Did anyone watch him in the few games he played in, he was awful
- Maggie

He sucked, but he'll be better this year and he'll be on the team. That cold beverage we'll share at the UC will be tasty....

Hope you're well, Maggie.

Did anyone watch him in the few games he played in, he was awful
- Maggie

So let us say he shows a lot of skill and not too inconsistent or too many turnovers in the preseason. Then once the regular season begins Dahlbeck proves to be the more consistent, steady extra dman. Dahlbeck may even become a regular on the third pair. Now if Rundblad refuses a minor league assignment - which he has done or has threatened to do when on a previous team - where does this leave both Chicago and Runblad? Does Bowman force Q's hand? Does Bowman reluctantly release him? Salary cap hit?

At some point either Rundblad has to be left alone and plays some games, or Bowman has to make a tough decision.

It is worth noting that Rundblad has been referenced as the exact type of powerplay quarterback a team needs. Meaning a real smooth, skilled, natural player. Compared to Keith as far as the pp, well Keith may be thought of as a good, albeit not exactly a natural pp guy who gets the job done but has some issues. Yep, but Keith has a good all around game. Runblad has a long way to go. No way now to know if he is ready to handle the challenge.

Plus, I don't think there is enough of a sample size to make a judgement at this point.....Oduya struggled at times when he first came over....something to think about.
- UnnamedSource

Did anyone watch him in the few games he played in, he was awful
- Maggie

Agree with you. Rundblad looked horrible. He was probably out of shape and under worked in AZ though so maybe starting from training camp here will make a difference. If he looks like he did in the sampling after he came here then he will be waived.

He sucked, but he'll be better this year and he'll be on the team. That cold beverage we'll share at the UC will be tasty....

Hope you're well, Maggie.
- mohel

Doing great, thanks for asking

I agree, let's stay on task...JJ anything new?
- briand2

All quiet

So let us say he shows a lot of skill and not too inconsistent or too many turnovers in the preseason. Then once the regular season begins Dahlbeck proves to be the more consistent, steady extra dman. Dahlbeck may even become a regular on the third pair. Now if Rundblad refuses a minor league assignment - which he has done or has threatened to do when on a previous team - where does this leave both Chicago and Runblad? Does Bowman force Q's hand? Does Bowman reluctantly release him? Salary cap hit?

At some point either Rundblad has to be left alone and plays some games, or Bowman has to make a tough decision.

It is worth noting that Rundblad has been referenced as the exact type of powerplay quarterback a team needs. Meaning a real smooth, skilled, natural player. Compared to Keith as far as the pp, well Keith may be thought of as a good, albeit not exactly a natural pp guy who gets the job done but has some issues. Yep, but Keith has a good all around game. Runblad has a long way to go. No way now to know if he is ready to handle the challenge.
- jhawk59

Point #1 - It's really not his call to refuse an assignment. He would have to go thru waivers. If someone picks him up, the hawks lose him for nada. If he clears, he would go down...or go back home to Sweden if he wants to be a child about it.

Point #2 - I don't know if anyone has seen enough of Rundblad to say he's a PP QB. He was Dylan Olsen-like slow footed when he played and looked completely out of place. I'm not holding my breath on him.

All quiet
- John Jaeckel

I reckon we won't hear much until after the convention.

Point #1 - It's really not his call to refuse an assignment. He would have to go thru waivers. If someone picks him up, the hawks lose him for nada. If he clears, he would go down...or go back home to Sweden if he wants to be a child about it.

Point #2 - I don't know if anyone has seen enough of Rundblad to say he's a PP QB. He was Dylan Olsen-like slow footed when he played and looked completely out of place. I'm not holding my breath on him.
- eburgio

Exactly. Yet Footage of him in the SEL shows a high level of skill.

Don't play much and being a young dman, the confidance level is shaky. I do not think he is D Olsen like on the pp. But he could appear as such if not in the right circumstance. It is like putting a major league ball player in the game as a relief pitcher in a critical situation, and having no spring training to practice your craft.

I bet if he fails, it is not due to his pp skills.

Everyone chill out.


I do love our fan base though , itd the Middle of July and we are still on 10 !!


Who is going to be sent away to make the Hawks cap compliant......

No trade proposals please just give me your guess which Hawks player is gone ?
- mrpaulish

With the additions of Cumiskey (a Q guy who is a puck mover) and Rundblad, I would have to assume that either Leddy or Oduya are going to be shipped away for cap compliance. Q always has a puck mover with a stay-at-home D man (2 with 7, 4 with 27, and 8 with 32/17). I can't see Cumiskey or Rundblad getting paired with another puck mover, so if either of them are going to play, Leddy or Oduya have to be gone. They also have Clendening, Johns, and Dahlbeck waiting to hit NHL blue line, so I would have to bet the Hawks trade from depth and move a Dman.

With the additions of Cumiskey (a Q guy who is a puck mover) and Rundblad, I would have to assume that either Leddy or Oduya are going to be shipped away for cap compliance. Q always has a puck mover with a stay-at-home D man (2 with 7, 4 with 27, and 8 with 32/17). I can't see Cumiskey or Rundblad getting paired with another puck mover, so if either of them are going to play, Leddy or Oduya have to be gone. They also have Clendening, Johns, and Dahlbeck waiting to hit NHL blue line, so I would have to bet the Hawks trade from depth and move a Dman.
- hockbomb

Sensible articulation.

Cumiskey is also organizational depth as a veteran for the AHL team.

I believe most everyone has been waiting for the anvil to strike the wood on either of those two or Sharp. But Bowman has to be careful not to rush and make a wrong decision. What possibly is at stake is that the longer Bowman postpones a decision, the less value in trade renumeration. I do not doubt, however, that there will be interest now or later in any of them

Ya know...im really look forward to seeing kane with a legit center like Richards
- southernhawk

You are likely in for a really big disappointment.
When Kane makes it to opposition's net, BR might just cross the
faceoff dots in his own zone.

You are likely in for a really big disappointment.
When Kane makes it to opposition's net, BR might just cross the
faceoff dots in his own zone.
- StargateSG1

He's used to that, at least if by some snowballs chance of a miracle that Richards ends up in the zone while Kane is there too, Kane will have someone to pass to who has an idea of what to do offensively.

Point #1 - It's really not his call to refuse an assignment. He would have to go thru waivers. If someone picks him up, the hawks lose him for nada. If he clears, he would go down...or go back home to Sweden if he wants to be a child about it.

Point #2 - I don't know if anyone has seen enough of Rundblad to say he's a PP QB. He was Dylan Olsen-like slow footed when he played and looked completely out of place. I'm not holding my breath on him.
- eburgio

Somebody(s) in the organization thinks Runblad can play or Stan wouldn't have traded for him. And they are going to give him a chance to do so instead of offering a player like Brookbank about twice what Runblad is signed to earn next season.

At 24 he is about the right age to get a serious shot at an NHL job. He wasn't getting much of a chance from Tippett in Phoenix because they have Ekman-Larsson, Yandle, Michalek, Morris, Gormley, Murphy.

And Q and Tippett are long time buddies - you know how that goes. And in case he can't play worth a lick, they signed Cumiskey as a backup plan.

You are likely in for a really big disappointment.
When Kane makes it to opposition's net, BR might just cross the
faceoff dots in his own zone.
- StargateSG1

I really don't know why people keep saying this. Richards had 51 points last year on a team that struggled to score and now he will be playing with Kane and Saad on either side. Kane hasn't played with a center that scores that much not named Toews in his entire career. If you really think that Hawks fans will be disappointed with Richards centering Kane's line after watching Handzus, Shaw, Kruger, Bolland do it the last few years you're crazy.

I swear I had read that the actor's father perished in a camp, but I am apparently incorrect - Werner's father was Otto,a conducter who died in 1973.

I was thinking of Victor, an essayist who was arrested and imprisoned by the Nazis, but wasn't in a death cam, and sir iced until 1960.

Too many famous Klemperers.
- StLBravesFan

I figured you meant Victor--his two-volume autobiography is well-worth reading and is a very useful window into living in Nazi Germany.

Taxi.

Think of the fight over who gets to be Reverend Jim:


- StLBravesFan[during a written driving test]
"Reverend Jim" Ignatowski: Pssssttt... what does the yellow light mean?
Bobby Wheeler: "Slow down."
"Reverend Jim" Ignatowski: What... does... the... yellow... light... mean?
Bobby Wheeler: "Slow down"!
"Reverend Jim" Ignatowski: Whaaaat... dooooeeees... theeeee... yeeeel-looowwww... liiiiight... meeeeaaan?

I laughed so hard at that episode I about peed my pants. Classic scene. One of the best ever. And all due to the actors in that scene. Judd Hirsch's facial expressions alone were priceless.

I really don't know why people keep saying this. Richards had 51 points last year on a team that struggled to score and now he will be playing with Kane and Saad on either side. Kane hasn't played with a center that scores that much not named Toews in his entire career. If you really think that Hawks fans will be disappointed with Richards centering Kane's line after watching Handzus, Shaw, Kruger, Bolland do it the last few years you're crazy.
- hockbomb

I guess you didn't watch him in playoffs this year.
He was terrible.
True, he did have 51 point during the regular season,
But now imagine him anchoring the Hawks second line against
other Western teams.

I guess you didn't watch him in playoffs this year.
He was terrible.
True, he did have 51 point during the regular season,
But now imagine him anchoring the Hawks second line against
other Western teams.
- StargateSG1

Richards had 12 points in the playoffs last year and was a -2. Handzus had 3 points and was a -8.
Richards is also skilled enough to QB the PP and still played well on the PK... I don't see how this isn't a major upgrade at a major position of weakness.

I guess you didn't watch him in playoffs this year.
He was terrible.
True, he did have 51 point during the regular season,
But now imagine him anchoring the Hawks second line against
other Western teams.
- StargateSG1

No way Richards next year can possibly be any worse than Handzus was in 2013. Shaw made Saad and Kane look elite against LA in the WCF, the problem was the Hawks didnt have the center depth to roll 4 lines. Now Shaw can go back to 3C, or maybe Richards plays there, we dont know, but the point is they have more depth at the position.

It's rumoured that the Devils are about to re-sign Cory Schneider for 7 years at $6 million per season.

$6 million seems to be the going rate for a starting goaltender these days. For those that don't like Crawford's deal it seems like his contract (and cap hit) isn't bad after all.

I guess you didn't watch him in playoffs this year.
He was terrible.
True, he did have 51 point during the regular season,
But now imagine him anchoring the Hawks second line against
other Western teams.
- StargateSG1

He was so terrible that the Rangers made it to the SCF somehow. Ergo, worth the small risk the Hawks took to sign him for a year.

When I think of really terrible, I think of Todd Bertuzzi and long term contracts like Kyle Quincey, Jimmy Howard and Stephen Weiss. Good luck with that group.

Yes...and I expect he'll do well on the third pairing.
- DarthKane

Great. No, he won't. There is no way he and Leddy can be paired together. It will be a disaster.

He was so terrible that the Rangers made it to the SCF somehow. Ergo, worth the small risk the Hawks took to sign him for a year.

When I think of really terrible, I think of Todd Bertuzzi and long term contracts like Kyle Quincey, Jimmy Howard and Stephen Weiss. Good luck with that group.
- RickJ

He is a troll Rick. Fyi.

It's rumoured that the Devils are about to re-sign Cory Schneider for 7 years at $6 million per season.

$6 million seems to be the going rate for a starting goaltender these days. For those that don't like Crawford's deal it seems like his contract (and cap hit) isn't bad after all.
- DarthKane

1"Schneider is better than Crawford"...most Hawk fans.