Mhmmm so salty
- Feds91Stammer

Salty? No. Facts. Good ones at that.

If he is so good at managing his cap why is there a CHI fire sale every off season?
- Feds91Stammer

The nature of the NHL salary Cap. Build a great team that wins 3 Cups, has a roster full of top players, which leads to lower draft picks and a lack of top prospects on EL deals will lead to cap issues. That would happen to every single team in that situation.

The nature of the NHL salary Cap. Build a great team that wins 3 Cups, has a roster full of top players, which leads to lower draft picks and a lack of top prospects on EL deals will lead to cap issues. That would happen to every single team in that situation.
- MJL

Bingo. He's addressing the current & near future cap challenges by getting younger with more cap controlled players with skill and talent (Saad IS an elite power forward) and backfilling holes with cheap/veteran fill-ins while supporting a roster with three of the best players in the NHL still on it.

Awww....struck a nerve with that one. Yup. The Hawks who have won three cups, and are usually a top three western conference team sucks. Yup, Stan Bowman, who retooled the team twice to produce two more cups after that sucks. I guess the Hawks should find old broken players like Kronwall and Franzen and sign them to mega deals. That should fix their problems

Stop trolling. Real hockey fans know the ins and outs of deals. So either you're dumb or you are trying to be funny. Fail on both accounts. This deal made sense for both teams. Arizona should now try to trade Hammer at the deadline for a kings ransom to get some great prospects and develop a core of young talent. Hate all you want but the Hawks fans on here are right both about this trade and about Tanner.
- Shamz24

Again trying to attack the DET side of things LMAO. I have been rooting for this team to suck for the past 3 seasons...

How did this deal make sense for CHI?

I'm not really sure how bringing up something that has nothing to do with the topic of discussion makes sense? That usually says you don't have the brain capacity to put forth a logical argument, so you deflect to another teams situation to mask the criticism of your teams situation.
- j.boyd919

Read between the lines. He's a Detroit fan criticizing our GM. Ironic since his GM is by far the worst in the league. So it's hard to take someone seriously when they support a franchise that doesn't know cap management and then in previous posts show they are about as savy at understanding the cap as their GM. Guess I'll spell it out better next time to the lowest common denominator.....dumb.

I'm not really sure how bringing up something that has nothing to do with the topic of discussion makes sense? That usually says you don't have the brain capacity to put forth a logical argument, so you deflect to another teams situation to mask the criticism of your teams situation.
- j.boyd919

And how is the argument not logical? Read up and you will see a very logical analysis of why this was a good trade for both teams despite Tanner's boyish and sad blog.

I'm not really sure how bringing up something that has nothing to do with the topic of discussion makes sense? That usually says you don't have the brain capacity to put forth a logical argument, so you deflect to another teams situation to mask the criticism of your teams situation.
- j.boyd919

Read between the lines. He's a Detroit fan criticizing our GM. Ironic since his GM is by far the worst in the league. So it's hard to take someone seriously when they support a franchise that doesn't know cap management and then in previous posts show they are about as savy at understanding the cap as their GM. Guess I'll spell it out better next time to the lowest common denominator.....dumb.

Bingo. He's addressing the current & near future cap challenges by getting younger with more cap controlled players with skill and talent (Saad IS an elite power forward) and backfilling holes with cheap/veteran fill-ins while supporting a roster with three of the best players in the NHL still on it.
- CaptainBlackhawk

So, ends up that piece of garbage player was the #3 prospect on the team with "the best prospect pool in the NHL by a good six miles>"

http://www.hockeysfuture....coyotes-top-20-prospects/

Not doing your homework as presenting it as fact is a sign of being lazy and unethical - especially when you lie about a fact to make a point.

Just stick to doing what you do best: Insulting people who disagree with you.

Hugs and kisses.

Read between the lines. He's a Detroit fan criticizing our GM. Ironic since his GM is by far the worst in the league. So it's hard to take someone seriously when they support a franchise that doesn't know cap management and then in previous posts show they are about as savy at understanding the cap as their GM. Guess I'll spell it out better next time to the lowest common denominator.....dumb.
- Shamz24

So because a GM I wanted fired years ago sucks I can't criticize CHIs GM? Sound logic there bud.

Again trying to attack the DET side of things LMAO. I have been rooting for this team to suck for the past 3 seasons...

How did this deal make sense for CHI?
- Feds91Stammer

Hammer is 30 and has a lot of miles on his legs.
In the near future he's going to want a contract that the Hawks simply cannot afford.
Also: I PROMISE you that Stan Bo shopped Hammer and this was the best return.

They get two developmental prospects with one of them having ability to fill a top two pairing on the NHL level with better players around him and the other being an organization's top 3.

The Hawks will backfill the Hammer loss for THIS season at some point this offseason.

So, ends up that piece of garbage player was the #3 prospect on the team with "the best prospect pool in the NHL by a good six miles>"

http://www.hockeysfuture....coyotes-top-20-prospects/

Not doing your homework as presenting it as fact is a sign of being lazy and unethical - especially when you lie about a fact to make a point.

Just stick to doing what you do best: Insulting people who disagree with you.

Hugs and kisses.
- Tanuki

Highly recommend not looking at hockeys future for prospect rankings.

Hammer is 30 and has a lot of miles on his legs.
In the near future he's going to want a contract that the Hawks simply cannot afford.
Also: I PROMISE you that Stan Bo shopped Hammer and this was the best return.

They get two developmental prospects with one of them having ability to fill a top two pairing on the NHL level with better players around him and the other being an organization's top 3.

The Hawks will backfill the Hammer loss for THIS season at some point this offseason.
- CaptainBlackhawk

Also: The Hawks couldn't afford to take on a veteran in return for Hammer - veteran = higher salary.

Oh suck it leon
- Feds91Stammer

Fine. I gotta go keep an eye on grampa Iggy in Hendos new thread anyways . He'll be super stoked about the new Russell deal.

Tanner this just shows that the only stupid thing Chayka has ever done wasn't his fault. That is Murphy's contract. Now it's obvius that this was Tippet's sign. Great day for Arizona. I smell high end contender very soon there.

The nature of the NHL salary Cap. Build a great team that wins 3 Cups, has a roster full of top players, which leads to lower draft picks and a lack of top prospects on EL deals will lead to cap issues. That would happen to every single team in that situation.
- MJL

I wish that would happen to my team.

Hammer is 30 and has a lot of miles on his legs.
In the near future he's going to want a contract that the Hawks simply cannot afford.
Also: I PROMISE you that Stan Bo shopped Hammer and this was the best return.

They get two developmental prospects with one of them having ability to fill a top two pairing on the NHL level with better players around him and the other being an organization's top 3.

The Hawks will backfill the Hammer loss for THIS season at some point this offseason.
- CaptainBlackhawk

spin zone. murphy at 24 is not a prospect. he's terrible. enjoy watching him get hemmed in his own zone shift after shift.

dauphin is just not very good either. developing into a decent 3rd line player in a couple years would be a huge win.

chayka owned bowman on this trade.

just wondering if tanner ever played hockey or watched..grew up wit it as a kid

spin zone. murphy at 24 is not a prospect. he's terrible. enjoy watching him get hemmed in his own zone shift after shift.

dauphin is just not very good either. developing into a decent 3rd line player in a couple years would be a huge win.

chayka owned bowman on this trade.
- Tumbleweed

I'll take the opinion of hockey scouting reports over a Maple Leafs blog contributor. Thanks!

I'll take the opinion of hockey scouting reports over a Maple Leafs blog contributor. Thanks!
- CaptainBlackhawk

lol. prepare to be disappointed. i've been to enough yotes games to know what murphy is all about.

lol. prepare to be disappointed. i've been to enough yotes games to know what murphy is all about.
- Tumbleweed

Yep - playing along side hot trailer trash and a roster full of AHL'ers.

spin zone. murphy at 24 is not a prospect. he's terrible. enjoy watching him get hemmed in his own zone shift after shift.

dauphin is just not very good either. developing into a decent 3rd line player in a couple years would be a huge win.

chayka owned bowman on this trade.
- Tumbleweed

Nah he is suddenly going to be good now because CHI is the bestest.

just wondering if tanner ever played hockey or watched..grew up wit it as a kid
- metalmaster

As a child, he would make his own punch cards after Leafs games.

Check out this game summary from a Leafs/Nordiques game:



Wow, Iafrate had a bad game!

Yep - playing along side hot trailer trash and a roster full of AHL'ers.
- CaptainBlackhawk

LOL outside of DK that CHI blue line is trash.

Yep - playing along side hot trailer trash and a roster full of AHL'ers.
- CaptainBlackhawk

they were a big part of the ahl problem.