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I think 59 has been great for us offensively but was that him on the 2nd goal against not skating back the 180 feet to be an outlet on the half wall?
As i watch this young team 59 irritates with his half hearted effort without the puck. When when he scored the 2nd goal he stopped skating because the pitch was going in the other direction. Please don’t put 8 out there with him either i appreciate 8s effort but he struggles defensively or just making the simple plays to get out of his own zone.
All good info coach. I think one of the things a lot of the young dmen are learning is how quickly the puck can end up going the other way when you make a mistake with it.
Kids got to learn the methodical method of NHL hockey, and situational awareness many times especially in the 2nd period the right play is just get it to center ice and shoot it in so your dmen can change.
I think Knight has had to stop at least one uncontested breakaway a game in the month of November, and he’s been absolutely fantastic at it.
They play the Yankees of the hockey world tonight, they are beginning to look a lot like the Maple Leafs before Marner left, lots of good looking forward but meh defenseman.
With Hawks needing to get to the salary floor next season and having a $30 million gap to do so, there’s been rumors of bringing in a big vet with a large cap hit like trading for Stamkos to help bridge said gap. Stamkos has a $8 mil cap hit for two more seasons. Problem is his production has fallen off since joining the Preds however there is another horse in the race the Hawks may be inclined to bringing in on a short two year deal without trading assets: Artemi Panarin.
Breadman is still a ppg player and could play top line with Bedard and Burakovsky or 2nd line with lil Frankie and Turbo while Bert bumps back up to 98’s line. Panarin adds a scoring threat this roster really needs for both 5v5 and PP.
I don’t see any forwards in Rockford this year that’ll make the jump next season. Not even Lardis. Maybe Frondell but he’s currently playing 3rd line in Sweden so yikes. Vanacker, Spellacy, Kantserov, and possibly Pridham will be added to Hogs roster but will need at least a full season in Rockford before they’re potentially viable options. Seems to be a 2 year gap before a wave of legit prospects are ready to push for NHL spots so a 2 year deal for someone like Panarin would make a lot of sense plus re-signing Mik or Dickinson.
I recall in years past I’ve heard many say who wants to play for the Blackhawks?
I imagine that there may be some vets out there that might believe the Blackhawks might be in a great position with young players who are still on their rookie contracts to compete for not only the playoffs but the Stanley Cup next season.
I do think KD is in a fantastic position to get what he may feel he needs, he’s actually putting himself in the driver’s seat because of all the assets he has, draft capital and no salary cap restrictions.
It’s nice to see Lardis playing defense in the A. What a shot. As i always say great defense leads to good offense.
So 27 points in 25 games, last year they got their 27-28th point in their 39th game.
I know I’ve had some push back about baseball and hockey being similar in that they draft kids who are 18 and usually it takes 5 to 6 years when they do the gut rehab, like Boston, Cubs and other baseball teams decided to start over with their rebuilds.
The Cubs the year before last, year 4, showed flashes of being a good team, this year made the playoffs. Its amazing to me how the Blackhawks are showing those same signs in year 4. Go on a game points steak now they went on a losing streak, a game last year being down 3-0 the game was over, not this year.
And year 4 is important in getting the right coach and i really like Blashill, he backs his players up, calls out the refs and you know he’s being direct with the players behind closed doors, coaching matters
Now we just need these kids to get experience and get mean.
