Interesting that ALL 3 of those "kids" were 24.
- John Jaeckel

Pens had the better bottom 6 and played the best hockey in the East for the second half of the year as well...When Hertl got hurt SJ was toast.

Wiz,, this is the 3rd time you've said June 1st.

Retirement and living on Island Time must be great ! !

Enjoy Florida pal .

Tomorrow should be "fun"
- mrpaulish

Just hope it isn't like that Christmas where you watch everyone else open cool gifts....

But he cant !!!!!!

Thats the problem ,

He never hits anyone WRONG
He never attacks anyone (Keeping the other team honest ) WRONG
He almost never touches the puck WRONG

I wish he could be a useful 4th liner but he just isnt .
- mrpaulish

Since CapFriendly does not have the signings yet...I had to put placeholders in there. So Baun is really Mashinter and Schilling is actually Rozy. But with these guys in it gets you both Campbell and Staal at 2 Million each. Every penny counts so these signings could help in that regard. 22 man roster.


FORWARDS (13)
Rightwing: M. Hossa ($5,275,000) - P. Kane ($10,500,000) - R. Panik ($875,000) - R. Hartman ($863,333) - K. Baun ($625,000)
Centre: J. Toews ($10,500,000) - A. Anisimov ($4,550,000) - M. Kruger ($3,083,333) - D. Rasmussen ($575,000)
Leftwing: E. Staal ($2,000,000) - A. Panarin ($812,500) - A. Desjardins ($800,000) - T. Motte ($925,000)

DEFENSE (7)
Right: B. Seabrook ($6,875,000) - N. Hjalmarsson ($4,100,000) - T. Van Riemsdyk ($825,000) - E. Schilling ($575,000)
Left: D. Keith ($5,538,462) - B. Campbell ($2,000,000) - M. Kempny ($700,000)

GOALTENDER (2)
C. Crawford ($6,000,000) - S. Darling ($587,500)

AHL BURIED
D. Rundblad ($100,000)

DETAILS
Roster Size: 22
NHL Salary Cap: $73,000,000
Bonus Overages: $3,070,000
Cap Hit: $72,880,128
Cap Space: $119,872

Mash?! There was zero rush to sign him now. How bout Fleischman Stan? It ain't looking good people. And now Rozy resigned? He had no legs 2 years ago!!

Does Roszival get another fracking gingerbread man bonus for games played on this deal too?

Just hope it isn't like that Christmas where you watch everyone else open cool gifts....
- Marlowe

That is exactly what it will be.

Rozy is done and Mash is a wasted roster spot. Spin will be the hawks need LW depth.

Mash?! There was zero rush to sign him now. How bout Fleischman Stan? It ain't looking good people. And now Rozy resigned? He had no legs 2 years ago!!


- z1990z

@MarkLazerus thinks the signings actually add flexibility:
Cheaper than entry-level deals for top prospects. Extra $600,000 or so could be the difference for signing Campbell.

Stan should be on the phone with Edmonton since Chiarelli is off his meds

Rosi I like as a mentor and countryman for Kempny at #7D. Mashinter inked in permanent marker at 4LW...seriously frank that bullpoop. We now know who really runs this show...Joel Quenneville.

Stan should be on the phone with Edmonton since Chiarelli is off his meds
- mrpaulish

Does Roszival get another fracking gingerbread man bonus for games played on this deal too?


- hawkeytalkman

Hahahahahaha , this made me laugh . Thank You . Because Im really pissed 53 is back

YES! MASH POTATOES! YES!!!!!!!!!!

Horrible signings. Horrible roster decisions. Poor management.

All of the above.

It's getting increasingly difficult to remain positive about this team....

Friedman :

Buyouts: Korpikoski, Carle, Boll, Seidenberg, Greene, Jackman

Bob McKenzie
@TSNBobMcKenzie
Buyout waivers: Korpikoski (EDM), Carle (TB), Boll (CBJ), Seidenberg (BOS), Greene (LA), Jackman (NSH).

Mashinter makes no sense as he is TERRIBLE. Roszival I can actually stomach as a 7th and mentor to Kempeny. Roszival is also good in his own end and PK. Not bad to have against some of the heavier teams in the West.

IF we sign Campbell, we are very deep at defense. I think the deeper our defense becomes then the more expendable Corey Crawford becomes. Market pending.

Need a LW. Bad.

Also the elephant in the room is production from Toews. At 10.5 million, he needs to bring his linemates up in the way that Kane does.

Arthur Staple ‏@StapeNewsday 1h1 hour ago

#Isles hosting pending UFA Andrew Ladd today on LI.

@MarkLazerus thinks the signings actually add flexibility:
Cheaper than entry-level deals for top prospects. Extra $600,000 or so could be the difference for signing Campbell.
- Marlowe

Campbell or no Campbell it won't matter on a team with only 8-9 effective NHL caliber forwards. The forward depth is looking nightmarish.

Just hope it isn't like that Christmas where you watch everyone else open cool gifts....
- Marlowe

Like the rest of the league watching the Hawks parade 3 times?

Kane OT winner in Philly

17 seconds in Boston

Cup win at UC for first time in decades---

Lets see what plays out here-- I never underestimate the core players we have-- my guess is that they will come back with a purpose and determination-- rested and ready--

Now Bowman and Q have to earn their pay to fill out the roster with more speed, more size and more compete-- on a budget---

@MarkLazerus thinks the signings actually add flexibility:
Cheaper than entry-level deals for top prospects. Extra $600,000 or so could be the difference for signing Campbell.
- Marlowe

This. The roster has to have 22/23 guys, so the fact is Rozy @ $600K and Mash @ $575K means more cap space for other guys (like Campbell). Give Q his Mash and Rozy toys to play with - they won't mean beans when it comes to success or failure.

Hawks Cap :

$ 6 mil 4 slots 3 F 1D or
$6 mil 5 slots 4 F 1D

As long as you have Dusty Baker on the bench AND calling the shots on personnel, no young talent will ever crack this lineup.

@MarkLazerus thinks the signings actually add flexibility:
Cheaper than entry-level deals for top prospects. Extra $600,000 or so could be the difference for signing Campbell.
- Marlowe

Don't know. U just spent a mill on 2 guys with nothing. Well Mash never had it and Rozy is just worn out. We need youth and speed. And Stan comes home with an 83 Yugo with the check engine light on.

Like the rest of the league watching the Hawks parade 3 times?

Kane OT winner in Philly

17 seconds in Boston

Cup win at UC for first time in decades---

Lets see what plays out here-- I never underestimate the core players we have-- my guess is that they will come back with a purpose and determination-- rested and ready--

Now Bowman and Q have to earn their pay to fill out the roster with more speed, more size and more compete-- on a budget---
- jb3333

Totally agree. Also firmly in the "there's still a lot of hockey left to play" here -- the roster is not done.