What a joke.

thanks always liked the Islander
- captainserious

I'm a BIG Kane fan..... so if I have favorite players I either root for them only or team as well. So I kinda root for your team as well....

jon greenberg ‏@jon_greenberg 1m

Toews and Kane now making that 2011 Ben Gordon money.
- hawkshossa81

Ben Gordon was always a bum . Never won a pick up game outside of the EWood

Jerks!!!


- stashu

Yeah, like Kane was going to leave for Buffalo...

I'm happy they'll both be back for the long term, but $21M in cap hit between them? Stan will REALLY be hitting the dumpsters after next season.
- Q...argh

It is what it is - now Stan knows what he has to do the next several years - probably knows who he wants to move to get under.

Now we get to see how good a GM he is.

Yeah, like Kane was going to leave for Buffalo...
- EKolb13

B U F F A L O

HAHAHA.

Not even for 12.0 I bet ,....

Mark Lazerus ‏@MarkLazerus 1m

Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane are now the highest-paid players in NHL history. #Blackhawks
- hawkshossa81

And, in five years, they won't be in the top 10.

Aaand after you remove Sharp's 5.9 cap hit.....and Oduya's 3.3....that makes it 56mil to 13 players....bring on the Hogs! Danault....Teravainen....McNeil....or trade for some lower line guys etc...Dahlbeck, Johns, and maybe they trade for another Rozy veteran type at a lower cap hit
- captainserious

Woops....Oduya is already gone then...my fault!

Yeah, like Kane was going to leave for Buffalo...
- EKolb13

Don't you have a blog to go mess up somewhere???

I'm happy that Uncle Rocky is willing to pay his stars unlike his dad and his grandpa.

People should be happy and not freaking out, they had to be resigned. $10.5 isn't the end of the world and it's much deserved for each of them. They've accomplished more than Crosby, Malkin, Ovechkin, etc.

I'd much rather be in the position we're going to be in, having to carefully balance the roster, than have no talent like we did for ages.

Enjoy it, two of the best, if not the best, players in the NHL just committed to playing here another 8 years.

Kevin Weekes ‏@KevinWeekes · 56s
@NHLBlackhawks Reward their players.No moving the 'Goal Line' the way some other teams have.Draft,develop,perform,win and Reward players.

I'm happy that Uncle Rocky is willing to pay his stars unlike his dad and his grandpa.
- Beaver-Warrior

Amen. JR must be happy and sad at the same time today.

I'm happy that Uncle Rocky is willing to pay his stars unlike his dad and his grandpa.
- Beaver-Warrior

Me too Beave me too .

Going to be OK with Kompon running the WinterHawks ?

The Chicago Homer ‏@TheChicagoHomer 1m

Kane/Toews would be 3rd highest paid player on White Sox (Dunn, Danks) and 2nd highest paid player on Cubs (EJax).

Evander Kane is 22 years old ? And a bad ass power forward. I know he is a turd but so was Kane at 22. Eveander Kane shot the puck on goal 260+ times last year , something the Hawks sorely need even with the addition of Richards is to get the puck to the net and see what happens. EKane puts pressure on opposing D behind their own net. EKane could do very well around the leadership of Toews.

TT is 165 lbs soaking wet.


But again , the $ wouldn't work for the Hawks .
- mrpaulish

Thanks again, but I guess my point being was that TT is not really a proven top prospect that you guys have, so to put him in a package for a proven player is a no-brainer.
Ex.. TT is no Strome, Druin, etc... but has that ability to maybe be.. right???

If they don't mess with our top 4 D (specifically, Oduya), it shouldn't be fatal. We had 1.5 D pairings in 2010-11 through 11-12, and we suffered for it. We have also lost defense down the middle in the offseason. Chopping needs to come from the wings, IMO.

I will take it...

@FriedgeHNIC: AAV for both is 10.5
- DarthKane

Good $hit Moses, that's another rostered player gone.

Can they make the numbers with just Sharp and Leddy going for picks? Hmmmm.

People should be happy and not freaking out, they had to be resigned. $10.5 isn't the end of the world and it's much deserved for each of them. They've accomplished more than Crosby, Malkin, Ovechkin, etc.

I'd much rather be in the position we're going to be in, having to carefully balance the roster, than have no talent like we did for ages.

Enjoy it, two of the best, if not the best, players in the NHL just committed to playing here another 8 years.
- Hemingways

THIS

I'm happy they'll both be back for the long term, but $21M in cap hit between them? Stan will REALLY be hitting the dumpsters after next season.
- Q...argh

I think it may be an issue during the first year but as the cap keeps going up the deal will not be looked upon as being a detriment to success.......the cap increased 5 million from last season to this season...assuming the league maintains this increase from here on out.....next year it will be 74...the year after 79....

This probably means Sharp and/or Seabrook will be gone.....but with the emergence of Saad and hopefully a defensive prospect to step up in the near future.....lots of ifs but it's not the end of the hawks by no means.....

And, in five years, they won't be in the top 10.
- StLBravesFan

True, but it's gonna kill us for at least 3 years.

People should be happy and not freaking out, they had to be resigned. $10.5 isn't the end of the world and it's much deserved for each of them. They've accomplished more than Crosby, Malkin, Ovechkin, etc.

I'd much rather be in the position we're going to be in, having to carefully balance the roster, than have no talent like we did for ages.

Enjoy it, two of the best, if not the best, players in the NHL just committed to playing here another 8 years.
- Hemingways

You are right . I just wish it was for 9.5 instead .


That's all.

Well deserved raise for the two superstars. Pressure will be on to win this upcoming season. Hang on to sharp and oduya for now.

Its a great day for the blackhawks franchise!

B U F F A L O

HAHAHA.

Not even for 12.0 I bet ,....
- mrpaulish

^^^^^^


Classic...

I dont care if they were in line with projections or guesses

so much for the "Kane and Toews need to take less to stay competitive"

This is hardly a deal or hometown discount for the blackhawks
- FourFeathers773

As I stated in a previous thread: Anyone believing that they would take a "hometown discount" were greatly fooling themselves. These are two established, elite, superstars in this league where if they were on the open market would have gotten more money. We aren't talking about Brad Richards who needed to take a discount to prove himself.