Chicago Blackhawks 2012 Offseason Thread

[jersey cubs fan]

Tweet this morning from that Eklund goof:

 

If Marty Brodeur were to test the market" it would be hard to imagine the size of the truck the hawks would back up to pay him for 1 year."

 

He's right though.

 

Really? Was Marty anything more than a solid goalie this year? Bowman doesn't seem to me to be a guy interested in paying a truckload for solid goaltending.

[kujay]

Tweet this morning from that Eklund goof:

 

If Marty Brodeur were to test the market" it would be hard to imagine the size of the truck the hawks would back up to pay him for 1 year."

 

He's right though.

 

Really? Was Marty anything more than a solid goalie this year? Bowman doesn't seem to me to be a guy interested in paying a truckload for solid goaltending.

 

Did we have a solid goalie this year?

 

For one year I'm fine with giving it a go.

[Prizefight]

It's 2012. He's barely a league average goalie at this point in his career. His wandering style doesn't fit the Hawks scheme. Huge pass.

[jersey cubs fan]

Did we have a solid goalie this year?

 

For one year I'm fine with giving it a go.

 

No, but 2 years ago Crawford had a better year than Brodeur. Marty just isn't the type of guy you back up the truck for.

[Drew Doughty]

Brodeur was not good this year and was bad for like half the playoffs. He was actively bad last year and was one of the main reasons the Devils missed the playoffs. If anyone backs up the truck for him, they're probably an idiot.

[UMFan83]

I expected this thread to have some action today

[kujay]

No reason to so far. But they did just add Brookbank. I guess cements that Hammer will be traded.

[17 Seconds]

i'm with kujay. i'd be cool with a one year deal. nothing more than that, though.

 

even if he isn't very good anymore, i think he would still be able to keep us in games better than crawford did. there were too many games last year where crawford didn't give them a real chance to win.

[kujay]

Also indications are they are hot after Brodeur.

[kujay]

$2.5M total over the two years for Brookbank. No complaints there.

[jersey cubs fan]

Seens like a big overpay for a 6th d-man.

[biittner77]

Seens like a big overpay for a 6th d-man.

 

New drinking game: every time someone says overpay and defenseman in the same sentence, drink. You'll be drunker than Foley in 15 minutes.

 

Defensemen are the LH relievers of today's NHL, someone is always willing to overpay. Drink.

[kujay]

I really don't think it is an overpay. Bouillon and Bickel (Stu, not Brian) both got $1.5M, Bickel for two years. I'd take Brookbank over both of them.

 

RDS is saying Brodeur got a two year deal from NJ and is staying but I don't see it anywhere else just yet.

 

Unless he jumps in and signs one of the big names, Bowman will have to make the big improvements by trades now. Or he will just sit by as a lot of us feared he would and bring back basically the same team.

 

We still know Hammer is going. But probably not for much since everyone knows he's being shopped. I'm not saying send them Hammer, but what about talking to LA about Bernier?

[jersey cubs fan]

I really don't think it is an overpay. Bouillon and Bickel (Stu, not Brian) both got $1.5M, Bickel for two years. I'd take Brookbank over both of them.

 

For a team that has been so worried about cap space the past couple years, spending over a million for such a non-essential player in any given year seems to be a waste. If all you are going to do is deal away your costly vets and stockpile prospects it doesn't make much sense to turn around and keep wasting millions on back-end guys.

[jersey cubs fan]

RDS is saying Brodeur got a two year deal from NJ and is staying but I don't see it anywhere else just yet.

 

everybody else is reporting it as well. 2/9

[kujay]

I really don't think it is an overpay. Bouillon and Bickel (Stu, not Brian) both got $1.5M, Bickel for two years. I'd take Brookbank over both of them.

 

For a team that has been so worried about cap space the past couple years, spending over a million for such a non-essential player in any given year seems to be a waste. If all you are going to do is deal away your costly vets and stockpile prospects it doesn't make much sense to turn around and keep wasting millions on back-end guys.

 

It's barely over a million a year for a guy who offers some size and stability on the back line. Things this team needs. I just don't see how that's a waste. The 5/6 D are important in the regular season if you want 2 and 7 to be worth a [expletive] come April.

[kujay]

Eklund says we are in on Parise. Don't like a crazy money contract unless it's followed by a trade of Sharp.

[jersey cubs fan]

Chris Kuc ‏@ChrisKuc

Like others, hearing #Blackhawks are among final two teams to possibly land Zach Parise.

[bukie]

The other 28 teams must be downgraded to "maybe".

[kujay]

So basically a NJ player is once again using the Hawks to get what he wants from Lou?

 

I'm not complaining. This is how it works. Just funny.

[jersey cubs fan]

So basically a NJ player is once again using the Hawks to get what he wants from Lou?

 

I'm not complaining. This is how it works. Just funny.

 

I would have to think he'd actually think strongly about not returning to NJ. They do absolutely nothing to market that team, and ownership is a huge mess. I never thought Marty was leaving, but I think Parise needs to go somewhere else.

[kujay]

So basically a NJ player is once again using the Hawks to get what he wants from Lou?

 

I'm not complaining. This is how it works. Just funny.

 

I would have to think he'd actually think strongly about not returning to NJ. They do absolutely nothing to market that team, and ownership is a huge mess. I never thought Marty was leaving, but I think Parise needs to go somewhere else.

 

Oh yeah no doubt their situations are different. Parise is presumably signing a long deal wherever he goes, so it makes sense for him to take into account the health of the franchise.

[kujay]

My question is what is a good contract for the Hawks to give Parise? More than Staal got of course. Guess depends how it is structured.

[jersey cubs fan]

My question is what is a good contract for the Hawks to give Parise? More than Staal got of course. Guess depends how it is structured.

 

Apparently he's looking for front loaded signing bonus money. That's something a more financially stable franchise can deal with (but might not be in the cards in NJ).

[kujay]

Obviously I'd be ecstatic if the Hawks got Parise, though I don't like the idea of being right back in cap hell. That's why I wonder who goes (other than Hammer).