Chicago Blackhawks offseason

[jersey cubs fan]

After breaking his contract in russia, making it clear he was coming to Chicago this summer, Roman Kantserov makes it official signing his entry level contract 

[Tryptamine]

2 hours ago, jersey cubs fan said:

After breaking his contract in russia, making it clear he was coming to Chicago this summer, Roman Kantserov makes it official signing his entry level contract 

So as someone who knows little to nothing about hockey, how big a deal is this? Sports radio was making this sound like it was a fairly big deal and adding another pillar to the team.

Edited 3 hours ago by Tryptamine

[Rex Buckingham]

8 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

So as someone who knows little to nothing about hockey, how big a deal is this? Sports radio was making this sound like it was a fairly big deal and adding another pillar to the team.

His offensive production at his age in the KHL is comparable to Kaprizov 

[Rcal10]

3 minutes ago, Rex Buckingham said:

His offensive production at his age in the KHL is comparable to Kaprizov 

I someone doesn’t know much about hockey comparing him to someone else in hockey isn’t going to help him. ls he someone to play on the top line when Bedard? Will he be a regular next season? What should be expected of him? 20 or 30 goals? 50-60 points? Is he a top 2 line guy? 

[Tryptamine]

45 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

I someone doesn’t know much about hockey comparing him to someone else in hockey isn’t going to help him. ls he someone to play on the top line when Bedard? Will he be a regular next season? What should be expected of him? 20 or 30 goals? 50-60 points? Is he a top 2 line guy? 

This please

[jersey cubs fan]

1 hour ago, Tryptamine said:

So as someone who knows little to nothing about hockey, how big a deal is this? Sports radio was making this sound like it was a fairly big deal and adding another pillar to the team.

It’s an important step but not a big deal today. He probably won’t be a big difference maker in 2026/27. He’s been expected to come over this summer all along so it’s not a surprise. 
 

but he is a guy you can expect to play top 6 minutes and Chicago is desperate for top 6 guys, instead of a bunch of 3rd/4th liners  playing up by default. 
He has star potential but more likely a good support player

if they are able to draft one of the top 2 forwards this summer the forward group can look a lot better next season. What they need to do is trade some of their very significant draft capital for a good expensive player to kickstart their ascendance. 
if you can have 6 legit F in your top 6 plus Nazar as your 3rd line guy, suddenly you have legit scoring depth and will make life difficult for opponents. 
Bedard/RK/new guy

Frondell/Draftee/bertuzzi

Nazar/something/something 

[jersey cubs fan]

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