2015-16 Blackhawks season

[biittner77]

I think we've reached a point where the next players that get moved are Shaw and Tuevo. Neither of those are going to be easy to sell to the fan base but it's starting to look like they might be necessary.

 

Shaw is a fan favorite. He does some things really well and adds an element of toughness that Q seems to value. For what he does, he's about to get too expensive for what the Hawks can afford to pay. The Hawks have several players that could fill that role for less money. Shaw has value and he might help the Hawks rid themselves of a bad contract like Bickell or perhaps Daley.

 

I hate the idea of trading Tuevo but if it's a choice of being able to pay him or Panarin, it's pretty clear who's been better. That can change of course and luckily they don't have to make that decision now but as of right now Panarin makes Tuevo somewhat expendable in the right deal. Again he may be the cost of ridding themselves of someone else.

 

But the next shoe to drop has to be sending Rundblad through waivers. He's not going to get any better sitting in the press box. Gustafson or Svedberg could at least rotate in with Rozsival and or Daley. Last year proved that Roszy isn't going to be effective if they run him out there every night. Moreover, when he was platooning with The Accountant (Brookbank) he was much better.

[bukie]

Isn't it a bit early to be talking about selling off players next offseason? We're lik 15 games into the season.

[biittner77]

Isn't it a bit early to be talking about selling off players next offseason? We're lik 15 games into the season.

 

These moves wouldn't necessarily wait until the off season. In baseball terms, this is like making a trade toward the end of May- still a lot of season left but enough time for teams to know what they have. There are a couple teams that are pretty desperate for defensive help so this is a good time to get max return for Rundblad as well as Daley if that's what they decide to do.

[UMFan83]

Hawks Stadium Series jerseys are interesting to say the least

 

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[kujay]

That's so terrible.

 

Watching tonight's game, man Panarin is fun to watch.

[Guest]

awesome win

[kujay]

Owning Anaheim is almost as fun as owning Vancouver used to be. That was fantastic.

[Derwood]

Anisimov is doing well for you guys

[minnesotacubsfan]

Go away you Saad Saad man

[Derwood]

Go away you Saad Saad man

 

Anisimov has more goals and points than Saad so far

[UMFan83]

Go away you Saad Saad man

 

Anisimov has more goals and points than Saad so far

 

Probably because he plays on a line with freaking Kane and Panarin

[Derwood]

Go away you Saad Saad man

 

Anisimov has more goals and points than Saad so far

 

Probably because he plays on a line with freaking Kane and Panarin

 

I don't know what the argument is. I'm happy Anismov is helping you guys

[minnesotacubsfan]

We miss Saad, I don't think there is any denying that

[squally1313]

We miss Saad, I don't think there is any denying that

 

At the same time, it's hard for me to criticize the trade too much at this point. Anisimov has been really good, playing a position that we don't really have anyone else to put there. Yeah I wish he was 22 instead of 28 or whatever, but that's a problem for down the road.

 

And I'm just hoping Q gives Dano a long enough leash to settle into that lower scoring line role ("bum-slaying") that got Teuvo going last year. Kid definitely has the talent.

[minnesotacubsfan]

the trade was good. my original post was me just punnin' around, fwiw

[UMFan83]

Congrats to Kane for consecutive points streak for American player at 19.

 

Wanted to see if the all time record was possible. Yeah only 32 more games to go to tie Gretzky

[biittner77]

I'd really like to see Tuevo on Toews' RW even if it does mean Garbutt on that line too. I understand that putting Tuevo on that 4th line with Kero and Manshitter really means Kero and whichever of Kane/ Panarin that's getting double shifted but burying Tuevo does no one any good.

[kujay]

Kaner and Panarin. Just wow.

[Banedon]

Kaner and Panarin. Just wow.

 

That line is about the only line doing anything, and it's incredible.

[kujay]

I posted that after Panarin's goal.

 

That pass Kane made to Anisimov just wasn't fair.

[biittner77]

Kaner and Panarin. Just wow.

 

That line is about the only line doing anything, and it's incredible.

 

The Toews line had a few dangerous moments. Manshitter has to go. Put Bickell on that line and they could actually be a threat. The trouble is that they're so tight against the cap it might be harder than just sending Manshitter down.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Gretzky records are always so hilariously good. Perfect combination of best offensive player and highest offensive era.

 

During his 51 game streak, he had 62 goals and 91 assists. 3 ppg for more than half a year.

[biittner77]

Gretzky records are always so hilariously good. Perfect combination of best offensive player and highest offensive era.

 

During his 51 game streak, he had 62 goals and 91 assists. 3 ppg for more than half a year.

 

Somewhere I have a couple hockey cards from that era. Steve Larmer put up an absurd amount of points by today's standards. Nowhere near Greztky but it speaks to all the scoring that used to happen before this dead puck era we're in now.

[UMFan83]

Gretzky records are always so hilariously good. Perfect combination of best offensive player and highest offensive era.

 

During his 51 game streak, he had 62 goals and 91 assists. 3 ppg for more than half a year.

 

Hah, I looked it up last night and Kane is on pace for 127 points this year, which would be the most any player has scored since 1996. Boggles my mind that a player could get 26 more points in 30 less games.

[biittner77]

Hawks send down Kero and replace him with Rasmussen.