Just do cat for Panarin and call it a day no need for extras.
Ah, so we get to hope for a lockout and another round of amnesty buyouts so that we can spend disgusting amounts of money fixing a mistake that wasn't ours. Sounds great! Sign me up!I saw Seabrook in the proposal. An amnesty buyout candidate in the next cba.
I am not suggesting you hope for anything.Ah, so we get to hope for a lockout and another round of amnesty buyouts so that we can spend disgusting amounts of money fixing a mistake that wasn't ours. Sounds great! Sign me up!
No. No circumstances. If Seabrook's contract is to be bought out, amnesty or otherwise, the Blackhawks can do it their own damn selves.
That 1st could be Jack Hughes, I rather keep all the assets and sign Panarin next summer then buyout Seabrook after the next lockout.
Yes they are. They were a bottom ten team this year.Lol. Chicago ain't THAT bad.
Yes they are. They were a bottom ten team this year.
Why? Their defense is suspect at best, and there’s good reason to believe Crawford won’t be healthy any time soon. They won’t be able to keep the puck out of their own net. That’s enough for a top 10 pick. If they struggle to score again, they’ve got a great shot at Hughes.I expect that's likely an anomaly.
You are still wrongfully ignoring the presence of Seabrook. That is what makes this a bad offer. That is the sole and exclusive element that makes that "28 other teams" post at least semi-plausible. There's a gigantic world of difference between, say, the Isles offering Lee and a 1st versus offering Lee, a 1st, and Ladd. Or Vegas offering Glass and a 1st versus Glass, a 1st, and Clarkson. Or Edmonton offering Puljujarvi and a 1st versus Puljujarvi, a 1st, and Lucic. You can't just pretend that that last bit doesn't exist; that's a strawman argument,.I am not suggesting you hope for anything.
My original post was in response to a poster who said 28 other teams would make higher offers then the one proposed by the thread starter. I disagreed. Unless Panarin is willing to sign an extension, you will not see the majority of teams lining up to offer an unprotected 1st+quality prospect for him. Too much risk he will walk on July 1st.
Why do you just assume this limited view of cold calculations is how they would judge?Why do people think, Chicago will have any advantage to sign Panarin as UFA? Because of some vague rumors? Any rumors are... well, just rumors. When it comes to signing a contract, I bet, Panarin and his agent will forget about any emotions and feelings and make their choice based on cold calculations. There are New York teams, that have tons of space. There are Californian teams. That's 6 teams actually, that can offer more, than Chicago (the biggest Russian community outside Russia in NY, or great weather, warm ocean and Hollywood in California). You can probably add Florida teams to this list as well (better taxation and good Artemii pals Dadonov or Kucherov). If Chicago wants an upper hand in a future binding war over Panarin, there is the only way - trade for him right now.