For anybody interested at 7:00 a.m. Chicago time tomorrow - #19 on Mike Richards show - TSN 1050 AM Toronto. (I think online its 1050TSN.ca).

For anybody interested at 7:00 a.m. Chicago time tomorrow - #19 on Mike Richards show - TSN 1050 AM Toronto. (I think online its 1050TSN.ca).
- RickJ

Why would we be interested in a Mike Richards interview? Do you mean Brad?

Why would we be interested in a Mike Richards interview? Do you mean Brad?
- DarthKane

Mike Richards is the host, JT is the guest.

Seabrook is one of the beat passing dmen in the league and anyone laughing at that isn't watching the same game as me.
- Al

Completely agree on that one Al. Seabs has great outlets.

Mike Richards is the host, JT is the guest.
- RickJ

Ahh...gotcha. Too many damn Richards to keep straight.

If someone wants Versteeg and Roszival - not a sure thing until Versteeg shows himself 100% healthy - don't know what Roszival needs to show.

It's a lot of cap hit ($2.2) and real money ($1.75) for a 6/7 defenseman.
- StLBravesFan

Bingo.

Ahh...gotcha. Too many damn Richards to keep straight.
- DarthKane

Mike Richards (the radio host) is pretty funny. Used to work out of Calgary. Does some great voice imitations and skits. Today he did Foster Hewitt broadcasting a game where the Honduras national hockey team was pummelling Team Canada with Ken Dryden playing like sh$t in net.

He might throw some funny stuff at Captain Serious.

Completely agree on that one Al. Seabs has great outlets.
- grinder10

His passes aren't bad either.

Completely agree on that one Al. Seabs has great outlets.
- grinder10

Are we still talking hockey here?

Late to the old man. FML

Ahh...gotcha. Too many damn Richards to keep straight.
- DarthKane

Umm, I was going to say something about this. Going to refrain.

Umm, I was going to say something about this. Going to refrain.
- carcus

Oh ffs. nut up.

Are we still talking hockey here?

Late to the old man. FML
- Elbows15

Outlet passes...shoulda known...

Outlet passes...shoulda known...
- grinder10

Agree about Seabrook, though.

Agree about Seabrook, though.
- Elbows15

Too much ambiguity on my part. What could go wrong?
Guess in the end I'm just a lazy writer

Halak at his best is not as good as Crawford at his best. Sure Halak had one great playoff series (MTL vs Caps), but Crow has had at least 4 OUTSTANDING playoff series over the past 2 years. Ill take Crow over Halak and Anderson any day.
- EnzoD

Halak is small and often hurt....Can't really compare his accomplishments to Crawford.

Halak is small and often hurt....Can't really compare his accomplishments to Crawford.
- Al

Crawford is an easy target to pick on. While he isn't perfect he's a rock solid goalie and we're lucky to have him on the team.

I hope TT doesn't get the Ruutu treatment.

Tuomo Ruutu was a very very good player in his own right, but the expectations on him were well beyond what he could have possibly been. Hawks fans have to let him be him, not crush himunder the weight of what they want him to be.
- BINGO!

I wouldn't blame the Hawk fans for expecting too much and there wasn't very much here at the time...Ruutu was sold as the best player in the world outside of North America by Dale Tallon.

Too bad Ruutu suffered some bad injuries early in his career....He had a knee that looked like a honey dew melon and that was when it felt good.

I wouldn't blame the Hawk fans for expecting too much and there wasn't very much here at the time...Ruutu was sold as the best player in the world outside of North America by Dale Tallon.

Too bad Ruutu suffered some bad injuries early in his career....He had a knee that looked like a honey dew melon and that was when it felt good.
- Al

The next Peter Forsberg he was

I wouldn't blame the Hawk fans for expecting too much and there wasn't very much here at the time...Ruutu was sold as the best player in the world outside of North America by Dale Tallon.

Too bad Ruutu suffered some bad injuries early in his career....He had a knee that looked like a honey dew melon and that was when it felt good.
- Al

Owww. My knees are not good. Just reading that I need another painkiller. Paint an ugly picture.

The next Peter Foreberg he was
- Ogilthorpe2

Geography isn't one of Dale's strong suits.

Geography isn't one of Dale's strong suits.
- Elbows15

Not one of mine either

Not one of mine either
- Ogilthorpe2

Good thing you have all those shiny things to tell you where to go then.

Not one of mine either
- Ogilthorpe2

Now that's a scary thought.

Now that's a scary thought.
- DarthKane

Almost as scary as Leddy playing top 4 minutes for the Hawks. Although, a sadistic side of me hopes he does so all his fanboys can see how bad he plays.

Crawford is an easy target to pick on. While he isn't perfect he's a rock solid goalie and we're lucky to have him on the team.
- DarthKane

I have to agree.
Many can whine about rewarding a player who you drafted and was a player who waited and patiently developed as a minor leaguer.

A player who after four complete years in junior was willing to wait five MORE years of development time before patiently getting a chance to actuallly BE a major league goaltender.

and when I say I am privileged to have him in the hawk net, I say so based on how terrific he is under pressure, in piles and down low...I will never call myself an expert at the position, but big times saves that he has made are what in my mnd separates him from season stats. The kid played like a big bear and stood out as a terrific competitor.

We can talk about other goalies but until I see them keep their playoff teams IN games liek I saw Crawford do, you can put them on pedistals in your back yards, not on on the board, because frankly being a money goalie is something that evolves and you can also see goalers devolve very quickly when breakdowns happen.

In my battles, I am gonna go with Crow.