Blackhawks 2021-22

[Tryptamine]

The franchise is pretty much dead to me at this point. It's kind of amazing how just 10 years ago the Blackhawks were the pride of the NHL and now it should be punted into the sun.

[Brian707]

If Rocky acts like this in public I could only imagine how terrible he is behind closed doors. He is turning into his dad in his old age and should hand the reigns over to his son

[Brian707]

The franchise is pretty much dead to me at this point. It's kind of amazing how just 10 years ago the Blackhawks were the pride of the NHL and now it should be punted into the sun.

 

 

That is what makes it even more sickening after the Kyle Beach news. It was all a mirage. Maybe I will be a Kraken fan.

[jersey cubs fan]

If Rocky acts like this in public I could only imagine how terrible he is behind closed doors. He is turning into his dad in his old age and should hand the reigns over to his son

He essentially has handed over the company to his son. Why he was even there is perplexing. They had to know the topic would come up and they had to know how Rocky felt about it. The kid is the CEO of the company, just let him handle it.

[Derwood]

 

He knew he would be asked about Beach. Had months to prepare. And he went that route.

 

The rest of the panel:

 

[UMFan83]

If Rocky acts like this in public I could only imagine how terrible he is behind closed doors. He is turning into his dad in his old age and should hand the reigns over to his son

He essentially has handed over the company to his son. Why he was even there is perplexing. They had to know the topic would come up and they had to know how Rocky felt about it. The kid is the CEO of the company, just let him handle it.

 

Haha yeah I don't have a lot of confidence about how control Danny actually has over the franchise after seeing daddy shut him down multiple times from answering a question that anyone with common sense knew needed to be answered.

[jersey cubs fan]

[cl smooth]

Jesus Christ, so they tried sweeping this horsefeathers under the rug, too?!

[jersey cubs fan]

Jesus Christ, so they tried sweeping this horsefeathers under the rug, too?!

It looks like they acted swiftly and correctly, but didn’t publicize that fact until now. Presumably, this leaked story is part of the teams attempt to recover from the Rocky debacle.

[Old Style]

Is it OK to ask Rocky questions about 2014?

[jersey cubs fan]

[jersey cubs fan]

Toews back on IR and Blackhawks recall Reichel for the 2nd time.

[jersey cubs fan]

Since the last time we talked the Blackhawks went with the internal hire in Davidson, who has now brought back one of his colleagues that left the organization when Bowman demoted him from asst GM. He went to seattle for their first year.

 

One would think they won’t be keeping the internal candidate as head coach, but he’s overseen a little resurgence, including a blowout win over the duck last night with Strome having a hat trick and Kane getting a career high 6 points.

 

[UMFan83]

Since the last time we talked the Blackhawks went with the internal hire in Davidson, who has now brought back one of his colleagues that left the organization when Bowman demoted him from asst GM. He went to seattle for their first year.

 

One would think they won’t be keeping the internal candidate as head coach, but he’s overseen a little resurgence, including a blowout win over the duck last night with Strome having a hat trick and Kane getting a career high 6 points.

 

 

The Hawks have definitely been better since Colliton was fired. They were 1-9-2 with him, and 20-20-6 without him. Though even if you extrapolated that 20-20-6 pace over a full season, the Hawks would still be in 7th place in the Central which is exactly where they are now. But obviously the new coach (I don't even remember his name, I've tuned the Blackhawks out for....reasons) has been dealt a shitty Stan Bowman roster and has legitimately overseen a pretty nice improvement. He seems fine to continue as head coach, especially since Davidson came out and admitted the Hawks are in a rebuild.

[jersey cubs fan]

Since the last time we talked the Blackhawks went with the internal hire in Davidson, who has now brought back one of his colleagues that left the organization when Bowman demoted him from asst GM. He went to seattle for their first year.

 

One would think they won’t be keeping the internal candidate as head coach, but he’s overseen a little resurgence, including a blowout win over the duck last night with Strome having a hat trick and Kane getting a career high 6 points.

 

 

The Hawks have definitely been better since Colliton was fired. They were 1-9-2 with him, and 20-20-6 without him. Though even if you extrapolated that 20-20-6 pace over a full season, the Hawks would still be in 7th place in the Central which is exactly where they are now. But obviously the new coach (I don't even remember his name, I've tuned the Blackhawks out for....reasons) has been dealt a horsefeathers Stan Bowman roster and has legitimately overseen a pretty nice improvement. He seems fine to continue as head coach, especially since Davidson came out and admitted the Hawks are in a rebuild.

Derek King.

 

He would actually be reasonable option for a rebuilding team, but probably won't be the guy who leads the next playoff contender. He's like a Dennis Savard, or Ricky Renteria, overseeing a team on the rise but replaced by established quality coaches when the team was ready to actually perform. I could see him keeping the team respectable for the next two seasons and then he's gone in 2024/2025 season. I just think it's really a tough sell to essentially run it all back with the same people that contributed to this team being where it is stuck now.

[Old Style]

[UMFan83]

 

 

Nice haul but one of those where you hope those draft picks land you someone as good as Hagel

[squally1313]

(Looks around at a locker room with:

 

31 year old Ryan Carpenter

31 year old Tyler Johnson

33 year old Toews

29 year old Brett Connolly

33 year old Kane

30(!!) year old Eric Gustafsson

28 year olds Jake McCabe/Connor Murphy

30 year old Calvin de Haan

37 year old Fleury

 

Decides to trade the 23 year old)

 

I know, oversimplifying. But christ, this doesn't really feel like a step forward.

[mias_tisg]

[jersey cubs fan]

(Looks around at a locker room with:

 

31 year old Ryan Carpenter

31 year old Tyler Johnson

33 year old Toews

29 year old Brett Connolly

33 year old Kane

30(!!) year old Eric Gustafsson

28 year olds Jake McCabe/Connor Murphy

30 year old Calvin de Haan

37 year old Fleury

 

Decides to trade the 23 year old)

 

I know, oversimplifying. But christ, this doesn't really feel like a step forward.

[bukie]

This is it, the perfect microcosm of the Blackhawks franchise today:

 

[jersey cubs fan]

[jersey cubs fan]