Holy poop Stanley.
- JRoenick97

How was the payment of Jurko that close to that of Oduya

Way to go Stan I love broccoli

I wonder if the Stars retained any salary? I would think 50%. Otherwise the Hawks are basically done.
- -Doh-

Wouldn't it be ironic if McNeil enjoyed the same success next year that Danault is experiencing this year. They were both drafted in the 1st round of the 2011 draft. McNeil 18th and Danault 26th.

McNeill was a bust from the start. Never made an impact in any game he played Great pickup for the Blackhawks. Plug and play.

Nill with some skid row bro

How was the payment of Jurko that close to that of Oduya
- cnfan261311

I bet Oduya had some leverage.

McNeil and 50% salary retain? Starting to sport a tremendous woo___y!!!!!
- Matt_Foleys_bro

Damn......the max amount Dallas could retain!!!!

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Tracey Myers‏Verified account @TramyersCSN 37s37 seconds ago
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#Blackhawks officially announce Oduya return. Conditional fourth-round pick is in 2018. AND Hjalmarsson on IR.

Good luck to McNeil. Maybe he gets a chance to play there.

Bobby Mac twitter
If CHI wins two rounds and Oduya plays in 50 per cent or more of CHI games, fourth-round pick becomes a third-round pick to DAL.
- Marlowe

Worth it.

I bet Oduya had some leverage.
- eagle50

Back channel through Kooga feeding info to Stan.

Holy poop Stanley.
- JRoenick97

Pretty favorable deal, hope JO is 100%

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#Blackhawks officially announce Oduya return. Conditional fourth-round pick is in 2018. AND Hjalmarsson on IR.
- mrpaulish

Do they get cap savings from IR? Trying to figure out how much cap space there is for another trade. Still think they need another B6 forward.

- DarthKane

Holy crap

Leaves room for another pickup

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#Blackhawks officially announce Oduya return. Conditional fourth-round pick is in 2018. AND Hjalmarsson on IR.
- mrpaulish

So 7 days for Hammer, retro to the day he got hurt.

Do they get cap savings from IR? Trying to figure out how much cap space there is for another trade.
- Marlowe

dont think so. Roster spot I believe is the benefit. Not 100 on that though

Dang. Stars giving up HARD.

Do they get cap savings from IR? Trying to figure out how much cap space there is for another trade.
- Marlowe

No, just roster spot for JO

I bet Oduya had some leverage.
- eagle50

Seriously, McNeil and a conditional seems light for Oduya. Did Oduya have a no trade or modified no trade and force Nill's hand a tad as far as where he would go?

I bet Oduya had some leverage.
- eagle50

Wonder if Nill was replaying Stan for the Sharp debacle???

No, just roster spot for JO
- JRoenick97

Think they need a B6 forward - hopefully good on face offs...

Pretty favorable deal, hope JO is 100%
- John Jaeckel

He at least played 18+ minutes last night

Late last night 93Joe was hinting at a possible deal between the Hawks and Canucks...Bo Horvat's name was mentioned and that along with all the talk of necessary C depth got me digging. Here's a list of centers that may be nice additions to the bottom 6, but obviously come with their warts:

Tyler Bozak: 14G/25A, 56.0 FO% but doesn't really play on the PK and not sure if TOR would want to part with him anyway as it looks like they're gonna be in the tourney. Remaining cap hit is $933,333 according to CapFriendly and his cap hit for one more year would be $4.2m.

Brandon Sutter: 15G/12A, 55.8 FO% and 53.9 FO% on the PK. Just 28 yrs old and 6'3" although only 190 lbs jeezzz. Remaining cap hit is $972,222. Problems may arise next year with his cap hit being $4.375m, but I'm with those that say figure out next year NEXT YEAR.

Travis Zajac: 13G/26A, 54.8 FO% and 53.8 FO% on the PK. I've always liked Zajac's play. He's got playoff experience in which he's performed pretty well in. His remaining cap hit is $1,309,722. The Devils aren't making the playoffs this year, so any idea why there hasn't been more talk with the Devils by Bowman? I feel like they have some players to like. Again the problem would come next year with his $5.75m cap hit.

John Mitchell: 2G/2A, 54.4 FO% and not much PK time (only 43.8 FO% out of 32 FO). His remaining cap hit is $410,000 and he is a UFA after this year - really the only reasons I would be interested as his basic stats (I didn't get into the CF%, shot suppression, possession, etc) aren't that appealing, at least to me.

Bo Horvat: 18G/22A, 51.5 FO% and 47 FO% on the PK. Heavy body with some speed and YOUNG. From what I've watched, he likes to play in front of the net which the Hawks could use. I'm not sure why the Canucks would trade him as there seems to be potential for growth, but if so I think the Hawks should be all over that. Plus it will appease those that want a Triple H line. His remaining cap hit is $198,704 and will be an RFA after this season.

Anyway that was a lot of stats and rambling, but I'd like to hear from you guys if you think any of these players should be ones that the Hawks target before 3pm ET tomorrow or if there's other I didn't think of.

First post on Hockeybuzz, complete. Glad to be a part of this message board, keep it up JJ and everyone else who comments. Always a good read.
- TommyWantWingy