it. But as a shooter, he is quite poor so it needs to be on the rush or in front. He's not that good of a passer either.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

ESPN Chicago ‏@ESPNChiHawks

Defensive pairings today: Keith-Seabrook, Hjalmarsson-Oduya, Brookbank-Leddy, Stanton-Rozsival

 

[Cullksinikers]

The second paring screams trouble.

 

[Ace Rothstein]

The second paring screams trouble.

Any second pairing consisting of 2 of Leddy, Oduya or Hjarmalsson scares me.

 

[Cullksinikers]

What we really need is quality top-four defenseman. Leddy, Oduya, and Hjalmarsson haven't played like of to-four quality. They have good depth guys like Rozsival and Brookbank and 2 and 7 on the ice the most, but I don't like the number three and four guys now. I'm not a fan at all.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Rozsival is a top 4 dman who Hawks seem to not desire to use as a top 4 dman

 

[MurrayBannerman]

What we really need is quality top-four defenseman. Leddy, Oduya, and Hjalmarsson haven't played like of to-four quality. They have good depth guys like Rozsival and Brookbank and 2 and 7 on the ice the most, but I don't like the number three and four guys now. I'm not a fan at all.

I disagree on Rozsival being a depth guy.

 

[Hawkaholic]

Rozsival is a top 4 dman who Hawks seem to not desire to use as a top 4 dman

Agreed, he should be with Leddy at least. Brookbank should be the 7th.

 

[BronYrAur]

Rozsival is a top 4 dman who Hawks seem to not desire to use as a top 4 dman

34 yr old who was 5th on the Yotes D in TOI/game and only played 54 games. Is only getting older, hasn't played a full season since 09-10. Don't know if you can rely on this guy to be 2nd-pair player all year.

That said, I'd prefer Leddy/Rozsival even though it probably isn't something that you'll be able to roll out every single game. But any way you look at it Hammer/Oduya is a nightmare pairing. And that's 2nd pair! They were horrible together last year in the playoffs.

 

[ColdSteel2]

They may want to conserve him at even strength so he can play a lot on special teams.

 

[Hawkaholic]

34 yr old who was 5th on the Yotes D in TOI/game and only played 54 games. Is only getting older, hasn't played a full season since 09-10. Don't know if you can rely on this guy to be 2nd-pair player all year. .

All year, maybe not...but I believe he was 2nd or 3rd in TOI for the Yotes in the playoffs last year.

 

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Mark Lazerus ‏@MarkLazerus
Top PP unit right is Toews, Shaw, Hossa, Keith, Seabrook. Other unit is Kane, Stalberg, Bolland, Leddy, Sharp (at point).

 

[x Tame Impala]

Save Rozsie for the end of the season/playoff push/playoffs. He's old

 

[Thucydides]

How'd McNeil look in camp?

 

[Illinihockey]

How'd McNeil look in camp?

Didn't get an invite

 

[Sevanston]

Didn't get an invite

Yep.

And the short season means he probably wouldn't have made the team even if they had been invited.

Better to let both him and Danault play out their last CHL playoffs than waste their time trying to make the NHL midseason (for them).