You disagree?
- IndianaSabresFan

Yep, and Chicago's troubles are mostly on the South and West sides.
- Wetbandit1

Water to the East.
Hmm
4 - 3 = 1 safe side. Got it.

- homiedclown

Another expansion deal...

I could write a lot about Hasek and that trade.....

What do you do with the following:

Ed Belfour - The best goalie on the planet
Jimmy Waite (8th overall pick) The future Roy...
Dominik Hasek - 28 years old and basically a weirdo with his style in which North American coaching has never seen anything like it...

You can only protect 2 of them, who do you protect? of course this is in 1992 - not in hindsight....

If Wirtz were smart he would have accepted the offer from Quebec: Lindros for Belfour, Steve Smith (and a few other pieces)... Then the Hawks retain Hasek and Waite, Hasek becomes - Hasek - and the Hawks go on to be a dynasty with Lindros & Roenick....

Didn't go down that way because Wirtz didn't want to pay $5,000,000 as part of the trade...

So yea, the fact and circumstances which caused Hasek to ended up in Buffalo is pretty insane....

Jimmy Waite (8th overall pick) The future Roy...
...
- Savard2Secord

oh my, I did know he was picked that high


sorry, and thank you

oh my, I did know he was picked that high


sorry, and thank you
- homiedclown

I heard he helped them win a cup.

Another expansion deal...

I could write a lot about Hasek and that trade.....

What do you do with the following:

Ed Belfour - The best goalie on the planet
Jimmy Waite (8th overall pick) The future Roy...
Dominik Hasek - 28 years old and basically a weirdo with his style in which North American coaching has never seen anything like it...

You can only protect 2 of them, who do you protect? of course this is in 1992 - not in hindsight....

If Wirtz were smart he would have accepted the offer from Quebec: Lindros for Belfour, Steve Smith (and a few other pieces)... Then the Hawks retain Hasek and Waite, Hasek becomes - Hasek - and the Hawks go on to be a dynasty with Lindros & Roenick....

Didn't go down that way because Wirtz didn't want to pay $5,000,000 as part of the trade...

So yea, the fact and circumstances which caused Hasek to ended up in Buffalo is pretty insane....
- Savard2Secord

They also wanted Cristian Ruutu in a bad way and the Hasek deal with Buffalo enabled them to get him.

https://www.chicagotribun...-08-9203110447-story.html

oh my, I did know he was picked that high


sorry, and thank you
- homiedclown

They traded him to the Sharks the following summer anyways.

guys, its not joki or joker. its jokesonyou. that is closer to the actual pronunciation of his name.

i hope he blows out his knee in his first practice so i can feel better about this trade.
(not really)

while most of the hawk fans on this site are penciling bustlander for top 6 duties, i am skeptical if ever makes it the NHL.

Water to the East.
Hmm
4 - 3 = 1 safe side. Got it.
- IonSabres

Right, Because there's no East side to the city.

Yep, and Chicago's troubles are mostly on the South and West sides.
- Wetbandit1

its been the same areas for the last 40 years in reality.

Right, Because there's no East side to the city.


- Wetbandit1

there is an east side to the city. at the very bottom of the lake. and then it becomes worse. it becomes indiana.

Also, no one has brought this up in a while.

Are we actually comfortable with a Hutton/Ullmark combo for this upcoming season?
- Sabre_Tooth

Positions I'm worried about, from least to most

LW
RD
G
LD
C
RW

The RWs are worse than centers imo

Positions I'm worried about, from least to most

LW
RD
G
LD
C
RW

The RWs are worse than centers imo
- jcragcrumple

Can’t disagree with this .... cozen and mitts aren’t far away

Positions I'm worried about, from least to most

LW
RD
G
LD
C
RW

The RWs are worse than centers imo
- jcragcrumple

I think we have two more trades coming. If they can get another top 6 winger, I am find with Mitts as the 2nd line center this year.

I think we have two more trades coming. If they can get another top 6 winger, I am find with Mitts as the 2nd line center this year.
- Mentalorgasm5

They need another RW badly. Suddenly RW Sheary is in the top-6, or else mojo or Olofsson playing their off wing instead

there is an east side to the city. at the very bottom of the lake. and then it becomes worse. it becomes indiana.
- Gramps28

Nightmare fuel.

They need another RW badly. Suddenly RW Sheary is in the top-6, or else mojo or Olofsson playing their off wing instead
- jcragcrumple

ATM, i think its best for olofsson to move to RW.

Skinner Eichel Olofsson (helps olofsson the most)
Johansson Mitts Reinhart (helps Mitts the most)

Hoping we get a top 6 RW still, but I dont hate this.

there is an east side to the city. at the very bottom of the lake. and then it becomes worse. it becomes indiana.
- Gramps28

I heard strange things happen there.

You realize Jokiharju is probably the 2nd best Dman in our system now? Only behind Dahlin. I dont care if Nylander develops into a 65 to 70 point player (which he has a very low probability of doing) I would make this trade everyday.
- Mentalorgasm5

He’s played a handful of games. Description of him sounds like a pysk. Does everything ok, excels at nothing. Let’s not anoint him a Calder yet.

I think we have two more trades coming. If they can get another top 6 winger, I am find with Mitts as the 2nd line center this year.
- Mentalorgasm5

2 more trades would be a crazy offseason. I can’t remember an off-season where a Gm made 5-6 trades.

He’s played a handful of games. Description of him sounds like a pysk. Does everything ok, excels at nothing. Let’s not anoint him a Calder yet.
- Fattony1187

He’s predicted as a Top 4 possible top pair. Nobody ever considered Piss boy to be more than an adequate NHLer.

We don’t have to prepare a parade for Joker but we can be more excited for him
Than Pysyk.

He’s played a handful of games. Description of him sounds like a pysk. Does everything ok, excels at nothing. Let’s not anoint him a Calder yet.
- Fattony1187

He is much better than Pysyk already.

2 more trades would be a crazy offseason. I can’t remember an off-season where a Gm made 5-6 trades.
- Sabretooth9

They are almost forced to though. Risto is a goner in my book.

He’s predicted as a Top 4 possible top pair. Nobody ever considered Piss boy to be more than an adequate NHLer.

We don’t have to prepare a parade for Joker but we can be more excited for him
Than Pysyk.
- Der Kaiser

And nylander was projected as a top line winger. I think we always get so excited and read a scouting report saying a players high projection and think it will happen. Just saying let’s temper some expectations.

And nylander was projected as a top line winger. I think we always get so excited and read a scouting report saying a players high projection and think it will happen. Just saying let’s temper some expectations.
- Fattony1187

To me he is guaranteed to be an NHL d-man. Realistic projection says #4, could be a top pair, could end up being a good #5. Regardless RHD are hard to come by and I like the move for us.