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:lol :lol Flyers
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so this season isn't over yet? LAWD.
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Why apparently Kane will still be a 2C and Crawford will be goalie....think he will get a shutout next year???
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Committedindians did a good job breaking down Stan's presser: http://committedindians.com/thoughts...-availability/ |
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Oh, and now that I've fulfilled the terms of my suspension, I wanted to just get it out:
TOEWS!!!!! |
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Thoughts on the Chicago Blackhawks (this will be long and no one will read it so fuck you in advance):
Disappointment is the only word. For those of you that have known me and my tendencies the past couple years, you know that I love Patrick Sharp and Dave Bolland...neither of which decided it was important to put up points in the playoffs. Very sad that the two Indian Head sweaters I wear the most combined for a total of 1 goal. This team doesn't need an overhaul, and it doesn't sound like Bowman wants to do one. It's times like this that actually, in a strange way, make me happy. Come on Hawks fans, do you not remember living in a time of obscurity? Listening to home games on the radio because they weren't on TV? That wasn't exactly 30 years ago.... This organization has come a long way, and after the salary cap dump, we knew it would take some time to put together the right pieces to really make a team again. Now, I'm not excusing some of the bad signings, and missed trades, and BAD trades (Soupy :( ) BUT...we have pieces in place to make another couple Cup runs before contracts for 19 and 88 are up. Also, a lot of the bad FA signings Stan made, were 1 year deals. Brunette won't be back, Morrison won't be back, Mayers (probably) won't be back (although he was pretty solid this regular season). Hjalmarsson seems to have played his way out of Chicago. We'll see what happens, but Bowman wants Oduya back. Montador is still here, and will probably not be moved. If we can move Hammer for something like a 3rd rounder, I say do it. I don't think Kitchen is going anywhere, although he should. We'll see what happens there. Stan seems set on Kane at the 2C spot. Which I'm ok (but not thrilled) with. Maybe he explores that option, I don't know, but there are second line centers out there to be had. Roy, Jordan Staal, etc. all are on the market at this point it seems. I mean, you look at this squad, and everything just seems to fall in place with the acquisition of a 2C and the removal of Hammer. It really seems to be that easy. I think Oduya follows Campoli's route, demands too much money, and is given his walking papers. We shall see. What I do know is there is too much skill on this team for the PP to be that bad, and to continue to lose in the 1st round of the playoffs. But perspective, everyone. The world isn't collapsing, everyone isn't dying...it's not time to jump ship. This is an organization that a couple years ago couldn't pay people to sit in the seats...things aren't THAT bad. |
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I think that a coaching overhaul and change of philosophy will also make a world of difference.
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Worst part is OMGCG is involved. Terrible. |
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If you are going to criticize a guy, at least measure his performance against what he is being put out there to do. Sharp wasn't anything special in that series, he had a poor stretch as many of our forwards did. Again, his whole line was pretty bad. He played with Kane & Stalberg quite often, both of whom had very a poor series. Quote:
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But now is the perfect time to trade some of your depth prospects and try to get a Jordan Staal-type. We have a ton of forward depth in the system and they can't all play on the same team at the same time. You can't rely on Kane to play defense or win faceoffs, until he proves he can do those things he is NOT a legitimate 2nd-line C. I would even take Kesler. Quote:
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predictions for tonight? Can the Caps pull the upset...I'm hoping yes-
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I'm gonna say Caps 3-2 tonight.
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Bruins 4-1.
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Bruins 3-1
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Heart is already starting to race. I don't feel like making a prediction.
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Brian Campbell, a 2nd, and a 3rd round draft pick for Rostislav Olesz and 1/4 of a year of Oduya. HORRIBLE. |
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We brought in Oduya to do what Campbell did. When Oduya did well, we won. When he sucked like in the Phoenix series, we lost. Campbell never sucked. He was the most consistent D-man for 3 years.
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You just don't get it. Campbell was maybe worth half of what he was getting paid and his contract was going to put this team in cap hell every single year. Now they have flexibility. Hawks were dominant in 09-10 not because of some incredible cast of d-men, but because they had some of the best forward depth of any team in the league in the last 10 years and that is why their puck possession was dominant. Yes, Campbell was a good offensive defenseman. But he was absolutely not particularly good in the defensive zone and he was far, FAR from a shutdown defenseman. |
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The only thing horrible about Campbell was his contract. I was in favor of the trade but only if Stan used the cap savings to upgrade other weak areas of the team. He did not. Campbell and Hammer as a 2nd pair were pretty reliable though, definetely in comparison to what is there now...
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Hey hawks fans, guess what?
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Bruins 3-2 in 1 OT.
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