Chicago Blackhawks offseason

[jersey cubs fan]

If he’s going to trade 4 it’s not going to be until draft night, when the acquiring teams no who is going to be available at 4. 
 

The 9th pick has been traded twice now but that’s a pick after the top tier guys are gone and you have to be comfortable with any one of the tier 3 guys 

[Irrelevant Dude]

Ronnie, tell us about Bowen Byram.

[17 Seconds]

brutal

[17 Seconds]

I can't believe the full trade

 

[jersey cubs fan]

Wow

 

makes no sense 

[Derwood]

what makes no sense?

[jersey cubs fan]

3 minutes ago, Derwood said:

what makes no sense?

Insanely high cost for a good but not great soon to be UFA defense man 

[Derwood]

Sorry, I'm confused about what trade you're talking about

[NorthsideAvenger]

2 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Sorry, I'm confused about what trade you're talking about

Hawks acquire Bowen Byram for the 4th overall pick. I do not like this trade. 

Edited Wednesday at 01:28 AM by NorthsideAvenger

[jersey cubs fan]

1 minute ago, Derwood said:

Sorry, I'm confused about what trade you're talking about

The one the Blackhawks made 

[Irrelevant Dude]

Quote

The Chicago Blackhawks are reportedly acquiring blue-liner Bowen Byram and Jordan Greenway from the Buffalo Sabres for the No. 4 overall pick in the NHL draft, the No. 45 pick and Louis Crevier, per NHL insider Frank Seravalli.

 

[jersey cubs fan]

The mind is boggled

[Derwood]

5 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

 

Thank you for posting that instead of everyone talking about a trade that wasn't even on ESPN.com yet like we all knew what was happening

[Old Style]

From a good friend who’s a Sabres fan: “Byram had a great season, and playoff. Wants to be a #1 and the best he will be in Buffalo is 4. He’s a good player. Greenway is injury prone but when healthy he’s a physical players can score some goals and play PK.”

Called Greenway a salary dump. 

[jersey cubs fan]

10 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Thank you for posting that instead of everyone talking about a trade that wasn't even on ESPN.com yet like we all knew what was happening

YOURE IN THE GODDAMN BLACKHAWKS THREAD 

google it 

[Derwood]

Just now, jersey cubs fan said:

YOURE IN THE GODDAMN BLACKHAWKS THREAD 

google it 

Someone could have just posted the horsefeathers trade is all I'm saying, for fucks sake

[jersey cubs fan]

2 minutes ago, Old Style said:

From a good friend who’s a Sabres fan: “Byram had a great season, and playoff. Wants to be a #1 and the best he will be in Buffalo is 4. He’s a good player. Greenway is injury prone but when healthy he’s a physical players can score some goals and play PK.”

Called Greenway a salary dump. 

Greenway is a total dump and a sign Mikhayev ain’t coming back. 
 

nobody helping the top 9 forwards here and maybe a guy who can settle into a solid top 2 D role. 
 

what a waste of a top 4 pick and the 40th plus Crevier, who established himself as at least a legit top 6. 

[jersey cubs fan]

2 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Someone could have just posted the horsefeathers trade is all I'm saying, for fucks sake

Context clues is all I’m saying. If people are talking about a trade in the Blackhawks theead and you’re lost…, google it 

[jersey cubs fan]

So best case scenario they extend him today for like 8/72 and he’s now your #1 LHD by default and hopefully Arty or Rinzel eclipse him. Worst case scenario he plays out his UFA season and goes to a good team next year. 
 

 

[NorthsideAvenger]

29 minutes ago, jersey cubs fan said:

So best case scenario they extend him today for like 8/72 and he’s now your #1 LHD by default and hopefully Arty or Rinzel eclipse him. Worst case scenario he plays out his UFA season and goes to a good team next year. 
 

 

It sounds like an extension will get done. I like the player, but I would not have made this particular trade. Hawks could have gotten Byram for less than what they paid. Oh well,

Now imagine what it will cost a team to pry Knies out of Toronto. 

 

[jersey cubs fan]

2 minutes ago, NorthsideAvenger said:

It sounds like an extension will get done. I like the player, but I would not have made this particular trade. Hawks could have gotten Byram for less than what they paid. Oh well,

Now imagine what it will cost a team to pry Knies out of Toronto. 

 

In a division with Hughes, Makar and Heiskenan as top D man, to settle for Byram AND give up a ton AND give him a contract he wasn’t getting from his team….

the pithy trade with islanders to move up in draft spoke volumes about Davidsons concern for value 

 

I hated the tank but they undoubtedly acquired a ton of draft capital anyway. To give that capital away diminishes the purpose 

[I owned a Suzuki]

I like the Hawks getting Byram.  But I feel like the 45th pick and Crevier should have been close with maybe another later pick or prospect. 4th overall pick is insane. I doubt the Red Wings get that much for Larkin

[jersey cubs fan]

8 hours ago, I owned a Suzuki said:

I like the Hawks getting Byram.  But I feel like the 45th pick and Crevier should have been close with maybe another later pick or prospect. 4th overall pick is insane. I doubt the Red Wings get that much for Larkin

45th and Crevier obviously wasn’t coming close to getting it done. 
 

4th straight up was an overpay though. I’d rather have seen them trade two of next years three picks with top ten protection. 
 

the trade cost is so high but now you also have to commit to this guy as a #1 defenseman without him ever showing he can be one with a huge extension and accelerate the cap crunch. And hope that one of your internal guys can leapfrog him. 
 

also, Korchinski has to be nearing the end of his time as a guy way down the LHD list now. Who the hell even is your 3rd RHD? Trade for Dougie Hamilton? 

[jersey cubs fan]

To be fair, I really wanted them to trade the pick for a top 6 F. A top 4 D is roughly equivalent. I would have lived with the 4 straight up for Knies so I probably would have lived with 4 for Byram straight up. It’s all the sweeteners that really suck. And now this team still needs top 6 F help and RHD. 

[NorthsideAvenger]

Buccigross reporting San Jose offered 9, 27 and a prospect.