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Steve Steve Steve, we aren’t ever angry about ylour strong opinion of Richardson, but I am not so sure all of us here just felt the Bedard era had to start somewhere and we were never thinking that Kye was filling the line-up to get them into contention, just getting guy he thought might handle the room for awhile and if lightning in bottle happened, great
I think that the board in general is willing to look for watch for growth, before wishing for any about face on Kyle / coach or anything.
On Quint I am with you 100%
They better try to convince Quinn that on road games there are no three beds in a room, and he might have to miss the 2026 cup finals but would have a chance to be a perenial participant.
The hawks would have selected him in the draft slot after the Canucks if they hadn’t taken him draft Adam Boqvist after him.I think I am very happy with the corps youngsters Kaiser, Vlasic, Levshunov, and 7th man defender Crevier and the 2 vets sandwiched along side of the FOR NOW.
Quint Hughes is just what that group sorely lacks, a Bedard-like puck carrier who is an offensive generator and finisher.
Sure, there might be an inclination to simply wait and hope that one of these kids, like Artyom Levshunov will evolve into that but they have no guarantees since he seems timid attacking off in offense zone as a FINISHER. Oh, he will take a shot but it almost like he has been following what he was told to be careful.
And Quinn Hughes feet and age are perfect to add him to the payroll now, because although he bites in the CAP, you them use any of the defensemen in the farm (Ethan Del Mastro, Nolan Allen,KK) who will all would love to see on injury call-ups filling in if the “other” hawk NHL defenseman start asking for large sums.
Too me the bargain is adding an advanced weapon, as contrary to using one of the 2026 first rounders to draft one of the plethora of Q Hughes types taht will get drafted around where they will be picking.
On Spector’s Hockey today, I said given up as an
Who needs two more first rounders in 2026 draft LESS that the Blackhawks?
Whose missing the exact type of backline attacker Quinn Hughes is more than Chicago?
They just need to get in Quinn’s ear that the absence of competing in the 2026 playoff would be a follow-up to many more years as the ‘hawks team grows. Personally never understood how the league easily helped Burkie get both Sedans.
Now the Hughes family is making quite the ask: Acquire other brother, stay competitive and moreover IMPROVE to a true Cup contender.
Does this mean the established Devil bros will take home town deals with THEIR re-ups?
Because Fitz sorted gets handcuffed into a cap situation that be a jam in further player adds.BUT…you do. Nit want to pursue a trade that implodes like the Rantanen one where you end results have personnel exchanged in a second trade that weakens the team now an long term, so get Hughes to commit.
On to Korchinski…
Ruined him?
The decision to get him out of the WHL on an NHL roster of one of the leagues worst teams at 18 to see just how fast things are?
Did it accelerate failure? Seems to me he simply got an up front reality check as to what he sees to improve.Is there some information that he has he has given up his development as Rockford Icehog?
His failure like every young skilled defender starts with what they started with and how they improve it.
Did they envision a Q Hughes with that early pick? I dunno but they wanted feet and speed and handling.
He builds on it or he doesn’t – it just doesn’t seem a debate point.
Motherfucker I lost a long post!
The mistke was to not start it elsewhere.
Steve Steve Steve, we aren’t ever angry about ylour strong opinion of Richardson, but I am not so sure all of us here just felt the Bedard era had to start somewhere and we were never thinking that Kye was filling the line-up to get them into contention, just getting guy he thought might handle the room for awhile and if lightning in bottle happened, greatI think that the board in general is willing to look for watch for growth, before wishing for any about face on Kyle / coach or anything.
On Quint I am with you 100%
They better try to convince Quinn that on road games there are no three beds in a room, and he might have to miss the 2026 cup finals but would have a chance to be a perenial participant.
The hawks would have selected him in the draft slot after the Canucks if they hadn’t taken him draft Adam Boqvist after him.I think I am very happy with the corps youngsters Kaiser, Vlasic, Levshunov, and 7th man defender Crevier and the 2 vets sandwiched along side of the FOR NOW.
Quint Hughes is just what that group sorely lacks, a Bedard-like puck carrier who is an offensive generator and finisher.
Sure, there might be an inclination to simply wait and hope that one of these kids, like Artyom Levshunov will evolve into that but they have no guarantees since he seems timid attacking off in offense zone as a FINISHER. Oh, he will take a shot but it almost like he has been following what he was told to be careful.
And Quinn Hughes feet and age are perfect to add him to the payroll now, because although he bites in the CAP, you them use any of the defensemen in the farm (Ethan Del Mastro, Nolan Allen,KK) who will all would love to see on injury call-ups filling in if the “other” hawk NHL defenseman start asking for large sums.
Too me the bargain is adding an advanced weapon, as contrary to using one of the 2026 first rounders to draft one of the plethora of Q Hughes types taht will get drafted around where they will be picking.
On Spector’s Hockey today, I said given up as an
Who needs two more first rounders in 2026 draft LESS that the Blackhawks?
Whose missing the exact type of backline attacker Quinn Hughes is more than Chicago?
They just need to get in Quinn’s ear that the absence of competing in the 2026 playoff would be a follow-up to many more years as the ‘hawks team grows. Personally never understood how the league easily helped Burkie get both Sedans.
Now the Hughes family is making quite the ask: Acquire other brother, stay competitive and moreover IMPROVE to a true Cup contender.
Does this mean the established Devil bros will take home town deals with THEIR re-ups?
Because Fitz sorted gets handcuffed into a cap situation that be a jam in further player adds.BUT…you do. Nit want to pursue a trade that implodes like the Rantanen one where you end results have personnel exchanged in a second trade that weakens the team now an long term, so get Hughes to commit.
On to Korchinski…
Ruined him?
The decision to get him out of the WHL on an NHL roster of one of the leagues worst teams at 18 to see just how fast things are?
Did it accelerate failure? Seems to me he simply got an up front reality check as to what he sees to improve.Is there some information that he has he has given up his development as Rockford Icehog?
His failure like every young skilled defender starts with what they started with and how they improve it.
Did they envision a Q Hughes with that early pick? I dunno but they wanted feet and speed and handling.
He builds on it or he doesn’t – it just doesn’t seem a debate point.
Frenchy Feel to peruse my 7 round Mock for the 2026 draft.
https://www.lines.com/nhl/drafts/2026. or search: NHL 2026 mock draft lines projected lines
I am pretty confident no matter how the “experts” feel about the lackluster top end, there is a strong thickness of better prsoepcts than most years.
You simply have to find kids who like Bedard, do everything and anything taht makes them more NHL ready.
I read today Larry Brooks NYC hockey writer died at 75. I loved beating the pants off of him during mock draft season.
I am also 75.Should I start thinking about my mortality?(Or as Steve from Glencoe said to me a week ago, “You want to wait until you’re 80 when the Blackhawk team actually is good?)
I just drove up to Chicago from the funeral of a dear friend and fellow Math teacher. We were assigned to the same school in 1972. We bought highly expensive plane tickets when we finally knew the date of the funeral, but last Friday the airline could guarantee the King wouldn’t cancel the flight, son we got in the car and drove up for the funeral this last snowy Monday.
Currently South of Atlanta on my way back to St. Petersburg, FL.Even though the outcome was one HAWK point, there was plenty of hitting by the Hawks and plenty of continuing upside.
Although I am the guy who still wants to win one more lottery, i thing there will soon reach a high water mark in the standings and then level of in one of the 18 slots the teams not going to Lord Stanley’s Cup slot into…I talked with Steve from Glencoe yesterday and he laughed as I told him the new board was missing him.
He was adamant that GM KYle needed some more vetearn talent. That the youth movement wasn’t answering the bell after the stack of losses. I said that I thought there was not going to be any in season upgrades b/c the true talent isn’t on sale just yet, that UFA talent in the post season was where they would find some will high end talent that adds 2026 needs, but they are committing to this youth movement now whether he likes it or not.
I met my November deadline of a 2026 NHL MOCK draft.
I will now go back and starting adding the meat to the profiles.
I do not know if I am allowed to link it, which I will do in a reply.
just type in. 2026 NHL Mock Draft Lines projected lines
And what you saw of TT #86 at the 14 minutes left mark, well, that will be all he gives right there.
It’s just how I am…we start losing, and I find someone to be peeved about:
This new play by play Rick Ball is hyping Louis Crevier in the late second period…
Louis made me mad with his being caught out off his position on that earlier goal would have been enough to not hear name, he was an unmentionable after that goal against.
Quiet about him, Mr. RickBoy, what a great way to end this crap show, move on from #71 Ridly Greig face check, and Arty mis-reading the #44 situation, we now face opposing skates, a foot in deep over the blue line, before the puck gets to the blue line.
I have to agree with both of you on the two young defensemen.
DelMastro has advanced his game by developing a quick reads and reactions as he develops; the question might be can he get to a point where he isn’t gassed and unable to hold possession on the NHL instantaneous convergence by checkers but I am not giving up on his potential too be a helpful backliner.
The Arty opinion was where I started in the pre-season, that these over-eager Arty indulgences, deciding to put on his red cape and go defensively (or offensively for that matter) were too heavy burdens for the parent club to baby sit, AND show improvement.
Then I figured he will never see the attacking skills and speed the big league players would be challenging him with in the AHL.
I am a guy that sits you when you error by rolling out of where I want him to the end of the bench.
I think that the staff has ALL had talks with him.
I think it IS tempering his over exuberance.
And I last game, he again stepped up and unsuspectantly hit an attacker with a power check away from the boards.Right now, my concern is how last game, the redhead #6 seemed like he was over-used, and the ice water in his veins we all have experienced since his arrival started melting to tepid.
How lucky are we that San Rinzel WALKS in, gets the praise of opposing players and fills the power play and muches minutes UPON ARRIVAL!
Now is the time to stop talking Calder and managing his minutes.
I said a post back; this defense has three trees, Arty #44 and the two vets (both of who are better prepared for the now games).
Arty is listening. (And I think we can assume big Sam is tree with unusual agility.
The upside of this team is starting to arrive with the defensive system of play and teams are getting out sped to places.
So unless Arty has a major faux pas and needs a wrist slap.
It happened a few years back, and I have asked outright as to what exactly I was banned for and they just say post violation. It is not like I call poster’s out but may have educated someone, unless it was president related one in reply.
What I WAS doing is if someone had a prospect opinion near draft time, I did link to many of the draft age players by LINK so I didn’t have to cut/paste AND it got people there to read others. (Don’t go there now, becasue I am in notebook comments now for 2026, not writing profiles. MY first couple rounds are correct in that they have the correct prospects, but haven’t started changinf re-arranging rankings either just yet.)
The other thing on the Athletic I always go after Corey Pronman, who to me is less a watcher than a HEARer, using what scouts tell him are the players evaluations.
I have been wanting to go back and call him for the original 2025 Draft list first round that included two players tha were not even drafted!
But the only thing I did was a couple of times, I relayed the story when he was on the Sirius hockey channel in 2013 and when the host suggested that maybe Sasha Barkov was in the equal rankigs of Nate MacKinnon, Seth Jones, and Jonathan Drouin, Corey refused to consider him as on their levels…he was almost crying in his adamant refusal of Barkov as elite, and that he was correct.
I posted and reposted with every huge leap where he ranked prospects crazy earlier than they should have been.
I just think the parrot’s staff may =know stuff but he is pretty vanilla.Last night late in the third, tied, (maybe 4 minute mark?), Arty #55 in his desire and wanttoness to have a piece a part in a win and no tie.
Big Cernak was outside the hawk blueline moving toward the right point, and fleet 55 got in close and surprised Cernak with quick move inside to his body and placed him on his can.
It didn’t change momentum, or even any effect the game, but it displayed his strength speed and heart.
and I am the guy who thought Arty wasn’t going to fit getting on the job training w/o being woefully mistake ridden.
