JJ,

Have you heard anything about the Hawks and Sam Gagner? This would be the perfect opportunity to sign him to a 1 year "prove yourself" deal after the worst season of his career. Played with Kane before, and until last year was a consistent 40-50 point guy every year of his career.
- Hawks_49

Nope. And I never have.

OK I will buy what you are selling. Should be very decent trade value considering he plays for 2 years at $825K and maybe they have concerns about his long term durability and speed.

(But I keep thinking about gutless Rundblad and how he is probably staying and making 200 grand more than TVR. Something very wrong about that).
- RickJ

Rockford,
Switzerland,
or a fashion runway near you

Thanks for the update. Puzzling over TVR? Return? Wouldn't be much cap space from that - saved or to play with. But this is something you've heard before a potential trade of TVR.
- Marlowe

I'm puzzled at this thought as well. If he's moved with his small cap hit it seems it would be a hockey trade. One thing it tells me is they are sure Campbell is gonna sign.

Without knowing the return the Hawks seemingly don't mind having little to no depth on the blueline, or having only one right shot Dman.

I guess I am trying to make a point with one:

Darren Helm resigns with Wings and gets a 3.85 mil per year contract for five years.
He is now is signed until he is 34.

I am stating this becasue teams reward their guys.

Nine years of service and a Stanley Cup in his rookie season.

My point is that's what happens even when the CAP goes stagnant.

It's not worth going backward to begrudge the team for signings when the Cap road looked much rosier...

This puzzling idea of trading TvR hangs connected to the possible Campbell signing on top of the Michal Kempny, and upside of Sustav Forsling as a pusj the pace rocket shot possible.He is 20 (not 19 as i saw someone here state) and is not planning to scour all of Rockford for the nearest IKEA for swedish meatballs as he has an agreement to go back and develop in Linköping if the team feels he is not ready. that will be the case for each and every one of the three years of his deal.

So the only think I can imagine with this TvR is the team feels confident
a) the others are decent enough to fill his skates and play,
or
b) a team with a real deficit on the backline is offering a pretty good player for him.

Mayeb a reclamation project who was a #1 pick, or simply a good players with a contract that fits the hawks Cap.

Just remember even if they acquired that 2.5 mil Yakupov contract to expose him to the expansion draft, it still looms a large hit.

and you don't trade away TvR for Anton Lander or some unequal value...

my entire point is you can argue there a re more than a few teams that would like TvR extend his contract and might just might give the Hawks a good return for a undrafted guy they signed for $.
The puzzling part to all of might be how after preaching for a decade "your organization really needs about ten defenseman who can and might be called into service, because of injuries..."
that the hawks would ignore their own philosophy.

so would they launch this "young vet" for a future or a long term prospect?

It is clear there are teams in need, I am just all that sure they have returns that help this present Blackhawk team...

There. I just wasted mor eof my fleeting life on hearsay!