Speaking of...

Remember when we signed Brunette to be the LW on the top line?

Good times
- hawkeytalkman

Remember when Brendan Morrison was gonna be the C we needed....that is one of my favs.

But Elliot NOT playing in John Wayne Gacy's boring defensive system....was not very good
- PatShart

LMAOOOOO

What are the chances that a player (Crawford, in this case) wants so badly not to leave that he gives a list of teams that are clearly not in need of his services? Would that happen?

Trading CC just got a little harder than it already was..... Other GMs know Stan is a little more desparate now , so offers will be lower... If CC did refuse to waive .... it will be a little awkward with him on the team going forward...
- bhawk1s

That too. Another problem is he may have to move someone who he had "farther back" on his list now. This just got a bit more complicated.

Is Backlund anywhere near the physical presence that Toews/Kane allegedly lobbied the FO for? If not, maybe he's a 3C and they lose an expensive Dman (Seabrook) to fill LW?
- phantasmo

No, but he has good size and in no way plays small. He's a bigger, more skilled (kind of a tweener 2C-3C), probably better skating Kruger. Excellent PK guy. .......Guy checks a lot of boxes.

Can't blame him. He looked at a photo of Brian Burke and said Nyet!
- RickJ

How do you say no to this?

STAN! This is ANOTHER learning exercise. Did YOU pay attention?!
- blackhawk24

How many off seasons does Stan get to figure it out? Stay tuned...

Trading CC just got a little harder than it already was..... Other GMs know Stan is a little more desparate now , so offers will be lower... If CC did refuse to waive .... it will be a little awkward with him on the team going forward...
- bhawk1s

Why would that be?

Winners want to win. If I am CC, I take my chances on a team with 19/88, or an equivalent. Problem is, they all have good goalies too, have no cap either, or the return is not enough.

And as mentioned in the beginning of your post, it is going to get even harder.

Remember when Brendan Morrison was gonna be the C we needed....that is one of my favs.
- breadbag

Remember when Martin LaPointe was the Hawks big ticket free agent signing?

Remember when Brendan Morrison was gonna be the C we needed....that is one of my favs.
- breadbag

What was your favorite moment of the Marty Turco era?

What are the chances that a player (Crawford, in this case) wants so badly not to leave that he gives a list of teams that are clearly not in need of his services? Would that happen?
- roots_gamble

Very high IMO. Girlfriend and her family from Chicago, fan appreciation, good team to play on, good team to play for, soft as white bread media.

That I don't know, but it sounded to me, definitely, it was a case of Crawford not wanting to be THERE
- John Jaeckel

So could the 'Hawks even trade CC for just a first, nothing else, to a team he'd waive to go?

What was your favorite moment of the Marty Turco era?
- DK002

When it ended

That too. Another problem is he may have to move someone who he had "farther back" on his list now. This just got a bit more complicated.
- 93Joe

Agree, likely where the "long night " comment came from. Now Stan has to weigh any diminished return for Crawford against returns he can get by moving other parts etc.

What are the chances that a player (Crawford, in this case) wants so badly not to leave that he gives a list of teams that are clearly not in need of his services? Would that happen?
- roots_gamble

Could, sure

What was your favorite moment of the Marty Turco era?
- DK002

Fernando Pisani, Jason Cullimore being a regular.... We got options

So could the 'Hawks even trade CC for just a first, nothing else, to a team he'd waive to go?
- blackhawk24

Based on what I heard a few days ago, they could and very likely would

But Elliot NOT playing in John Wayne Gacy's boring defensive system....was not very good
- PatShart

Holy poop! Now I remember who he kinda looked like. Yikes.

That bastard lived six blocks from me and NONE of us in the area EVER knew.....until it was too late.

Remember when Martin LaPointe was the Hawks big ticket free agent signing?
- golfbard

That was when they brought in Barnaby and Cullimore...wasn't it. Those 3 were the character and grit to turn things around?

WoW at the NTC coming back to bite the Hawks. If that report is true of course.

Holy poop! Now I remember who he kinda looked like. Yikes.

That bastard lived six blocks from me and NONE of us in the area EVER knew.....until it was too late.
- blackhawk24

Don't lie. You kept trying to work with him on his construction jobs but he kept turning you down!

Why would that be?

Winners want to win. If I am CC, I take my chances on a team with 19/88, or an equivalent. Problem is, they all have good goalies too, have no cap either, or the return is not enough.

And as mentioned in the beginning of your post, it is going to get even harder.
- Return of the Roar

I did not hear confirmation that he refused to waive. What I did hear was sort of vaguely it wasn't a place he wanted to go. Source was not sure of the exact story re: that.

WoW at the NTC coming back to bite the Hawks. If that report is true of course.
- kwolf68

Or save them... Depending on your point of view

Why would that be?

Winners want to win. If I am CC, I take my chances on a team with 19/88, or an equivalent. Problem is, they all have good goalies too, have no cap either, or the return is not enough.

And as mentioned in the beginning of your post, it is going to get even harder.
- Return of the Roar

He should know he won't be winning in Chicago. That kind of stuff is a bit hypocritical. Winners want to win then take less money to win in a hard cap era.

If that Calagary stuff is true. Bowman is franked.

He really painted himself into a corner and now the ceiling above that corner is caving in and flood waters are quickly seeping in from below.

Gonna be Bishop, Fleury, Niemi or Bernier. Sounds like if CC is in that mix, the FO is asking too much in return versus the other teams.
- Return of the Roar

I'm watching DAL closely. I think Nill will give up a solid sweetener to get rid of Lethomen or Nieme. He's gotta think he's close now, the cap will be a problem in 2017/18 (Benn and Sharp UFA's) and he can't think of getting another goalie this year until he moves one of his problem goalies first.