Chicago Blackhawks 2012 Offseason Thread

[Magnetic Curses]

this [expletive] blows

[UMFan83]

this [expletive] blows

 

Both the Bulls and Hawks offseasons have been a giant disappointment so far. Still time though....

[biittner77]

this [expletive] blows

 

Both the Bulls and Hawks offseasons have been a giant disappointment so far. Still time though....

 

I never expected Parise and didn't really want Suter for what he wound up costing in terms of years. I'm excited about the draft as I think they got a real steal in the 1st round. All they need to do now is replace one goalie on the current roster and it's pretty hard to argue that they're not the best team in their division. It would be more reassuring if they got another 2 way forward but as long as Hossa returns they've already got a very good top 6 if Saad is ready.

 

Some things to consider:

 

Stalberg is playing for a new contract and took a big step last season.

Leddy should only get better.

If they keep Monty and Hjammer, they have better depth on the blue line and Q won't have to ride Marlboro 72 into the ground for 29 minutes a night.

If Crawford rebounds from his sophomore slump enough to be even league average, this teams wins the central.

[Sosa21MVP]

The hell is all this Luongo to the Blackhawks crap I keep seeing in CSN today. :-s

[Magnetic Curses]

The hell is all this Luongo to the Blackhawks crap I keep seeing in CSN today. :-s

 

i may be in the minority here, but yes, please.

[17 Seconds]

seriously?

[Magnetic Curses]

yes, seriously. i wouldn't give up much for him, certainly none of our core players, but he's still an elite goalie.

[kujay]

Contract and his mental midgetry. Either are good enough reasons on their own to stay far far away.

[Magnetic Curses]

acquiring luongo would make us a cup favorite.

[kujay]

Doesnt fix the porous defense in front of him.

[rawaction]

Yeah, I don't see what's so wrong about Bobby Lu. I agree the D in front of him still needs help, but he's clearly a large step up from Crawford. At least until he falls apart in a big game and then he becomes Crawford. But I'll take it.

[Magnetic Curses]

Doesnt fix the porous defense in front of him.

 

no, but it most certainly will make them look better.

[17 Seconds]

yea, you'll love him during the regular season... then the playoffs will start and it will be like "oh yea, now i remember"

 

i can't believe we're having this conversation. i'm disappointed.

Edited July 7, 2012 by 17 Seconds

[UMFan83]

Why would a goalie who keeps getting benched in the middle of the playoffs every year make us Cup favorites?

 

Last year he was benched after 2 playoff games and sat the last 3. The year before he was benched for game 6 of the 1st round against Chicago after getting yanked in the 2nd period the prior 2 games. Then he was yanked early in 2 Stanley Cup Final games including game 6 where he was yanked 8 minutes into the game. There was a big debate whether he would even start game 7 of the Finals.

 

Don't get me wrong he's a great goaltender in the regular season but he consistently fails to perform like one of the best goaltenders in the NHL when it counts in the postseason. I don't think it's the best use of our resources at all.

[Magnetic Curses]

i don't know, expecting a goalie to perform differently in the postseason than in the regular season on a consistent basis is flawed logic. if he's a better goalie he's a better goalie.

[Magnetic Curses]

i will also add that in game 7 overtime, he made a pretty amazing save on the sharp shot to save the series.

[17 Seconds]

if the blackhawks traded for luongo, canucks fans would laugh at us. that's how bad of an idea it is.

[Magnetic Curses]

that doesn't illustrate why it's a bad idea at all

[seanimal]

it really doesn't

[17 Seconds]

the canucks have been the biggest joke in the nhl for the last few years. luongo is like the face of that. why would we want to relieve them of him? we laugh at the canucks every year, and luongo specifically. now we want him?

[Magnetic Curses]

the same canucks that have 228 points over the last two seasons and a game 7 SCF appearance and lost to the eventual stanley cup champions the last 3 years?

[17 Seconds]

so are we going to pretend that hockey is like baseball and that the game isn't different in the postseason?

[Magnetic Curses]

i think it's like many sports in which good players are more likely to be good and bad players are more likely to be bad.

[17 Seconds]

oh so we're just going to ignore his past history and act like it means nothing? we're just going to hope it's different when he comes at 33? remember when tim thomas was liviing inside luongo's head in the finals? yea, that's the guy i want to blow our remaining cap space on for the next 5 years,

 

given his age, past history, and contract, i would have no interest whatsoever.

[Magnetic Curses]

history indicates that he's an elite goaltender that posted his best season at at the age of 31, a year in which he also posted 4 playoff shutouts.