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Post by jimc on Apr 4, 2024 20:23:42 GMT
Hawks will likely be in competition for at least one more lottery pick after this one. They are still 3-4 years away from playoff contention. 3-4 years from the playoffs? I was thinking 2. 3-4 years from the Conference Finals maybe. Well next year is another bottom feeder season...it would be a huge jump from there to a playoff berth in a single season, IMO
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Post by lari on Apr 4, 2024 20:33:18 GMT
Playoff contention? What is playoff contention anyway? Is that what the Sabres are doing? If it takes four years to be the Buffalo Sabres, I say sell all the young guns now for proven vets, because that's no way to run a franchise.
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Post by Jimmy on Apr 4, 2024 21:17:33 GMT
3-4 years from the playoffs? I was thinking 2. 3-4 years from the Conference Finals maybe. Well next year is another bottom feeder season...it would be a huge jump from there to a playoff berth in a single season, IMO Hall--------Bedard-----Kurashev Reichel----Celebrini---Foligno Slaggart---Dickinson--Johnson Blackwell--Johnson---Entwistle ok, yeah 3-4 more years. Hopefully a few of the prospects can make the leap next season.
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Post by garyu on Apr 4, 2024 22:09:43 GMT
Who knows? Perhaps the other kid from BU Greene, or an OHLer, Ludwinski,Lardis, etc. can actually play right away. Not that the lineup above looks like crap.
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Post by Jimmy on Apr 4, 2024 23:46:53 GMT
What's stopping them from adding in free agency? Matt Roy would be a solid and "cheap" addition to the blue line and won't cripple the future. Right handed shot too. Maybe bring Kane home.
They can add a few older high end guys to 2-4 year deals before the prospects need to be paid.
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Post by garyu on Apr 5, 2024 0:17:50 GMT
No FAs until they have a more viable lineup.
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Post by Merpes on Apr 5, 2024 3:40:08 GMT
Hawks need more Johnsons in the line up. Never can have enough of them.
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Post by Merpes on Apr 5, 2024 3:42:55 GMT
KD is going for it 2 year’s time. That’s when all the mercenaries like Hall, AA, Foligno, etc., will be gone and Bedard gets eleventy billion.
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Post by lari on Apr 5, 2024 13:54:57 GMT
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Post by stbhawks19 on Apr 5, 2024 14:36:43 GMT
I give it a week after the season before local media starts writing about the team needing to make a splash this offseason.
Luckily this is Chicago and not Toronto we’re talking about in terms of hockey media, so hopefully KD can ignore and focus more on the long term.
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Post by lari on Apr 5, 2024 15:19:44 GMT
But if you trade Bedard now, you could have both Malkin AND EK65!
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Post by khawk20 on Apr 5, 2024 16:20:11 GMT
But if you trade Bedard now, you could have both Malkin AND EK65! Heh heh….shhhhhh!
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Post by Merpes on Apr 6, 2024 0:54:42 GMT
Remember that for lottery Hawks have Taylor Hall as their ace in the hole. Celebrini come on down.
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Post by jimc on Apr 11, 2024 1:35:21 GMT
Toews is home now...he just doesnt know where he is
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Post by garyu on Apr 11, 2024 2:28:26 GMT
Toews is home now...he just doesnt know where he is They're not still letting him drive, are they?
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