Bowman thought Jones was better than Hamilton by enough to give up the farm to acquire him.I’m so glad we traded away our first then never picked Raty. Thought we could have had Wallstedt/Cossa and Raty. That would have been amazing. Could have just signed Hamilton rather than give up all we did for Jones.
Yeah. That’s my concern.Bowman thought Jones was better than Hamilton by enough to give up the farm to acquire him.
Bowman thought Jones was better than Hamilton by enough to give up the farm to acquire him.
I completely disagree. Boqvist was the one young player on the blueline I felt confident in. The others were all question marks.Bowman didn't over pay in picks or prospects. Boqvist was passed up by Kalynuk & Beaudin. Mitchell had a poor development year, but Mitchell's game is 10% less than Boqvist's? Sure, we could have kept Boqvist around longer. And he could have outplayed the other D prospects.
Boqvist is gone and chances are Stan got rid of the right guy.
I completely disagree. Boqvist was the one young player on the blueline I felt confident in. The others were all question marks.
I have no idea what a lot of you see in Beaudin because I thought he was pretty awful.
I completely disagree. Boqvist was the one young player on the blueline I felt confident in. The others were all question marks.
I have no idea what a lot of you see in Beaudin because I thought he was pretty awful.
He also could never get out of his own end. It seemed every time he was on the ice the opposition had a 45 second+ sequence in the Hawks zone.Yeah, but with your track record of player evaluation, that probably means Boqvist will be a bust...
Beaudin showed more speed, more explosiveness, and more assertiveness with the puck. He was really good for the first month or so.
No clue what games you're talking about. Beaudin had better defensive results than several of the other young players. He was a smart defender cutting out plays. Not sure if you're taking parts and only recalling a couple moments or game the team was dominated againstHe also could never get out of his own end. It seemed every time he was on the ice the opposition had a 45 second+ sequence in the Hawks zone.
I see all of the same stuff you guys do in the O zone but that doesn't matter if the Hawks are hemmed in every time he's on the ice. Those things are just so rare because he's such a poor defender.
Beaudin had the worst possession metrics out of every Hawks skater with significant playing time.No clue what games you're talking about. Beaudin had better defensive results than several of the other young players. He was a smart defender cutting out plays. Not sure if you're taking parts and only recalling a couple moments or game the team was dominated against
He also could never get out of his own end. It seemed every time he was on the ice the opposition had a 45 second+ sequence in the Hawks zone.
I see all of the same stuff you guys do in the O zone but that doesn't matter if the Hawks are hemmed in every time he's on the ice. Those things are just so rare because he's such a poor defender.
I just think he's not ready for the NHL yet.
You know for sure that Dougie would've signed? Imagine the defense if we couldn't land Jones or Hamilton... no good UFA options for a #1 D next year either...I’m so glad we traded away our first then never picked Raty. Thought we could have had Wallstedt/Cossa and Raty. That would have been amazing. Could have just signed Hamilton rather than give up all we did for Jones.
I’m so glad we traded away our first then never picked Raty. Thought we could have had Wallstedt/Cossa and Raty. That would have been amazing. Could have just signed Hamilton rather than give up all we did for Jones.
not to mention that really the best D on Cbus may not have been Jones, could have been Werenski.Yeah. That’s my concern.