Speculation: 2022 Offseason Roster Discussion

[Naster Okan]

Obviously I want Chicago to win, it’ll be hard this season unless Richardson has some kind of coaching greatness...that said I’d love for the Hawks to get a top 3 pick this year...I’d live for TB to crap the bed and have a 11-16 pick from them this year, then they do worse next year so we get an unprotected 2025 1st!...also Dallas being really bad would be great as well...

2023 Draft Hawks pick
1-3 Chicago
11-16 Tampa Bay
33-35 Chicago
43-48 Tampa Bay
65-67 Chicago
65-67 Dallas
97-99 Chicago

7 picks in the top 100

Picking one out of every 10-12 in the top 65 is insane. It most likely doesn’t end up that way but it puts them in a great position to have a significant draft.

 

[Northernhawk]

UFAs still out there that I wouldn’t totally be against signing...

Brayden Holtby,33, went 10-10-1 with a 2.77 GAAvg and a .913 save pct with Dallas last year, has been a starter, won a Cup he’d be an alright partner with Petr Mrazek and tradeable at the deadline

 

[vandymeer13]

Where's the camp roster? Want to see if we gave any invites

 

[RememberTheRoar]

Where's the camp roster? Want to see if we gave any invites

The roster on the website seems to be up to date: Chicago Blackhawks 2021 Roster

 

[Mrfenn92]

UFAs still out there that I wouldn’t totally be against signing...

Brayden Holtby,33, went 10-10-1 with a 2.77 GAAvg and a .913 save pct with Dallas last year, has been a starter, won a Cup he’d be an alright partner with Petr Mrazek and tradeable at the deadline

Out for the year with a hip injury

 

[Northernhawk]

Out for the year with a hip injury

Ouch! Hadn’t heard that

 

[Clownish]

UFAs still out there that I wouldn’t totally be against signing...

Brayden Holtby,33, went 10-10-1 with a 2.77 GAAvg and a .913 save pct with Dallas last year, has been a starter, won a Cup he’d be an alright partner with Petr Mrazek and tradeable at the deadline

How about Dereck Baribeau instead?

 

[Naster Okan]

Ouch! Hadn’t heard that

He’s also recently said at a golf event he’s back in DC for good.

 

[Kevin Musto]

 

[BHawk21]

I wonder if Toews to Philly is now a fit with Couturier and Ellis on LTR for a while.

 

[Styles]

I wonder if Toews to Philly is now a fit with Couturier and Ellis on LTR for a while.

Why would Toews want to go there?

 

[BHawk21]

Why would Toews want to go there?

Philly is a good franchise in a good city where he would get to play with good players with a opportunity to make the playoffs. This while getting out a dumpster fire rebuild year in a city that has turned on him.

The other centers he would be competing for icetime against would be Hayes and Laughton.

He probably has a relationship with a decent amount of guys on that team as they are a more veteran group.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Philly is an absolute tire fire right now.

 

[Styles]

Philly is a good franchise in a good city where he would get to play with good players with a opportunity to make the playoffs. This while getting out a dumpster fire rebuild year in a city that has turned on him.

The other centers he would be competing for icetime against would be Hayes and Laughton.

He probably has a relationship with a decent amount of guys on that team as they are a more veteran group.

I think Toews can find a spot on a far better team around the TDL if he doesn't completely fall off a cliff. Torts is already on record saying there is a culture problem in the locker room in Philly, management is absolutely terrible, no star talent, and they are in a murders row of a division.

Look at the teams in their division. Is Philly better than any of them?

 

[hawksrule]

Philly is a good franchise in a good city where he would get to play with good players with a opportunity to make the playoffs. This while getting out a dumpster fire rebuild year in a city that has turned on him.

The other centers he would be competing for icetime against would be Hayes and Laughton.

He probably has a relationship with a decent amount of guys on that team as they are a more veteran group.

Philly after that injury is almost as bad as Chicago.

 

[BHawk21]

Philly after that injury is almost as bad as Chicago.

i dont think so. The defense and goalie situation is way way better.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Only thing Philly has is Gritty.

 

[Pertti]

i dont think so. The defense and goalie situation is way way better.

If Mrazek plays the he played in first year in Carolina and Hart plays like last year, they are worst than we.

 

[RememberTheRoar]

I think Toews can find a spot on a far better team around the TDL if he doesn't completely fall off a cliff. Torts is already on record saying there is a culture problem in the locker room in Philly, management is absolutely terrible, no star talent, and they are in a murders row of a division.

Look at the teams in their division. Is Philly better than any of them?

Elliotte mentioned on today’s 32 Thoughts that he sees Colorado as a potential landing spot for Toews, and that he feels Toews has made it pretty clear he’s ready to leave.

Seemed like Elliotte is just basing that on his interpretations of Toews’ public comments.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Elliotte mentioned on today’s 32 Thoughts that he sees Colorado as a potential landing spot for Toews, and that he feels Toews has made it pretty clear he’s ready to leave.

Seemed like Elliotte is just basing that on his interpretations of Toews’ public comments.

Honestly I could see Toews and Kane both going to Colorado.

Colorado will have 8.4M in cap space at the deadline. Kane and Toews will be UFAs. They're perfect "all in" acquisitions to make before MacK's extension kicks in.

Toews and Kane both at 50% retention would have a combined cap hit of 10.5M. The difference between that and Colorado's cap space would be 2.1M.

All they'd have to do is send Compher to Chicago and they'd be compliant.

 

[BHawk21]

Dude was literally a 4th liner signed for 5million x 8 years no thanks. He somehow managed to get outscored by Shesterkin in the playoffs

Kotkaniemi good start to the year.

 

[Drumman44]

Kotkaniemi good start to the year.

This is the wrongest of threads to bump for that