GDT: Hawks @ Sens 6pm 3/28/24 NBC sports Chicago (opening day… yay.)

[TLEH]

Huh? Is that English?

You loving Fortin and also wanting AA on the same line as Bedard makes sense. Skate fast = good.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I still don't understand the Hawks waiving Katchouk and keeping Raddysh. Raddysh is f***ing terrible. He brings absolutely nothing.

Raddysh, Entwistle, Tinordi, Zaitsev, Megna.... I hate all of these players and cannot wait until they are off this team.

Didn't like it at the time. The occasionally useful player is gone. The consistently bad ones are still here.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Huh? Is that English?

I gave a reason why I thought it was a bad idea. Your response was to laugh at it and offer nothing else. Yes. It was English.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

Didn't like it at the time. The occasionally useful player is gone. The consistently bad ones are still here.

I seem to recall that the organization didn’t want to put Entwistle and Reese Johnson on waivers to start the year.

That tells me a few things. One, they were scared they weren’t going to clear, and two that they thought that mattered at all.

I’m legit scared the pro scouting is still terrible because those guys would 100% clear, they aren’t NHL players. If anybody in the organization thought those two weren’t going to clear and that it would affect the team at all, they need to be fired yesterday.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

You loving Fortin and also wanting AA on the same line as Bedard makes sense. Skate fast = good.

Stalberg and Baun too. Baun wasn't even good he just scored some junk preseason goals and people thought he had more to his game than he did.

 

[bwanajamba]

Have they played together lately? Let me see it not work. Then I'll be convinced!

It was tried for a couple of periods a few games ago, I want to say in the LA game where they got shut out 5-0. They looked terrible together. Their games are a complete clash. AA just wants to have the puck and go fast, Bedard needs linemates who can play at multiple speeds and understand how to fill the space given by the D. This is also why Donato is a terrible linemate for Bedard but at least he grinds and wins pucks sometimes.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I seem to recall that the organization didn’t want to put Entwistle and Reese Johnson on waivers to start the year.

That tells me a few things. One, they were scared they weren’t going to clear, and two that they thought that mattered at all.

I’m legit scared the pro scouting is still terrible because those guys would 100% clear, they aren’t NHL players. If anybody in the organization thought those two weren’t going to clear and that it would affect the team at all, they need to be fired yesterday.

They work hard and they work hard every night. Katchouk doesn't. LuRich likes those guys. You don't want a GM making roster decisions his head coach doesn't like.

 

[Pez68]

I seem to recall that the organization didn’t want to put Entwistle and Reese Johnson on waivers to start the year.

That tells me a few things. One, they were scared they weren’t going to clear, and two that they thought that mattered at all.

I’m legit scared the pro scouting is still terrible because those guys would 100% clear, they aren’t NHL players. If anybody in the organization thought those two weren’t going to clear and that it would affect the team at all, they need to be fired yesterday.

I don't think Entwistle or Johnson play regularly on any other team in the NHL... I'm not sure if them being with the team all year is on the coaching staff, or management, but it's absolutely absurd.

 

[BobbyJet]

Didn't like it at the time. The occasionally useful player is gone. The consistently bad ones are still here.

Not all of them are consistently bad but mix in the consistently mediocre player like TJ, and yeah, pretty much.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

It was tried for a couple of periods a few games ago, I want to say in the LA game where they got shut out 5-0. They looked terrible together. Their games are a complete clash. AA just wants to have the puck and go fast, Bedard needs linemates who can play at multiple speeds and understand how to fill the space given by the D. This is also why Donato is a terrible linemate for Bedard but at least he grinds and wins pucks sometimes.

AA is a unicorn. Good linemates don't change his game. Neither do bad ones. He's an absolute terror in transition but that's it.

The guy legitimately would be best served with two defensive wingers like Blackwell chucking the puck in front of him and letting AA skate at guys.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Not all of them are consistently bad but mix in the consistently mediocre player like TJ, and yeah, pretty much.

Entwistle and Reese suck pretty consistently.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Let’s go boys

 

[Hockeyman1962]

Terrible play by Tyler Johnson and there's a SH goal. Why is he on the power play?

he was pretty much handcuffed with that pass no were to go

 

[BobbyJet]

It was tried for a couple of periods a few games ago, I want to say in the LA game where they got shut out 5-0. They looked terrible together. Their games are a complete clash. AA just wants to have the puck and go fast, Bedard needs linemates who can play at multiple speeds and understand how to fill the space given by the D. This is also why Donato is a terrible linemate for Bedard but at least he grinds and wins pucks sometimes.

A couple of periods doesn't cut it for me.

It's not like Hawks are playing for anything but pride these days. I say mix up the lines and see if there's any combo that is beyond bad. Nothing to lose.

 

[Pez68]

End this f***ing experiment with Donato on Bedard's line, FFS. He is dogshit.

Add Tyler Johnson to the list of players I can't wait to see gone.

 

[BobbyJet]

Entwistle and Reese suck pretty consistently.

Yeah? So, tell us something new?
I don't think 4th liners are something Hawks fans should be worried about. I don't see too many offensively gifted players in our lineup... probably a surplus of 4th liners in the system, unfortunately.

 

[TLEH]

Wake up.

 

[BLKHKhockey]

There was a tim I admittedly thought Entwistle could turn into a solid checking 4th liner as he grew older, but he just doesn't have it in between the ears.

Also was Foligno barking at Jones after that first goal? Telling him to wake tf up?

 

[Styles]

Donato soft on the puck leads to a chance

 

[Hattrick Kane]

It really is unbelievable how useless Raddysh is.

 

[Geoist]

how did ottawa not get an icing there?

 

[Pez68]

Donato soft on the puck leads to a chance

He's been abysmal since being moved to Bedards's line.

 

[BobbyJet]

27 skates right into a hard check that was obviously coming.... disappointing to see actually.

 

[bwanajamba]

A couple of periods doesn't cut it for me.

It's not like Hawks are playing for anything but pride these days. I say mix up the lines and see if there's any combo that is beyond bad. Nothing to lose.

To each their own. AA is occasionally very fun to watch but he is more often than not too much of a doofus to play effectively with Bedard. I don't really need to see more of that combination

 

[BobbyJet]

To each their own. AA is occasionally very fun to watch but he is more often than not too much of a doofus to play effectively with Bedard. I don't really need to see more of that combination

We've been through that. Thanks.