If he's cheap enough, I could live with him as a back up.
- EKolb13

Khabibulin
If he's healthy, wouldn't be the worst back up.
Last year 2.54 & .923 save percent.
Assuming no injury to Crow, you're looking for a guy to play 15-20 games.

Well said. However, if the only risk is he makes CC look bad then you jump to get him... if it is cheap.

Anyone saying he is a locker room headache please post to a single example of Thomas causing any locker room issue before his Obama moment....
- tredbrta

Hey, man, if that's what you're into, go for it. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I'm sure that isn't a problem. The Wirtz family has a liquor distributorship. I'm sure their in house guys know what to do with this. They handle alcohol related things all the time.


- EKolb13

Hawks talking with Boynton......
- UnnamedSource

Understand that Hall Gill is available.

Khabibulin
If he's healthy, wouldn't be the worst back up.
Last year 2.54 & .923 save percent.
Assuming no injury to Crow, you're looking for a guy to play 15-20 games.
- scottak

That's a big IF.

Wasn't there talk of something happening in the room during the 2009 WCF against the Wings? I don't remember the details, but it would seem like he would be unwelcome after that.
- NewToHockey

Didn't he call out the team or the D between periods and took himself out of the game or something like that.

If a man doesn't want to meet the President because the President is a tool. I have to respect the fact he is a man standing on his principles. Dan Hampton didn't go when the 85 bears went. It takes more character to stand on your principles then to follow the sheeple.

As for Thomas coming to Chicago. I say no! he is to old and took a year off. he will not be able to bounce back after the layoff.
- mmurray892

Didn't the 85 Bears go like 20 years later for some strange reason?

Great....Max Lapierre signs with St. Louis.

Gotta deal with that d-bag regularly now.

Great....Max Lapierre signs with St. Louis.

Gotta deal with that d-bag regularly now.
- ArlingtonRob

That team has enough d-bags as it is.

Which teams are bidding it out for Montador?

Hey, man, if that's what you're into, go for it. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
- NewToHockey

Not sure if you thought that would be insulting because I support Thomas. If so, very sad.

Drouin signs entry level with Bolts...

...still waiting for Stephen Johns to sign with the Hawks...3 years and counting?

Not sure if you thought that would be insulting because I support Thomas. If so, very sad.
- tredbrta

Actually read your post wrong, thought you said jump on him and went for the cheap Seinfeld reference. I'm a Libertarian, I'm very c'est la vie.

Hawks talking with Boynton......
- UnnamedSource

Hawks talking to Jordan Hendry

One thing I forgot to post earlier today, during the TSN talking heads discussion on various big contracts today they mentioned Bolland being traded and Craig Button said "the Hawks have Brandon Pirri who led the AHL in scoring and he and Shaw, who have shown he can do Bolland's job, can replace him for more cap friendly numbers."

Interesting to hear Pirri's name starting to be mentioned on a higher level.

Hawks talking to Jordan Hendry
- hockey nut 28

No, that was Jordan Henry.

Double post

Hawks talking to Jordan Hendry
- hockey nut 28

Hawks talking with Cliff Koroll

One thing I forgot to post earlier today, during the TSN talking heads discussion on various big contracts today they mentioned Bolland being traded and Craig Button said "the Hawks have Brandon Pirri who led the AHL in scoring and he and Shaw, who have shown he can do Bolland's job, can replace him for more cap friendly numbers."

Interesting to hear Pirri's name starting to be mentioned on a higher level.
- Hemingways

There was an article on Stan in today's Tribune that had some very nice things to say about Pirri. It's strange to me that he totally seemed persona non grata last year and now is getting name dropped repeatedly by the powers that be the last week or so.

Khabibulin
If he's healthy, wouldn't be the worst back up.
Last year 2.54 & .923 save percent.
Assuming no injury to Crow, you're looking for a guy to play 15-20 games.
- scottak

I can break out my old Khabby jersey.

One incident. One!
- tredbrta

You can't make the statement he is a team first guy when he allows his personal beliefs to overshadow what was meant to be a team celebration.....you just can't......

Raanta put up great stats. Would like to see him play in some pre season tilts. A lot of teams were after him to sign. 1.5 is a tad high for the #2, but after seeing the $$$ flying today... phuck it. Hes a bargain.
- z1990z

A bargain who needs to learn the North American game.

He should do that in Rockford.

Actually read your post wrong, thought you said jump on him and went for the cheap Seinfeld reference. I'm a Libertarian, I'm very c'est la vie.
- NewToHockey

Rock on.

Objectivist, and very laissez faire myself.

Still wondering what is up with G. Campbell. Was that injury serious?

Didn't the 85 Bears go like 20 years later for some strange reason?
- NewToHockey

I think the story was the day they were supposed to go to the White House was the same day as the Space Shuttle explosion so obviously that had to be cancelled.....

Staying out of the politics realm, frankly no matter what you think of the President, at least have enough respect for the organization and your teammates to go there and take a picture and shake the man's hand, even if you have to grit your teeth...but just my opinion.

Good day for the Hawks, can't think of anything I would do differently, after re-signing Krugs and getting a backup, lets go and try and repeat!

There was an article on Stan in today's Tribune that had some very nice things to say about Pirri. It's strange to me that he totally seemed persona non grata last year and now is getting name dropped repeatedly by the powers that be the last week or so.
- NewToHockey

They don't want the casual fan going "who the F is that" when they see some new kid between Sharp and Hossa