I can tell you two things about Ottawa.

1/ Ottawa likely wont take a goalie back with a 1way deal (ie, Crawford)
2/. Ottawa would want a kings ransom for Lehner and thensome. Anyone who follows Ottawa or the Ahl for that matter, knows this kid is the next big thing - he ain't going anywhere.

TFP reporting Jonathan Bernier is available.

http://www.thefourthperio....com/news/lak130113a.html

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Bowman: Trade is unlikely. LIkes the depth and young players. Have quite a few guys ready to play. Personell-wise, have pieces they like.


- CrisCrossCrease

God (frank)ing dammit

Montador and Olesz fail their physicals.

http://300level.net/?p=3919

Like we all didn't know that...just passing it on.

TFP reporting Jonathan Bernier is available.

http://www.thefourthperio....com/news/lak130113a.html
- MartiniMan

I thought the Kings were still worried about Quick and his back, and thus were going to hold onto Bernier?

I guess if they were bowled over with an offer, they'd move him. I can't see it though. At worst, the Kings will get a pretty good return for him on draft day should they choose not to go to arbitration with him.

Maybe right now it doesn't make sense to make a move? Twenty some games into the season we'll hopefully see a few teams out of the hunt. Maybe it will be time then to make a move?
- EKolb13

One of those falling teams could be our heroes.

If I had a nickel for every time Stan said that....
- EKolb13

Part of me hopes the Hawks miss the playoffs this year so both Q and Bowman get canned!!! Would love the clown McD gone with them...nothing like a baseball man replacing a very good GM with an unqualified asshat!!! What a joke...

Not frustrated with you - frustrated with a GM, FO, and owner that can't do their jobs - make the team better.
- StLBravesFan

+100000000000000000

So here we go, our board is full blown gyna-hysterics a half day in.

First, I am all for improving your team, but running a hockey team is not like playing poker, that is shuffling the deck and dealing new hands one after the other. You don't just make a move to make a move.

Second, JJ said it best here earlier in thread, that is the other 29 teams are not out there to feed us players at our whim. To be blunt, much of the bantor and wishful thinking here is so assonine it is not even worth commenting on. I am waiting to hear the pirri for getzlaff stuff. 90% of the league is looking for that elusive elite 2nd line center.

Third, no doubt they want to add a goalie. JJ has confirmed the conversations.

Anyways, as I said a million times last year, our roster is top 5 talent wise in the league. All the female doging and complaining like a bunch of entitled whiners. Most of the league would love our team to root for. We were 2 wins from winning division. Keep in mind 8th seed Kings won cup. The league is full of parity. Deal with it.

I like those 4 lines, they are deep and talented and balanced. How much fun will that be. Get Leddy on PP, gets some depth defense minutes from Rosival and off we go.

Everyone take a pill a bit..jeez...

Part of me hopes the Hawks miss the playoffs this year so both Q and Bowman get canned!!! Would love the clown McD gone with them...nothing like a baseball man replacing a very good GM with an unqualified asshat!!! What a joke...
- hawks2010

If the Hawks miss the playoffs or poop the bed again in the first round, somebody needs to get canned. Somebody higher than an assistant coach, that's for sure.

Do we think that free center ice pkg will happen?

Maybe right now it doesn't make sense to make a move? Twenty some games into the season we'll hopefully see a few teams out of the hunt. Maybe it will be time then to make a move?
- EKolb13

Twenty some games in, with our schedule to start the season, the Hawks could be the ones looking towards next year....

So here we go, our board is full blown gyna-hysterics a half day in.

First, I am all for improving your team, but running a hockey team is not like playing poker, that is shuffling the deck and dealing new hands one after the other. You don't just make a move to make a move.

Second, JJ said it best here earlier in thread, that is the other 29 teams are not out there to feed us players at our whim. To be blunt, much of the bantor and wishful thinking here is so assonine it is not even worth commenting on. I am waiting to hear the pirri for getzlaff stuff. 90% of the league is looking for that elusive elite 2nd line center.

Third, no doubt they want to add a goalie. JJ has confirmed the conversations.

Anyways, as I said a million times last year, our roster is top 5 talent wise in the league. All the female doging and complaining like a bunch of entitled whiners. Most of the league would love our team to root for. We were 2 wins from winning division. Keep in mind 8th seed Kings won cup. The league is full of parity. Deal with it.

I like those 4 lines, they are deep and talented and balanced. How much fun will that be. Get Leddy on PP, gets some depth defense minutes from Rosival and off we go.

Everyone take a pill a bit..jeez...
- TrueGrit

Well, it's a team that has the potential talent to be in the top 5, but has too many players who still have to prove it over a season (even an abbreviated one).

Except for Roszival and Brookbank, the same team (and coaches) who had trouble scoring the last 20 games (and play-offs), the same goalies and defense that had no trouble allowing bad goals at the worse times....

But this year, guys are ready to step up and be contributors to an SC contender....

Ok.

So three years after the Cup:

Same core-7 guys who won the Cup are legitimate contributers.

NO ONE ELSE - the guys Bowman brought in by draft, trade, FA signing - none of them have contributed anything more than "potential" toward helping that core compete.

But for the third straight year, they're positioned we'll under the cap FOR NEXT YEAR.

The window is closing on this core, and he is always more concerned with next year's cap than this year's competition.

I guess, no need to be concerned with actually competing as long as the waiting list grows even during a lockout.
- StLBravesFan

This bean counter is exasperating at times.

So here we go, our board is full blown gyna-hysterics a half day in.

First, I am all for improving your team, but running a hockey team is not like playing poker, that is shuffling the deck and dealing new hands one after the other. You don't just make a move to make a move.

Second, JJ said it best here earlier in thread, that is the other 29 teams are not out there to feed us players at our whim. To be blunt, much of the bantor and wishful thinking here is so assonine it is not even worth commenting on. I am waiting to hear the pirri for getzlaff stuff. 90% of the league is looking for that elusive elite 2nd line center.

Third, no doubt they want to add a goalie. JJ has confirmed the conversations.

Anyways, as I said a million times last year, our roster is top 5 talent wise in the league. All the female doging and complaining like a bunch of entitled whiners. Most of the league would love our team to root for. We were 2 wins from winning division. Keep in mind 8th seed Kings won cup. The league is full of parity. Deal with it.

I like those 4 lines, they are deep and talented and balanced. How much fun will that be. Get Leddy on PP, gets some depth defense minutes from Rosival and off we go.

Everyone take a pill a bit..jeez...
- TrueGrit

+1

Montador and Olesz fail their physicals.

http://300level.net/?p=3919

Like we all didn't know that...just passing it on.
- EKolb13

Bum man fails the GM test...2 more stiffs he signed off on.

I want a hamburger...no, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog, I want a milkshake, I want potato chips....

This bean counter is exasperating at times.
- philco28

Wait till next year....

Sounds like another Chicago team I know. Common denominator?

Twenty some games in, with our schedule to start the season, the Hawks could be the ones looking towards next year....
- hawks2010

That very well could be too.

Wait till next year....

Sounds like another Chicago team I know. Common denominator?
- Ogilthorpe2

Mc D!

I want a hamburger...no, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog, I want a milkshake, I want potato chips....
- Ogilthorpe2

"You'll get nothing, AND LIKE IT!"

I want a hamburger...no, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog, I want a milkshake, I want potato chips....
- Ogilthorpe2

As long as that burger has a green chile on it.

Montador and Olesz fail their physicals.

http://300level.net/?p=3919

Like we all didn't know that...just passing it on.
- EKolb13

So do we sign another vet dman for this shortened year?

didn't read comments so probably already said but...

J. Bernier to CHI could be a good fit.

As long as that burger has a green chile on it.
- Beaver-Warrior

I'll second that!