Confirmed with Link: Hawks sign Erik Gustafsson

[Kevin Musto]

Declaring any pick as a bust a few months after his draft is pretty much a confirmation you have no clue.

Funny, because for a while I think a few people on this board actually thought you knew what you were talking about.

People ignore the truth if they don't like it

 

[BK]

You mean "in your opinion".
Why you overrate Murphy like you do is somewhat baffling to me. There's no chance that he is a top-4 on a contender. Not even close.

He actually tried to claim that Murphy wouldn’t crack the 6th spot on the Hawks cup winning teams. This is 100% inaccurate. Rundblad, Nick B, Sopel…should I go on?

Murphy is a good 3D, this is not overating him. This is a fact as both the numbers and eye test show this. If you are baffled by this then I don’t know what to tell you.

 

[Space umpire]

People ignore the truth if they don't like it

People ignore idiocy when they see it.

 

[bwana63]

People ignore the truth if they don't like it

Oh, the irony! Flippin' generational comment here.

That said, you're not wrong (but the maxim applies to you too, lol).

 

[Chelios]

People ignore the truth if they don't like it

Irony. Sweet irony.

 

[TLEH]

People ignore the truth if they don't like it

That is literally you?

 

[Hawkaholic]

Murphy reminds me of Johnny Oduya, not good enough on his own, but when paired with the right Dman can be an adequate shut down guy. He's a 3/4 on his good nights. a 5/6 on his bad nights. His problem is consistency.

 

[BK]

Murphy reminds me of Johnny Oduya, not good enough on his own, but when paired with the right Dman can be an adequate shut down guy. He's a 3/4 on his good nights. a 5/6 on his bad nights. His problem is consistency.

He has been consistently good the last two seasons but i agree with his first season here.

 

[hockeydoug]

We didn’t draft Forsling.

Yes, the point is that even if the Hawks kept 14' picks to draft dmen, it's a bad idea most years after the first couple dozen picks. Looking at any single method of acquisition is kind of pointless without looking at everything.

Picking apart the drafts of dmen, with expectaions of a top 4, in 2010-2016, is kind of ridiculous. If the top 3 were a little quicker in 17' against Nashville I don't think they spend 2 picks on Dmen that early either.

 

[hockeydoug]

Murphy, like De Haan, are very good.

They just kind of suck at the staying uninjured part.

 

[Hawkaholic]

He has been consistently good the last two seasons but i agree with his first season here.

I disagree, he had plenty of games last year where it was an adventure for him too.

 

[BK]

I disagree, he had plenty of games last year where it was an adventure for him too.

Plenty is a big exaggeration imo.

 

[BobbyJet]

He actually tried to claim that Murphy wouldn’t crack the 6th spot on the Hawks cup winning teams. This is 100% inaccurate. Rundblad, Nick B, Sopel…should I go on?

Murphy is a good 3D, this is not overating him. This is a fact as both the numbers and eye test show this. If you are baffled by this then I don’t know what to tell you.

Well, that part I do agree with you but I don't agree with your blanket statement: "none of that is remotely accurate".

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

vs Preds = 6:21 TOI
vs Penguins = 8:06 TOI

Why on earth is he still with Hawks? He is terrible out there

Why is he on this team over Beaudin and Galvas? How much longer are Kalynuk and Jones out?

Send Gus away already

 

[Putt Pirate]

vs Preds = 6:21 TOI
vs Penguins = 8:06 TOI

Why on earth is he still with Hawks? He is terrible out there

Why is he on this team over Beaudin and Galvas? How much longer are Kalynuk and Jones out?

Send Gus away already

Stan's last move. It was as unimaginative as bringing back Ladd, Shaw, Saad again. Glad we don't have to see anymore off his crappy moves anymore.

 

[ClydeLee]

vs Preds = 6:21 TOI
vs Penguins = 8:06 TOI

Why on earth is he still with Hawks? He is terrible out there

Why is he on this team over Beaudin and Galvas? How much longer are Kalynuk and Jones out?

Send Gus away already

Why are you complaining about successful results?

This is idiotic. You know this, they will be back soon from injury, Kalynuk is getting a recovery bit in rockford and the prospects are better off not being rushed.

Instead a low icetime usage to fill in which literally had positive results and outcomes, is not some flabbergasted awful thing. And anyway he may of played prior with JC is also irrelevant now.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

We have two young defenders in Rockford who bring more to table and should be playing over this waste of a roster spot

 

[BobbyJet]

We have two young defenders in Rockford who bring more to table and should be playing over this waste of a roster spot

Or is it better to have Gus playing 7 sheltered minutes a night rather than a young kid who needs the ice time to develop? In RFD the kid(s) on the blue line will typically play triple the amount of ice time, or more ... and play in all situations.
I say if they're not 100 percent ready for the NHL leave them in the minors to gain the experience needed.

That said, I think Kalynuk could be NHL ready and I think Caleb is close as well. Gus is a stop-gap solution.

 

[madgoat33]

Or is it better to have Gus playing 7 sheltered minutes a night rather than a young kid who needs the ice time to develop? In RFD the kid(s) on the blue line will typically play triple the amount of ice time, or more ... and play in all situations.
I say if they're not 100 percent ready for the NHL leave them in the minors to gain the experience needed.

That said, I think Kalynuk could be NHL ready and I think Caleb is close as well. Gus is a stop-gap solution.

I certainly agree hes a gap, not sure how much stopping he ever does.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Or is it better to have Gus playing 7 sheltered minutes a night rather than a young kid who needs the ice time to develop? In RFD the kid(s) on the blue line will typically play triple the amount of ice time, or more ... and play in all situations.
I say if they're not 100 percent ready for the NHL leave them in the minors to gain the experience needed.

That said, I think Kalynuk could be NHL ready and I think Caleb is close as well. Gus is a stop-gap solution.

Those young kids would be playing more then Gus

They aren't complete trash on ice like Gus

 

[ClydeLee]

Those young kids would be playing more then Gus

They are complete trash on ice like Gus

He in those minutes hasn't been complete trash on ice... what is with people on here lately.

Complain about the prope giving up numerous terrible shots against and try against not those generating more offensive puck control.

Suddenly the team has a positive couple results and all the complaints are at the people giving positive or neutral results instead of those still being actively bad.

He's a stop gap, and found in a sheltered role while a couple guys return and get healthy that's not actively harmed the team more than helped it. That's no a terrible thing at all!

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

I'd imagine Gus gets waived when Caleb Jones returns.

 

[Brightwing]

Or is it better to have Gus playing 7 sheltered minutes a night rather than a young kid who needs the ice time to develop? In RFD the kid(s) on the blue line will typically play triple the amount of ice time, or more ... and play in all situations.
I say if they're not 100 percent ready for the NHL leave them in the minors to gain the experience needed.

That said, I think Kalynuk could be NHL ready and I think Caleb is close as well. Gus is a stop-gap solution.

I was under the impression Kalynuk was in Rockford for conditioning?

 

[BobbyJet]

I was under the impression Kalynuk was in Rockford for conditioning?

I believe it was reported that Kalynuk play a single game in RFD; hence Kalynuk may be back Friday but I wouldn't be surprised if they left him down for a bit longer (considering Hawks light schedule for the next week or so).

 

[giza]

Gus isn't scoring and that's a problem. Him and Connelly will be buying Impossible Burgers at Burger King for the youngans in Rockford often.