Speculation: Jake Gardiner to Chicago or Minnesota?

[Blackhawkswincup]

What a disaster this would be for Hawks

Stanley should have been fired years ago

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[Dr Jan Itor]

Very weird of him to throw Minnesota in there. Other than the #oneofus aspect, it currently makes zero sense.

 

[The Red Line]

Hawks don't really need offense from the defense, they need defense from the defense. They were dead last in the Western conference in goals against by a staggering margin, and 2nd to last in the entire league behind Ottawa.

 

[MMC]

Lol I CANNOT picture Gardiner in that jersey

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

God thats awful for Chicago.. I dont buy it.

I cant wait to see a team fork over a crap load of money for him. He will win the offseason title for most overpaid free agent

 

[Dog]

Lol, whoever gets him if they make playoffs will love his blunders.

 

[wahsnairb]

This hurts my eyeballs as a Hawks fan.

 

[garyturner3]

Lol, whoever gets him if they make playoffs will love his blunders.

I have a feeling if he signs somewhere other than Toronto we'll just stop hearing about these blunders altogether that everyone likes to talk about so much. They're drastically overblown in TO because there's a city bylaw that says we've gotta make somebody our scapegoat every year whether it's warranted or not. The treatment this guy gets here is absurd IMO.

 

[AKL]

Here's to hoping this is one of the things Russo's right about these days.

 

[HawkeyTalkMan]

Please no

 

[Morgs]

Lmao @ you guys being pissed.

Gardiner is fantastic, and would easily be the best defenseman on the Hawks. Only gotta worry about the back problems.

 

[A Loyal Dog]

I hope Bergevin doesn't try to get in the mix. Stay away Bergy, stay away.

 

[wahsnairb]

Lmao @ you guys being pissed.

Gardiner is fantastic, and would easily be the best defenseman on the Hawks. Only gotta worry about the back problems.

It's the money he is going to command and the type of defender he is that we don't like...

 

[Mr Tadakichi]

wtf is everyone talking about in this thread? Gardiner would be a nice add, unless the contract is something ridiculous like 7+mil per year.

 

[EbonyRaptor]

No. Just no.

If Stan wants an offensive d-man who sux at defense - just extend Gustafsson.

 

[Langdon Alger]

He’s going to get overpaid by quite a bit. He’s a good player, but once you get into the silly season, it can backfire in a hurry. Teams overpay and give too much term and then you realize quickly the player isn’t worth the money.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

That would be hilarious

 

[weems]

Whoever signs him is getting a very good player.

Sure he has his gaffs but the positives he brings far outweigh the negatives.

On a more structured team he should really thrive.

 

[wahsnairb]

Whoever signs him is getting a very good player.

Sure he has his gaffs but the positives he brings far outweigh the negatives.

On a more structured team he should really thrive.

Ya, not a team that already gave up the 2nd most goals in the league this season.

 

[bigbabybuda]

Gardiner is a pretty good player and basically all the stat's back that up. The hate he gets is absurd and it will stop once he is in another jersey.

 

[CanadianHawks]

This one will be all about the contract. The guy is a number 3 who has some brain farts at times. Nice to see Hawks really want a top 4 LHD

 

[Runner77]

Lol, whoever gets him if they make playoffs will love his blunders.

 

[Michael HOMERUNing]

No. Just no.

If Stan wants an offensive d-man who sux at defense - just extend Gustafsson.

You aren't looking at the stats nor are you watching the games if you believe Gardiner is bad defensively.

 

[brokenwolf88]

Gardiner took the heaviest defensive minutes and still put up over 40 points. Hes a good player.

Two things though, hes prone to about three really bad giveaways a year so get ready for those and he had some rough injuries this year regarding his back. He's a good player and I wish him well.

 

[horner]

Gardiner took the heaviest defensive minutes and still put up over 40 points. Hes a good player.

Two things though, hes prone to about three really bad giveaways a year so get ready for those and he had some rough injuries this year regarding his back. He's a good player and I wish him well.

It's more than 3 blunders a yr. Wow.
I have seen him do 3 blunders in a game.