Re: NHL (Blackhawks included) offseason thread

[sneakypower]

4 @ $1.65M per for Boogard

 

that has to be a joke

[kujay]

4 @ $1.65M per for Boogard

 

that has to be a joke

 

Yeah, no way. But MacKenzie is confirming it on TSN.

[Drew Doughty]

Lydman to ANH. At least they're actually addressing their needs this off-season, even if Lydman is mediocre.

 

lol @ goons getting that much money. Brian Burke started this with Colton Orr last year. Just baffling.

[Drew Doughty]

NYP_Brooksie

Rangers would be best served by having 0 cap space available on 7/1.

[Drew Doughty]

Ray Whitney to PHX, 2 yr/3m per. Good signing. Hopefully that kickstarts some forward movement.

[jersey cubs fan]

stop listing years/$$$ per.

 

It's years/total

[Drew Doughty]

Tallinder to NJ, Foster to EDM.

 

Rumors of Jokinen going back to CGY. That would be the worst deal of the day.

[sneakypower]

Hamhuis to Vancouver @ $4.5m per

 

@Jay_Grossman: Volchenkov closed to being finalized with NJD. 6 yrs. term

[UMFan83]

Some guy in my office, who pretends that he's into hockey because he doesn't want to be called a fair weather fan even though everyone knows he couldn't care less about the Hawks in March, started a conversation with me about NHL Free Agency. Surprised I said "oh yeah, what you do think is going to happen today?" This guy got all excited that I wanted to hear his insights about hockey and said "I'm pretty sure I read today that the Hawks are going to get Kave-latchuck (his pronounciation). That's why they traded Buff...so they could get him".

 

I stared at him for a second, and then turned around and went back to work.

[Drew Doughty]

Ladd to Thrashers rumor resurfaces.

[sneakypower]

TSNBobMcKenzie:

Darren Dreger reports Andrew Ladd is an Atlanta Thrasher.

[jersey cubs fan]

that would be a shame

[Butterscup1679666578]

son of a bitch

[Butterscup1679666578]

sounds like a pick and a prospect

[hawkeyecub]

Damn.

[jersey cubs fan]

I'm beginning to wonder if the assumption that Huet will be written off is wrong.

[kujay]

Yeah that's a bummer.

[sneakypower]

Ivan Vishnevskiy (their #2 prospect) and a 2nd rounder

 

Talent Analysis

A fluid skater, Vishnevskiy has all the offensive tools to become a powerplay quarterback in the NHL. He’s undersized and only average in his own end, two things that will work against him at the professional level. However, he has the vision and skill set that enable him to be a great puck-mover. Reads plays well and has the skating ability to stay in the play defensively, but isn’t consistent enough in that regard. Needs to figure out a way to handle power forwards effectively.

 

Future

Potential: Second pairing offensive defenseman and power play quarterback, similar to Lubomir Visnovsky.

[Drew Doughty]

I'm beginning to wonder if the assumption that Huet will be written off is wrong.

 

it's hard to bury him. he is the second best goalie in the hawks pipeline and niemi isn't someone you can just bank on yet. not that huet is a lock to be anything worthwhile if niemi fails, but crawford is a lock to be pretty awful. at least huet has had extended NHL success, even if he hasn't experienced it with the hawks.

[kujay]

Ivan Vishnevskiy (their #2 prospect) and a 2nd rounder

 

Talent Analysis

A fluid skater, Vishnevskiy has all the offensive tools to become a powerplay quarterback in the NHL. He’s undersized and only average in his own end, two things that will work against him at the professional level. However, he has the vision and skill set that enable him to be a great puck-mover. Reads plays well and has the skating ability to stay in the play defensively, but isn’t consistent enough in that regard. Needs to figure out a way to handle power forwards effectively.

 

Future

Potential: Second pairing offensive defenseman and power play quarterback, similar to Lubomir Visnovsky.

 

We do seem to be getting a lot of the highest rated prospects from other clubs. Figures, the old man dies after he gets a [expletive] salary cap in.

[Guest]

Interesting that we're still trading guys. Coupled with Bowman's comments, it seems one of two things is true:

 

1) he's lying and they were/are still in cap hell and he just wants to keep playing with other GM's from a position of strength

2) he wants to get enough under the cap to make a different move

 

#1 seems more likely, but I guess #2 could be possible, as well.

[jersey cubs fan]

Interesting that we're still trading guys. Coupled with Bowman's comments, it seems one of two things is true:

 

1) he's lying and they were/are still in cap hell and he just wants to keep playing with other GM's from a position of strength

2) he wants to get enough under the cap to make a different move

 

#1 seems more likely, but I guess #2 could be possible, as well.

 

#1 does not seem likely to me.

[Flames24Rulz]

All right, this is starting to get a little over the top.

[Flames24Rulz]

Interesting that we're still trading guys. Coupled with Bowman's comments, it seems one of two things is true:

 

1) he's lying and they were/are still in cap hell and he just wants to keep playing with other GM's from a position of strength

2) he wants to get enough under the cap to make a different move

 

#1 seems more likely, but I guess #2 could be possible, as well.

 

#1 does not seem likely to me.

 

I think #1 is extremely likely. Why else would he go about saying those quotes after the Buff trade?

[Butterscup1679666578]

#2 prospect? Damn, I really can't complain about loading up on a bunch of solid prospects, even though Ladd is the first guy we've lost that I'm actually disappointed about losing.