Hawks i.e. Stan BlOWsMAN "BIG" on ....."DOING NOTHING!"

Good question, Al MaIsaac wasn't it?
- djd

Al MacIsaac was the Director of Player Evaluation

Chris Kuc ‏@ChrisKuc
Former Canadiens, Senators and Ducks GM Pierre Gauthier is at #Blackhawks prospect camp. Watched from stands next to coach Joel Quenneville.


Hmmmmm.... why is he there?!
- TyCamScore

Maybe he has a summer home in Chi?

Hey pal!

Good to see you!
- EKolb13

U2 EK....can someone tell Doan to sh*t or get off the pot

Maybe he has a summer home in Chi?
- hockey nut 28

Nobody buys a summer home in Chicago

Hammer, Kruger for Morrow and Daley?

1) Any word on Scotty's input?
2) I like Q, but agree.
3) As for McD. Never liked him. All he has ever done was market a team (Cubs) that haven't one in 104 years. Yes, I know any team can have a bad century, but consider this a rebuilding one. Plus, as a Cubs fan, I really have learned to deal with disappointment from my other sports teams quite well. I'm over losses (even big ones) within a few hours.
- HajdukChicago

McD is an arsehole, ask those who've worked for him. He just got lucky, in that he started around the time Green turned things around. Nothing sells a team like winning....unless you're in Florida.

Hockeyy Insiderr ‏@HockeyyInsiderr

Bergevin left ‪#Blackhawks‬ 2join ‪#Habs‬. Gauthier fired by ‪#Canadiens‬ now becomes proscout for Chicago.


Uh, oh and the downward spiral continues.
- djd

Dont follow that guy..>Biggest fraud out there...If you don't believe me, you will soon enough..

McD is an arsehole, ask those who've worked for him. He just got lucky, in that he started around the time Green turned things around. Nothing sells a team like winning....unless you're in Florida.
- howiehandles

My buddy used to work for him for years with the Cubs. MCD went to his wedding reception, which happend to be on a home game day. In the reception line MCD said "you missed a great game today - you should have been there."

Hahahaha.

Below is the link to NHL.com list of free agents (or what they consider the best of them). Slim pickings...even slimmer than I thought.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=637078
- hpk90

Jason Blake & Steve Emminger.
that seems very Stan.

Don't know about you guys but I'm sick and tired of these pretend trades and the non activity from the Hawk management.

Getting hard to stay interested in these blogs.

Would be fun if we could discuss an actual trade or signing.

Imagine that!!!!

Al MacIsaac was the Director of Player Evaluation
- Sundevil

In my view, for all intents and purposes, although no title...

The Director of Pro Scouting is Scotty Bowmn.

The Hawks actually don't have that position filled otherwise....

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I officially don't see how trading Hjalmarsson for a forward helps this team unless you have a deal to bring in someone else that can top 4 minutes..
- pri$ey

I'm with you on this.

Don't know about you guys but I'm sick and tired of these pretend trades and the non activity from the Hawk management.

Getting hard to stay interested in these blogs.

Would be fun if we could discuss an actual trade or signing.

Imagine that!!!!
- Hawkster

Agreed!

Don't know about you guys but I'm sick and tired of these pretend trades and the non activity from the Hawk management.

Getting hard to stay interested in these blogs.

Would be fun if we could discuss an actual trade or signing.

Imagine that!!!!
- Hawkster

I'm with you, man. Good thing we have Brookbank! (Immense sarcasm)

FWIW, the source made it sound as though he is perceived within the organization as being too timid and too cautious—they were good deals and inexplicably he shies away
- John Jaeckel

Sounds like Stan Bo and company are afraid of losing there jobs. As mentioned before coach Q will be the scapegoat this season if the fail to get past round 1. Given Stan one more year to try and become a legit GM.

I officially don't see how trading Hjalmarsson for a forward helps this team unless you have a deal to bring in someone else that can top 4 minutes..
- pri$ey

It is MUCH harder to find a legit 2C, which Plekanec is, than it is to find a 4D, which Hjalmarsson is. I make this trade yesterday, then sign a Colaiocovo, Hannan, or Brett Clark to replace Hammer. The thing I really don't understand is why we haven't brought in 4C yet, unless the plan is Kruger...

It is MUCH harder to find a legit 2C, which Plekanec is, than it is to find a 4D, which Hjalmarsson is. I make this trade yesterday, then sign a Colaiocovo, Hannan, or Brett Clark to replace Hammer. The thing I really don't understand is why we haven't brought in 4C yet, unless the plan is Kruger...
- hawks2010

Kruger, Bolland, Mayers. All are 3C/4C players besides Mayers. Just need that 2C

Maybe he's still under contract to the Habs doing scouting. Maybe evaluating a possible prospect or two in a potential deal.
- djd

Quite. Possibly.

I heard last night that both teams have had extensive discussions about eachothers prospects.

OK, now that it's confirmed the Hawks have him as a scout, it doesn't do anything to douse the Habs' speculation. He knows their system as well as anybody.

sounds like StanBow MO is at work.

Skittish on trades and big $$ on FA to at least get their attention. But I suspect this is acase of player who just is not interested in a Chicago area code despite the money.

Dont follow that guy..>Biggest fraud out there...If you don't believe me, you will soon enough..
- SteveRain

The guy that guaranteed Parise to Pittsburgh a hundred times over and has an ego the size of Texas. Not worth it

We should break out the hats and hooters, SB made a signing.
- djd

You HAVE attended the Oregon School of Cynical Comments. Glad we were of help to you.

Al MacIsaac was the Director of Player Evaluation
- Sundevil

Dennis Bonvie, a good guy, was and I believe still is on the pro scouting staff.

The guy that guaranteed Parise to Pittsburgh a hundred times over and has an ego the size of Texas. Not worth it
- rollpards19

Yep...and got hammered by Walsh and TSN when he claimed that shero was all upset over some magical verbal commitment Parise gave that was confirmed by actual souces NOT to be the case.

I've given up on all the TWITTER insider guys...I just go with mainstream media as it's obvious those guys, like idiot Eklund, don't know crap.

Quite. Possibly.

I heard last night that both teams have had extensive discussions about eachothers prospects.

OK, now that it's confirmed the Hawks have him as a scout, it doesn't do anything to douse the Habs' speculation. He knows their system as well as anybody.
- John Jaeckel

Until Bowman stretches beyond trading only with those he has worked for/with, the Habs have to be included as a possibility.

I would rather he include Pierre Lacroix and a few others too but until then it is what it is...

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