Fixed it for you, bud.
- teh_HAWKZ

Based on the Hjalmarsson and Panarin deals the Hawks will be lucky to surpass the 48 points the Avalanche got last season.

Headline next October: 'Blackhawks really miss Hammer'. What a disaster that trade was.
- Savoy

I would rather read that than "With Blackhawks unable to match with salary cap contstraints, unrestricted free agent Nick Hjalmarsson signs 4 year, $24,000,000 deal with X".

Get over it. In the cap era, GM's need to make unpopular decisions. Move on.

SAP has some advanced database and reporting tools using HANA databases that are more user friendly. It's not like their ERP and enterprise software that is stunningly cumbersome.
- TheTrob

This would be the type of system that I am using, hence my bias...

Headline next October: 'Blackhawks really miss Hammer'. What a disaster that trade was.
- Savoy

What I won't miss, is his attempted backhand clears that never get out of the zone...

Excellent insight

You've def cemented yourself as the Hawks blog stats guy!
- Hank3Henshaw

Ha thanks, though just to note:

SAP has some advanced database and reporting tools using HANA databases that are more user friendly. It's not like their ERP and enterprise software that is stunningly cumbersome.
- TheTrob

I'm not sure HANA is supposed to provide a better end-user experience. I think it's supposed to provide a better ease of use and lower cost converged infrastructure ... but that is more marketing slop than real life experience ... so ... just another shiny object in the IT world

Headline next October: 'Blackhawks really miss Hammer'. What a disaster that trade was.
- Savoy

Or...

Headline in October 2018: 'Jhalmarsson's rapid decline reveals lost opportunity for Hawks'. What a disaster NOT trading him earlier was.

Time will tell...

Or...

Headline in October 2018: 'Jhalmarsson's rapid decline reveals lost opportunity for Hawks'. What a disaster NOT trading him earlier was.

Time will tell...
- ArlingtonRob

Or - we should hope - "Good trade for both sides - Arizona happy with Hjalmarsson's addition, and Chicago is good with Murphy and the heir to the French throne."

I love Boone Jenner too, BUT...

if he was available, would they just have done the deal as a widening of the FIRST DEAL?

Here is the thing:

I have trouble believing Boone is available. he is someone they probably exited the season and thought they could build around. He is a BIG BOY, plays heavy and angry at times. NOW...if their negotiations on his RFA go south, like the kid threatening to go to arbitration, then MAYBE, they reconsider his status.

And even though AA makes 4.45 Mil Cap hit,

...in four seasons,
Jenner has scored 74 goals, including 30 two seasons back...that's
over 18 goals a year. (129 points / 42 points per year)


By contract standards, BEFORE signed his new deal, Brandom Saad's three seasons with the Blackhawks saw him score
52 goals , a 17 goal average ( 126 points / 41 points per year)

So...if YOU are Jenner's agent, are you gonna let him take the bridge bump up or are you asking for AA's 4.45 million? NAH.

I think that the kid is probably looking for compensation, not some qualifying offer; he wants 100% of the base salary if the base salary is that 2.9 million, it
puts puts him at 5.8 million

You probably want to get a deal like Saad's, or around six mil long term which the hawks cannot take on.

Ha thanks, though just to note:


- L_B_R

That makes your contribution even more impressive!

I am a former high school mathematics teacher (for 35 years) and I simply have not way I can start connecting. enjoying and applying the stats to my eyeball evaluations.

It is great you can, and do so well.

Headline next October: 'Blackhawks really miss Hammer'. What a disaster that trade was.
- Savoy

We will be fine.

Headline in October:

Blackhawks petition league once more to allow the Hossa injury exemption after the league ruled it was a ploy to add Cap and have Hossa return in the playoffs

Maybe the A's didn't win with Moneyball, but the league has moved that way anyway, with Theo Epstein leading the way.
- CanOCorn

In MLB Analytics have their place. Successful teams still do the smell or eye test. Analytics in MLB can be completely misleading. For example a starting pitcher can have good WHIP and Strike-Out totals and other stats but have year after year of losing records even with good run support. If you watch this pitcher closely he will have one inning where he messes up just enough to give away wins. Not mentally tough enough to finish strong. Makes all the other stats border on the irrelevant, and perhaps totally irrelevant. Same with the NHL with stats like Corsi, which is actually a ridiculous stat without context.

I'm fine with Gangner, but if the Hawks plan on having him center for Kane they better get a Hartnell type player for LW. If we signed them both then you have

43 89 88 as your #2 line. That would do.

Headline next October: 'Blackhawks really miss Hammer'. What a disaster that trade was.
- Savoy

You need some Milk.....

Kukla's Korner‏ @nhl 7m7 minutes ago

Evening Line- Jaromir Jagr: His tweet... Everywhere I look,I read:all FA getting calls from10-12teams. Me0 calls.On

Savoy - give it a rest. Neither Hammer or Panarin were the cornerstones of the Hawks. They were parts. The trades were great trades for the Hawks. Console yourself by attending the Hall of Fame in Toronto, in the future, to cry in front of them. Oh sorry there is no chance they are making the Hall of Fame. Stop acting as if they they are Hall of Fame players. They were important parts, although not the most important parts and the Hawks will be just fine.

Kukla's Korner‏ @nhl 7m7 minutes ago

Evening Line- Jaromir Jagr: His tweet... Everywhere I look,I read:all FA getting calls from10-12teams. Me0 calls.On
- Mr Ricochet

For the right price I would call this guy!

Kukla's Korner‏ @nhl 7m7 minutes ago

Evening Line- Jaromir Jagr: His tweet... Everywhere I look,I read:all FA getting calls from10-12teams. Me0 calls.On
- Mr Ricochet

Kane and Jagr on a line would be VERY fun to watch.

Kane and Jagr on a line would be VERY fun to watch.
- EnzoD

who would forecheck or play D?

who would forecheck or play D?
- riozzo

Anisimov!

Anisimov!
- EnzoD

He will be gone, who is next up?

is me or extremely quiet around the nhl couple of buy outs thats it thought there would be more movement as far as trading. Hawks have on day to see if they can trade AA to where who knows.

Don't you ever get tired of the pot shots?
- riozzo

Headline the following March: "Blackhawks re-acquire three-time cup winner Niklas Hjalmarsson in trade deadline deal with Arizona".

Book it.

is me or extremely quiet around the nhl couple of buy outs thats it thought there would be more movement as far as trading. Hawks have on day to see if they can trade AA to where who knows.
- Scott1977

Why only one day?