Yikes! Chicago with some strange moves this off season. Stan looks to be losing the plot.
the Bhawks have improve ..... there is no doubt about that. getting that b/u goalie is the icing on the cake.Being the best regular season team doesn't equate to winning a Stanley cup , history tells us that. Last year st Louis was dead last won the cup, while Tampa won the presidents
trophy they bombed out in round 1.
Chicago has d4astically improved their team hands down , they got better defensively , their entire bottom 6 , goaltending , they added a quite a few young promising forwards.
This team is more balanced and has lots of solid depth.
Could they win the cup sure any team has a chance.
Chicago also got bigger and more physical which has been lacking.
Oh I know. Benning is awful. Bowman has been pretty brutal the last few years as well.You might want to look at your own GM for a series of strange moves.
Oh I know. Benning is awful. Bowman has been pretty brutal the last few years as well.
Believe me I’m an expert on poor GMs.
I’d be surprised if Bowman lasts much longer in Chicago. But who knows.
The earlier Cups have given him a lot of rope and deservedly so. Just not a fan of his moves this year.
Unless your team D drastically improves (which could happen) you are getting the Sabres version of Lehner, not the Isles version.Don't like adding a Vezina finalist huh?
They filled one hole. But made some poor moves and still have some big holes especially on defense. It’s a pretty weak group of blue liners imo.Don't like adding a Vezina finalist huh?
It’s funny that you think Melnyk Ian a billionaire.
Most of his value was derived from shares in a company that tanked.
He may be the lowest net worth owner in the league
Unless your team D drastically improves (which could happen) you are getting the Sabres version of Lehner, not the Isles version.
.the Bhawks have improve ..... there is no doubt about that. getting that b/u goalie is the icing on the cake.
they are solid and deep, but i will take baby steps here.
the one thing i see is, there is no room for any rookies making the team. there is no place available.
when the Bhawks won the SC they have a great goalie and a really good d-men even thou they were top 4 of 6 d-men.
but in the playoff, anything can happen.
Chicago makes the weirdest trades sometimes.
Why did the Hawks do this trade? Seems weird!
They went from a dynasty type team to now missing the playoffs the last couple years. Not saying this is a panic move but they need to do something. They still have too much talent to be a low level team. I’m sure it’s frustratiny for them. Though Smith won’t exactly be their star to take them to the playoffs. But meh.Chicago makes the weirdest trades sometimes.
1. They save $1.3M in cap space.
2. Smith is easier to buyout next year, and is better defensively.
Anisimov simply didn't have a role anymore on the new roster.
Unless your team D drastically improves (which could happen) you are getting the Sabres version of Lehner, not the Isles version.
They filled a number of holed.They filled one hole. But made some poor moves and still have some big holes especially on defense. It’s a pretty weak group of blue liners imo.
Anyways, I like the positivity. Nothing wrong with that.
Just don’t see much improvement over last year and some poor moves overall. They need to catch a lot of teams to get back to the playoffs and I don’t see that they improved enough.
But as others have said anything is possible. I just don’t think it’s likely.
I’ll leave it at that and move on.
That's sad.Good pickup here for Ottawa. Artem should be one of their best forwards.
I watched most series in the playoffs and I watch other teams pretty regularly. Especially last year, when it was obvious the Hawks were a longshot at best for the playoffs.
I wasn't impressed by anyone in the playoffs really. I look at the Hawks roster right now and I think they could stand toe to toe with anyone in the NHL in a 7 game series.
I can't think of a worse Cup winner than the Blues last year since the 2006 Hurricanes, and I have my realist hat on.
I can't think of another team that has the depth and quality up and down the lineup other than the Lightning. I really can't.
What other team has Saad and Shaw on their 3rd line?
Disagree. They've jumped Winnipeg and Dallas at least. Arguably Nashville.
Best case scenario the Hawks are 1st in the West, IMO.
The Central is a gauntlet, no doubt but I se no reason why they can't come out on top.
Too many people are ignoring what Bowman has done this offseason.
Sure anything’s possible. I’m just saying it’s not likely.
The Blues are a much better team than the current Hawks.
Better balance with great defense and deep forwards and they rode great goaltending.
It was a pretty unique way to the Cup going from worst to first and should not be viewed as likely to happen again.
The Hawks have far too many holes compared to their competition, imo.
This is a weird offseason for Chicago. Many of the moves have people going...