Chicago Blackhawks 2013 Season

[Guest]

and now seabrook out too?

[kujay]

This fourth line is playing great tonight.

[kujay]

Kane. [expletive] son.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Hossa upper body injury, might return tonight.

[kujay]

That was so pretty. Total domination.

[E.J.]

I guess Seabrook is fine.

[Guest]

i wonder why crow didnt get the start tonight

[UMFan83]

I'm actually stunned when Kane doesn't score on a breakaway

[E.J.]

Damn. That was a great save.

[UMFan83]

Yay another win.

 

Anaheim is looking like they are going to win tonight as well. Can't wait for the showdown on Wednesday.

[E.J.]

That game felt like the entire game was played in Colorado's half of the ice. 32 shots for Chicago with only 18 for the Avalanche. This team is amazing.

[chuckywang]

It's funny to think that the Hawks pretty much have enough points already to earn a playoff spot.

[kujay]

Pretty easy win. Wednesday night will be very interesting. Perry will still be out.

 

I can't believe the Ducks gave him 8/69 today with a no trade. Kane and Toews look like bargains.

[Banedon]

Pretty easy win. Wednesday night will be very interesting. Perry will still be out.

 

I can't believe the Ducks gave him 8/69 today with a no trade. Kane and Toews look like bargains.

 

I know that hockey isn't the only sport that is irresponsible with salaries, but they're the most economically challenged of the 4 major sports, and they continue to give out these kinds of deals. From an admittedly new-ish hockey fan, it just seems pretty ridiculous.

[Old Style]

I'm actually stunned when Kane doesn't score on a breakaway

Me too and it's happened two games in a row now.

[biittner77]

Pretty easy win. Wednesday night will be very interesting. Perry will still be out.

 

I can't believe the Ducks gave him 8/69 today with a no trade. Kane and Toews look like bargains.

 

I know that hockey isn't the only sport that is irresponsible with salaries, but they're the most economically challenged of the 4 major sports, and they continue to give out these kinds of deals. From an admittedly new-ish hockey fan, it just seems pretty ridiculous.

 

These things are relative though. The best players in the NHL don't even make half of what the best players in MLB, NFL or NBA make. In this case, Perry is making about 1/7 of the team payroll. That would be like the Cubs paying an MVP caliber player $21 million per season.

[Banedon]

Pretty easy win. Wednesday night will be very interesting. Perry will still be out.

 

I can't believe the Ducks gave him 8/69 today with a no trade. Kane and Toews look like bargains.

 

I know that hockey isn't the only sport that is irresponsible with salaries, but they're the most economically challenged of the 4 major sports, and they continue to give out these kinds of deals. From an admittedly new-ish hockey fan, it just seems pretty ridiculous.

 

These things are relative though. The best players in the NHL don't even make half of what the best players in MLB, NFL or NBA make. In this case, Perry is making about 1/7 of the team payroll. That would be like the Cubs paying an MVP caliber player $21 million per season.

 

Good point. And I was referring more to an overall trend of long term deals with hockey players that have seemed ridiculous over the years, and probably mis-attributing one thing to the other.

[jersey cubs fan]

Pretty easy win. Wednesday night will be very interesting. Perry will still be out.

 

I can't believe the Ducks gave him 8/69 today with a no trade. Kane and Toews look like bargains.

 

I know that hockey isn't the only sport that is irresponsible with salaries, but they're the most economically challenged of the 4 major sports, and they continue to give out these kinds of deals. From an admittedly new-ish hockey fan, it just seems pretty ridiculous.

 

These things are relative though. The best players in the NHL don't even make half of what the best players in MLB, NFL or NBA make. In this case, Perry is making about 1/7 of the team payroll. That would be like the Cubs paying an MVP caliber player $21 million per season.

 

Good point. And I was referring more to an overall trend of long term deals with hockey players that have seemed ridiculous over the years, and probably mis-attributing one thing to the other.

 

I've never seen a study on the matter but anecdotally it seems to me that guys who are really good hockey players in their early 20's tend to stay really good hockey players for a long time. Injuries play a role, but there are no pitchers or running backs in hockey, guys who are going to get injured early and often. Goalies are a different beast, as very few of them are actually consistently good for long. But there are only 1 or 2 on any team that matter. Perhaps the poster boy for injuries that derail a promising career is Eric Lindros, who still had an amazing career in reality.

 

Most of the time these contracts are locking guys up at a fairly significant discount to what they can get on the open market, often in the $5-7m range. Compare that with the now relatively standard deal in baseball that's 6-8 years long at $15m+ per season.

[biittner77]

I've never seen a study on the matter but anecdotally it seems to me that guys who are really good hockey players in their early 20's tend to stay really good hockey players for a long time. Injuries play a role, but there are no pitchers or running backs in hockey, guys who are going to get injured early and often. Goalies are a different beast, as very few of them are actually consistently good for long. But there are only 1 or 2 on any team that matter. Perhaps the poster boy for injuries that derail a promising career is Eric Lindros, who still had an amazing career in reality.

 

Most of the time these contracts are locking guys up at a fairly significant discount to what they can get on the open market, often in the $5-7m range. Compare that with the now relatively standard deal in baseball that's 6-8 years long at $15m+ per season.

 

Along those lines, hockey players break in a lot earlier than other sports. In MLB, a player might be almost 30 by the time he reaches FA. It's a lot easier giving a guy a 10 year contract when he's 24.

[NewUserName]

Pretty easy win. Wednesday night will be very interesting. Perry will still be out.

 

I can't believe the Ducks gave him 8/69 today with a no trade. Kane and Toews look like bargains.

 

You would have to imagine that Perry/Getzlaf are going to be the low bar the next time Kane and Toews reup. Parise getting 7.5 makes Perry and Getzlaf contracts kind of make sense.

[seanimal]

Perhaps the poster boy for injuries that derail a promising career is Eric Lindros

 

specifically, concussions.

 

favorite player growing up

[seanimal]

Pretty easy win. Wednesday night will be very interesting. Perry will still be out.

 

I can't believe the Ducks gave him 8/69 today with a no trade. Kane and Toews look like bargains.

 

You would have to imagine that Perry/Getzlaf are going to be the low bar the next time Kane and Toews reup. Parise getting 7.5 makes Perry and Getzlaf contracts kind of make sense.

 

yeah, i am not looking forward to what is going to happen when those guys are up in a couple of years

[Soul]

Need to win it again, quick

[Banedon]

The Ducks and Blackhawks matchup tonight features the 2 teams with the best records ever to meet after playing at least 25 games.

[Guest]

45-5-7 is a lot of dominant hockey