Hawks at 2019 World Championships

[LordKOTL]

I don't agree that it's the time to make the choice.

Let the close of the preseason be the time to make the choice and let them all fight it out for Slot-2/1B. The absolute last thing the 'hawks need is anyone waltzing in thinking that they are being handed a slot without having earned it. Neither Forsberg nor Delia have done anything at the NHL level to have earned the backup slot over everyone else in the system (and possibly outsiders).

 

[Hawkaholic]

I know people are writing him off but Forsberg was pretty good in Rockford last year.

Yeah, he still has potential IMO. He was given an unfair shake in a year with a crap roster, crap defense, and a crap role. He should have been eased in behind Crow, but was throw to the wolves on a terrible defensive team because Crow got injured, and still outperformed all the other goalies that played that year.

 

[ColdSteel2]

Well, Forsberg is going to be a RFA and 27 next year. Delia passed him up on the totem pole; they resigned him with the intention of using him in the NHL. Lankinen is 24 and took a big step winning gold. They both have more upside than Forsberg and we need to give the ice to goalies that have the best chance to be good NHL starters.

 

[piteus]

Well, Forsberg is going to be a RFA and 27 next year. Delia passed him up on the totem pole; they resigned him with the intention of using him in the NHL. Lankinen is 24 and took a big step winning gold. They both have more upside than Forsberg and we need to give the ice to goalies that have the best chance to be good NHL starters.

Hopefully, Delia / Lankinen pairing becomes another Niemi / Crow choice.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Yeah, he still has potential IMO. He was given an unfair shake in a year with a crap roster, crap defense, and a crap role. He should have been eased in behind Crow, but was throw to the wolves on a terrible defensive team because Crow got injured, and still outperformed all the other goalies that played that year.

Nonsense especially the crap role. He like many other young netminders need to earn job and he was given the #2 job in NHL. He sure as hell wasn't going to supplant our star two time cup winning #1

He had spent 3 years in AHL and had stints with Jackets (Disastrous stints). Hawks needed him and he folded with horrid goaltending that at times was Huet like with the god awful soft and bad goals he gave up

And he outperformed guys like Jeff Glass a journeyman minor leaguer. That isn't an achievement

Forsberg failed to impress Jackets into thinking he had role longterm and they dumped him and he got his shot and blew it with Hawks

Time to move on at this point and not waste a contract on him. Stan has done it too many times holding onto guys who clearly showed they weren't good enough and had no future with Hawks (McNeill , Clendening , etc among examples)

 

[Hawkaholic]

Nonsense especially the crap role. He like many other young netminders need to earn job and he was given the #2 job in NHL. He sure as hell wasn't going to supplant our star two time cup winning #1

He had spent 3 years in AHL and had stints with Jackets (Disastrous stints). Hawks needed him and he folded with horrid goaltending that at times was Huet like with the god awful soft and bad goals he gave up

And he outperformed guys like Jeff Glass a journeyman minor leaguer. That isn't an achievement

Forsberg failed to impress Jackets into thinking he had role longterm and they dumped him and he got his shot and blew it with Hawks

Time to move on at this point and not waste a contract on him. Stan has done it too many times holding onto guys who clearly showed they weren't good enough and had no future with Hawks (McNeill , Clendening , etc among examples)

The crap role was not being a #2, but relied on to be a #1 right away. Yeah, he needed to earn the #1 job, no one said he should have taken over for Crow????? He wasn't given the #2 job, he earned it in training camp.

Forsberg was given half of a year to show what he has, if you think that's enough time to prove what he is, I don't know what to tell you.

 

[BobbyJet]

On another note: I didn't watch much of this tourney but Anisimov's name seemed to pop up quite a bit. Did his performance increase his trade value? Seems so.

 

[kmwtrucks]

Forsberg had a .908 save % last year in 35 games. same as delia and Craw this year and way better then Ward. he also was top 3 in the AHL this year. .908 would have put him about 30 in the league this year. better then 7 or so starters. you act like he was terrible and that was just not the case. Ward was terrible and people think he is better then Forsberg.

 

[AmericanDream]

On another note: I didn't watch much of this tourney but Anisimov's name seemed to pop up quite a bit. Did his performance increase his trade value? Seems so.

according to BWC he is worth a 2021 4th round pick..

 

[TheDachKnight]

according to BWC he is worth a 2021 4th round pick..

And a 2017 7th lol. I’d hope he’s worth more than that. I don’t even like Anisimov that much and I wouldn’t trade him for that unless it was the salary cap move we needed to make to sign someone better.

 

[Hawkaholic]

Forsberg had a .908 save % last year in 35 games. same as delia and Craw this year and way better then Ward. he also was top 3 in the AHL this year. .908 would have put him about 30 in the league this year. better then 7 or so starters. you act like he was terrible and that was just not the case. Ward was terrible and people think he is better then Forsberg.

Yup, Forsberg played much better than Ward did, on a worse team. Funny though, BWC liked Ward.