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Hawks paid too much for Jones and the extension was questionable
That said Jones is playing well and Jackets got what they wanted which was to rebuild/retool on fly adding assets and a young talent in Boqvist to build around as well as Sillinger , etc
As of now both fanbases should be happy with performance of Jones/Boqvist
As Hawk fan the biggest annoyance beside overpayment (IMO) is that we used the late first we got on Allen
Allen has shown nothing to justify his selection and it was questionable at time and doesn't look any better
Using 1st on Allen just makes the value of deal slant more for Jackets
Still it will be years before we have final verdict on deal but right now it does not look as terrible as it did in summer as Jones play after shaky start has been strong. Big question is building team around him for quick turnaround and frankly we are in mess on that department largely thanks to mistakes from Bowman
The cupboard is fairly empty so if a Kubalik offer comes around that nets Hawks a 1st + prospect we should pull trigger to help team longterm
That said Jones is playing well and Jackets got what they wanted which was to rebuild/retool on fly adding assets and a young talent in Boqvist to build around as well as Sillinger , etc
As of now both fanbases should be happy with performance of Jones/Boqvist
As Hawk fan the biggest annoyance beside overpayment (IMO) is that we used the late first we got on Allen
Allen has shown nothing to justify his selection and it was questionable at time and doesn't look any better
Using 1st on Allen just makes the value of deal slant more for Jackets
Still it will be years before we have final verdict on deal but right now it does not look as terrible as it did in summer as Jones play after shaky start has been strong. Big question is building team around him for quick turnaround and frankly we are in mess on that department largely thanks to mistakes from Bowman
The cupboard is fairly empty so if a Kubalik offer comes around that nets Hawks a 1st + prospect we should pull trigger to help team longterm