It's just silly, man. Like I said, he's talking to teams about minutes, second contracts and special teams...while having zero experience in the league.

How does that work?
- Hank3Henshaw

Said it before. He has not played a shift yet he wants to hear he is a top 6/PP/PK guy? How bout you earn your playing time and lets go from there. That will go over great with Q.

I can see him goin to his first practice with a shirt saying "Im all that!". Then spends the rest of practise doing sprint drills. Q would eat his lunch and then some.

It's just silly, man. Like I said, he's talking to teams about minutes, second contracts and special teams...while having zero experience in the league.

How does that work?
- Hank3Henshaw

Millennial + Harvard degree

Said it before. He has not played a shift yet he wants to hear he is a top 6/PP/PK guy? How bout you earn your playing time and lets go from there. That will go over great with Q.
- z1990z

Totally agree. I mean, he could step in and be a contributor, or he could not. A lot of this hype is out of his control, but this business about minutes, special teams and future contracts is ridiculous at this point.

The Hawks aren't taking much of a risk. If he is a flop, than big deal, he is making 925k and won't earn his bonuses. It may even take a year or two for this kid to get up to speed, but he sounds like a good prospect, so why not try to sign him. Some scouts think he could be a 70-80 point guy in his career, so why not take the small risk? Right now, the Hawks have very little on LW, so anyone that is at least a 3rd liner or better is a great add.
- breadbag

Agreed on the risk. I think it is a no brainer.

As far as being a 70-80 pt guy, that might be a stretch - see him as more of a Chris Kreider type with 40-50pt potential. Also, Pananrin had a hell of a season and put up 77 pts

Hudler is likely not waiting on the Hawks, but other teams that strike out Vesey too.
- breadbag

That is a great point! His agent will tell teams, my guy wasn't good enough for you in July and nowwwww you want him? Start with 3-4 mill a year! Click! Hawks may just wind up standing out in left field with a snow shovel once this process is all said and done!
Uncle John has the PR spin already to go about the Hawks recent picks anyway. Likening back to Captian Serious , his thoughts........Hmmmmmmm.

Now he is demanding special teams play as well?
- a2zhawks

Who wrote this?

Why does everyone assume its all true?

Stop doing that.

Who wrote this?

Why does everyone assume its all true?

Stop doing that.
- vabeachbear

You cant put anything on the internet that isnt true...

Who wrote this?

Why does everyone assume its all true?

Stop doing that.
- vabeachbear

In addition to demanding special teams ice time, sources say Vesey is demanding Toews' #19, the team captaincy and he also wants to be both alternate captains as well.

Who wrote this?

Why does everyone assume its all true?

Stop doing that.
- vabeachbear

Joe McDonald over at ESPN
http://www.espn.com/nhl/s...s-meeting-seven-nhl-teams

It does say 'probably' so you can't assume it came directly from his camp.

Joe McDonald over at ESPN
http://www.espn.com/nhl/s...s-meeting-seven-nhl-teams

It does say probably so you can't assume it came directly from the camp.
- a2zhawks

Might as well came from Old McDonald

Grusso reporting DiPauli will sign with the Pens. Vesey loved NJD pitch. He ranks front runners as 1)NYR 2) Hawks 3)TOR

In addition to demanding special teams ice time, sources say Vesey is demanding Toews' #19, the team captaincy and he also wants to be both alternate captains as well.
- DarthKane

If all that is true, why didn't Kuc have it?

Grusso reporting DiPauli will sign with the Pens. Vesey loved NJD pitch. He ranks front runners as 1)NYR 2) Hawks 3)TOR
- ikeane

so, he loved the NJD pitch, but they're not in his frontrunners - this is well past insane news cycling now

so, he loved the NJD pitch, but they're not in his frontrunners - this is well past insane news cycling now
- pdx2ord

"news"

so, he loved the NJD pitch, but they're not in his frontrunners - this is well past insane news cycling now
- pdx2ord

He has logos on a spinning wheel and is throwing darts to see where he sticks

If all that is true, why didn't Kuc have it?
- StLBravesFan

Because he ate the report before he remembered it.

Grusso reporting DiPauli will sign with the Pens. Vesey loved NJD pitch. He ranks front runners as 1)NYR 2) Hawks 3)TOR
- ikeane

NYG ahead of Hawks....? what do the rangers have that hawks don't?

NYG ahead of Hawks....? what do the rangers have that hawks don't?
- MichaeLionheart

Hayes?

Grusso reporting DiPauli will sign with the Pens. Vesey loved NJD pitch. He ranks front runners as 1)NYR 2) Hawks 3)TOR
- ikeane

I don't trust any reports right now. There are dozens of different "sources" all saying team "XYZ" is the favorite.

I don't trust any reports right now. There are dozens of different "sources" all saying team "XYZ" is the favorite.
- breadbag

I trust Al.

And Al likes the Hawks chances on this

I trust Al.

And Al likes the Hawks chances on this
- mrpaulish

Let's see how good a prognosticator he is:

Let's see how his Hawthorne picks do tonite.

Lot of noise about this kid. Still a rookie and no way can his performance match all this hype. The last Hawks Hobey Baker player. Former Blackhawk, Hobey Baker winner Drew LeBlanc signs in Germany. "washed out at Rockford" Still need to sign a veteran wing no doubt about that either way! let go!!

Let's see how good a prognosticator he is:

Let's see how his Hawthorne picks do tonite.


- StLBravesFan

If this Vesey kid somehow ends up with the Hawks, he better be prepared to work. Q is not going to give him a thing unless he earns it.

so, he loved the NJD pitch, but they're not in his frontrunners - this is well past insane news cycling now
- pdx2ord

IF reports are true that part of his decision-making process is considering how to earn the best second contract possible, it makes a lot of sense for him to stroke the egos of every team expressing interest in him now so they maintain some interest two years from now. He wants to drive up demand and therefore his contract value. Lots of positioning and posturing going on but at the end of the day, the kid wants to get paid. I'm still liking the Hawks chances to land him.