|
Post by lari on Mar 2, 2020 9:07:13 GMT
4 years without a single playoff win...5 years w/o winning a round. it's damn hard to find another FO that is even a remotely close match at this level of ineptitude...especially given the 3 time Cup champ roster Stan has so lovingly dismantled...ugh I didn't have to look hard to find a FO more inept. First one was a winner, in Montreal.... I think once Stan gets fired, Montreal immediately hires him. There's the connection already (they hired his man Bergevin), plus his dad is a legend up there. Does Stan spean French? Scotty was born in Quebec. Stan to Montreal, Wilson to Chicago, Norm MacIver to San Jose (because everybody wants a Stan follower).
|
|
|
Post by Merpes on Mar 2, 2020 10:46:25 GMT
4 years without a single playoff win...5 years w/o winning a round. it's damn hard to find another FO that is even a remotely close match at this level of ineptitude...especially given the 3 time Cup champ roster Stan has so lovingly dismantled...ugh Partly dismantled but mostly attrition. Hossa was the guy that made the team go. Sharp and Hammer got old, etc. It would be nice to have TT and Danault, but I doubt they would be much different than Strome and Debrincat in terms of overall record. Yes, the former have put up more points, but TT and Danault are 25 and 27, whereas Dinky and Strome are 22. I see Strome being a much better player when he is in the 24-29 range. He looks like a puppy that doesn’t know what to do with his oversized paws still.
|
|
|
Post by garyu on Mar 2, 2020 13:02:29 GMT
4 years without a single playoff win...5 years w/o winning a round. it's damn hard to find another FO that is even a remotely close match at this level of ineptitude...especially given the 3 time Cup champ roster Stan has so lovingly dismantled...ugh Partly dismantled but mostly attrition. Hossa was the guy that made the team go. Sharp and Hammer got old, etc. It would be nice to have TT and Danault, but I doubt they would be much different than Strome and Debrincat in terms of overall record. Yes, the former have put up more points, but TT and Danault are 25 and 27, whereas Dinky and Strome are 22. I see Strome being a much better player when he is in the 24-29 range. He looks like a puppy that doesn’t know what to do with his oversized paws still. Yep, Strome should be past the early Brouwer-like skating thing by then.
|
|
|
Post by jimc on Mar 2, 2020 15:07:35 GMT
4 years without a single playoff win...5 years w/o winning a round. it's damn hard to find another FO that is even a remotely close match at this level of ineptitude...especially given the 3 time Cup champ roster Stan has so lovingly dismantled...ugh I didn't have to look hard to find a FO more inept. First one was a winner, in Montreal.... Actually, if you compare rankings of prospect pools, you'll be wrong yet again...you're batting 1000...what happened, HF not doing it for you any more? So...is stan your cousin? You're both fucking retards, so maybe its genetic?
|
|
|
Post by jimc on Mar 2, 2020 15:10:39 GMT
4 years without a single playoff win...5 years w/o winning a round. it's damn hard to find another FO that is even a remotely close match at this level of ineptitude...especially given the 3 time Cup champ roster Stan has so lovingly dismantled...ugh Partly dismantled but mostly attrition. Hossa was the guy that made the team go. Sharp and Hammer got old, etc. It would be nice to have TT and Danault, but I doubt they would be much different than Strome and Debrincat in terms of overall record. Yes, the former have put up more points, but TT and Danault are 25 and 27, whereas Dinky and Strome are 22. I see Strome being a much better player when he is in the 24-29 range. He looks like a puppy that doesn’t know what to do with his oversized paws still. Wrong...hawks should have TT and Danault along with the current roster...that is the issue. The fact that stan cant draft or develop talent helps, too... Hammer got TRADED...for a pylon...
|
|
|
Post by Merpes on Mar 2, 2020 17:00:20 GMT
Partly dismantled but mostly attrition. Hossa was the guy that made the team go. Sharp and Hammer got old, etc. It would be nice to have TT and Danault, but I doubt they would be much different than Strome and Debrincat in terms of overall record. Yes, the former have put up more points, but TT and Danault are 25 and 27, whereas Dinky and Strome are 22. I see Strome being a much better player when he is in the 24-29 range. He looks like a puppy that doesn’t know what to do with his oversized paws still. Wrong...hawks should have TT and Danault along with the current roster...that is the issue. The fact that stan cant draft or develop talent helps, too... Hammer got TRADED...for a pylon... There is no way the Hawks would ice Kane, TT, and Debrincat in the same line-up. I'll give you Danault, but he's not a game breaker so overall the team is not any better. Stan has never had the luxury of building up a prospect pool since the team had been in a win now mode for 10 years straight. He only recently has had 2 top 10 picks in Boqvist and Dach and both are looking like solid if not home run picks. Panarin and Kubalik have been solid under the radar acquisitions. The only thing I disagree with Stan on is trading Panarin for Saad instead of trading him for picks and prospects. Ever since the Hammer/Murphy swap, Hammer has played in 48, 82, and 24 games and has 23 points. Murphy has played in 76, 52, and 53 games and has 46 points. Murphy is also 5 years younger, and Hammer's cap hit is 1.2 million higher and is a UFA after next season. Murphy is a UFA one more year after that. Stan didn't trade the Hammer we knew during the Cup runs. He traded a shell of his former self Hammer. Murphy has been the better player ever since the trade no question.
|
|
|
Post by jimc on Mar 2, 2020 17:32:04 GMT
Murphy...LOL
And the Hawks are NOT a significantly better team with TT and Danault??? come on, man.
They wouldn't ice that roster? Really? As opposed to having turds like Highmore or Sikura or Smith or Quenneville etc?
And Dach and Boqvist are nice pieces...but neither is a top of the roster home run. Stan traded a better dman to buf for Alex fucking Nylander.
As for stan 'we like our team'blowman...hes still in win now mode...aint it awesome? So much winning!
|
|
|
Post by jimc on Mar 2, 2020 18:01:43 GMT
You can't be serious about Panarin...if stan wanted to 'win now', he would have kept Panarin in the first place...but no...he traded him away for a zshitty contract he originally wanted no part of...fick, he managed to be on the losing end of both Brandon Saad trades...but...hey...Marko Danno.
Incompetent fucking boob.
|
|
|
Post by lari on Mar 2, 2020 18:41:57 GMT
And Dach and Boqvist are nice pieces...but neither is a top of the roster home run Boqvist, no. But Dach I really feel is. He grows some more and in three years time he's a good top line center. And I kind of like Murphy. Without him this roster would be softer than asaad's penis. Now it's only as soft as. Which is still pretty damn soft.
|
|
|
Post by jimc on Mar 2, 2020 18:56:20 GMT
I'd love to see Dach reach that level. I havent seen that high end talent yet, but he has shown flashes of having some pretty filthy hands. Hopefully the old adage is true about bigger players taking longer to develop. It would also be helpful if he could avoid getting g BLOWN up so much..I havent seen many players take as much punishment as he does by way of big hits.
So for Murphy, what does he add in terms of physical presence? He had this great rep when he arrived of being nasty and hard to play against, but he doesnt hit or fight, and gives up a lot of loose pucks in his own end.
|
|
|
Post by Merpes on Mar 2, 2020 19:30:36 GMT
Murphy was never known for playing nasty or dropping the gloves.
|
|
|
Post by Merpes on Mar 2, 2020 19:31:07 GMT
And Dach and Boqvist are nice pieces...but neither is a top of the roster home run Boqvist, no. But Dach I really feel is. He grows some more and in three years time he's a good top line center. And I kind of like Murphy. Without him this roster would be softer than asaad's penis. Now it's only as soft as. Which is still pretty damn soft. That would be pretty soft, I agree.
|
|
|
Post by Merpes on Mar 2, 2020 19:35:10 GMT
Murphy...LOL And the Hawks are NOT a significantly better team with TT and Danault??? come on, man. They wouldn't ice that roster? Really? As opposed to having turds like Highmore or Sikura or Smith or Quenneville etc? And Dach and Boqvist are nice pieces...but neither is a top of the roster home run. Stan traded a better dman to buf for Alex fucking Nylander. As for stan 'we like our team'blowman...hes still in win now mode...aint it awesome? So much winning! No, they aren’t better because TT and Danault have an overall cap hit near 10 million now. They can afford one of TT, Cat, or Danault. I think I’d take the Cat given he can put up 30-40 goals this year notwithstanding. It’s not really a fair comparison until both Cat and Strome reach the same experience as TT and Danault.
|
|
|
Post by dhull10 on Mar 2, 2020 19:40:29 GMT
Dach is 19 and playing in The NHL, What were we doing at 19? dreaming of playing in The NHL no doubt or starring in Porn Films(still do) but Kirbs will be a very good NHLer maybe an All Star for Chicago if Stan doesn't trade him for 5th and 6th round picks.
|
|
|
Post by stbhawks19 on Mar 2, 2020 19:45:01 GMT
I still think it was worth it to have him here the whole season to get his feet wet. He’ll continue to get better as he puts on more muscle and gets used to game speed.
I’ve really liked what I’ve seen from Boqvist and think he’s going to be great on the PP especially. Good accurate shot and playmaking sense.
|
|