Breaking - GMs are talking on the draft floor.
- walleyeb1

Anyone else here at the draft?? Pretty cool experience. Got to take a picture with the cup.

Still blows my mind that Saad is back. How many times does a young, blossoming star player like that leave his first team to receive his big pay day elsewhere....only to wind up back where he started just 2 years later without any dip in his level of play or trajectory? Crazy circumstances. Really sucks that we were put in a position that forced our hand into moving a talent like Panarin....but at least we got back another star talent, a fan favorite, and a very exciting player to watch.

Now lets pray we can land another top 6 winger and maybe another tweak on defense. And pray some more that Hossa comes back for the playoffs if we're good enough to make it. Ya never know.
- SimpleJack

Think it'd be cool if somehow they got Saad there either tonight or tomorrow to announce one of the Hawks picks...that would be a coup for McD.

Let's go Stan. Do something!

How many teams will actually congratulate the Penguins for their Stanley Cup win?

For those interested in learning more about Laurent Dauphin:

Chat before his first NHL game vs. the CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG1LwLC5VmE

Sounds like a great, hardworking kid. Could be a great addition to the team.

Anthem rocked at the UC

Anyone else here at the draft?? Pretty cool experience. Got to take a picture with the cup.
- dahawks8819

Where's the Cup at? Need a fan pass?[/img]

Ok, who's responsible for this? I'm upset. pic.twitter.com/pbLbW1IC4v

— Ian Fleming (@imfleming16) June 23, 2017

First MAF, now this.

Let's go Stan. Do something!
- Ogilthorpe2

Long time no chat. How are the skies treating you?

Great Bettman welcome!!!!

Great Bettman welcome!!!!
- Matt_Foleys_bro

And he thanked them for the "warm welcome"

I guess warm welcome for Gary is based on nothing thrown at him, no instances requiring protection, etc. ?

How many teams will actually congratulate the Penguins for their Stanley Cup win?
- eagle50

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And he thanked them for the "warm welcome"

I guess warm welcome for Gary is based on nothing thrown at him, no instances requiring protection, etc. ?
- Jason Millen

What else can he do? Not the first time he's heard it....

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- eagle50

Wonder if Vegas has an over under on it?

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- eagle50

Not many congratulated the Hawks either.

What else can he do? Not the first time he's heard it....
- Matt_Foleys_bro

One of the few things I like/can tolerate about him, he owns it.

One of the few things I like/can tolerate about him, he owns it.
- Jason Millen

Lots of practice! Ha!!!

Not many congratulated the Hawks either.
- kwolf68

Used to be normal but it seems that they are told not to do it.

Where's the Cup at? Need a fan pass?
- resqmed99[/img]

Outside at the fan fest. If you bought a ticket for the draft, the pass is included.

Used to be normal but it seems that they are told not to do it.
- eagle50

Yea, I can't remember fully, but I do know Florida and I think Pittsburgh gave the Hawks kudos. The fact I remember that is scary.

I find it highly difficult to believe he was not consulted on these moves.

If so, say hello to the next head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks: Kevin Dineen.
- John Jaeckel

Just got to this page on the blog.....damn working on Friday's.... But wouldn't it be crazy that Q loses his job to his good buddy Dineen because Dineen didn't hold anything back in his year-end interview and Q probably said the usual stuff he's said the other years they got bounced in round 1.

Assuming McD is running things for Rocky, I can see a situation where McD sits down with Q and has a "come to jesus" meeting with him. Its my way or the highway type of thing. On one side of the scale you have the Bowman(s) and the other side you have Q with McD looking at it like a Roman Emperor and deciding if he gives it the thumbs up or thumbs down.

I kind of doubt panarin is very good without Patrick Kane.
- Cephalopods

Makes me wonder how he led the Hawks in scoring when he was on a line with Hossa then?

Seriously, while I am a fan -I was a bigger Savard fan and he wound up on the Canadiens - thing is... I became a Chelios fan.

Nothing at all was wrong with Panarin's play. I also suspect he would have been decent on PK duty, but the Hawks usually like to have two guys -FO guys usually out there.

Will wait to see what else they got going on.

One of the few things I like/can tolerate about him, he owns it.
- Jason Millen

He can afford to. The guy is being paid millions for mediocrity.

He can afford to. The guy is being paid millions for mediocrity.
- tredbrta

Not mediocrity....parity....

Makes me wonder how he led the Hawks in scoring when he was on a line with Hossa then?

Seriously, while I am a fan -I was a bigger Savard fan and he wound up on the Canadiens - thing is... I became a Chelios fan.

Nothing at all was wrong with Panarin's play. I also suspect he would have been decent on PK duty, but the Hawks usually like to have two guys -FO guys usually out there.

Will wait to see what else they got going on.
- steve-hist-sdc

He didn't lead the Hawks in scoring when paired with Hossa - at the end of that experiment: Kane 20 points, Panarin 19. And I guess you missed my posts from the past, but Kane contributed to over half of Panarin's points (8) when they weren't full linemates while Hossa only contribute to 35% (5).