Are you okay Duff?
- Dieselhead

I am Good thanks . But if this team is going to put off the inevitable until the off season of moving a lame duck coach ,then IMO they might aw well start the dive to draft well . This team will continue to chase it's tail with Q and his musical chairs coaching style. Sell off the Bomma Wingles Glass Franson ,maybe get some late picks . Come back next year with a different coach and staff ,and young players to mix with the core .Something like Boston is doing right now .

The leddy trade is his worst trade ever and then timmion dault sharp hammer who should've been traded to a contender slap in his face in my opinion panrin trade right not looking good either.
- Scott1977

The Leddy trade was fine at the time. He was due a big raise and Pokka was still slated as a top 4 prospect.

Timonen was a poop trade.

Danault was a gamble, ended up real bad. Though Danault had barely made the Hawks squad at the time.

Sharp was bad.

You can't say The Hammer trade was bad and also say the Panarin one was bad if you're going by this years stats. Saad isn't doing well, but Hammer is absolute garbage in AZ.

Hammer trade was borderline good. Murphy is doing better and we jsut sent the other piece of that back to them partly for Duclair. Saad - Panarin was also borderline good as it gave ius a longer term for Saad and Forsberg in net. We'd be hosed without him right now.

Man, the bickering and sky is falling posts are in full swing today.

While we're busy eating our young about injury disclosures, the Tankathon still have the Hawks at merely a 2.2%/7.2% chance of grabbing the 1st overall/top 3 pick in 2018.

I anticipate those odds to increase as the season winds down.

http://www.tankathon.com/nhl

Again, you just don't get it.

By NHL law - a team cannot discuss any injury a player sustains - without his consent.

The only thing they can report is upper body and/or lower body.

There is no "trying to fool" the fan base. It is a punishable offense to do otherwise.

Concussion protocol does not violate this rule - because we usually see the hit that causes the player to enter it.

Because he is supposedly suffering from PCS - this is not something the team can openly talk about - not because they are trying to pull one over on fans, but because THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO!!!!

Why is this so hard to understand???
- dahawks8819

Again you're still not understanding. What I am referring to is how the situation was /has been handled. I've never said anything contrary to what you are posting about. I've clearly stated that in my post about the privacy issue what's so hard for you to comprehend. No reason for you to go criticize others. Lighten up

Man, the bickering and sky is falling posts are in full swing today.
- JRoenick97

With Tyler Sikura playing well in Rockford with a recent 5-game goal streak and 11 overall (which is 3rd on the Hogs, not to mention having the best shooting % on the team and leading forwards in +/-), maybe Bowman has a plan to call him up near when the NCAA season ends as additional leverage to get Dylan to sign. The Hawks have a natural and legit reason to call up Tyler (i.e. reward for a strongly performing farmhand) while also using it as an enticement to get one of the team's top prospects locked up.

Regardless, the situation with the Sikura brothers seems much healthier and better managed than the situation with the Hayes brothers. Then again, Jimmy and Kevin weren't the sharpest knives in the drawer and had entitlement issues while I don't see that at all with Tyler and Dylan. I feel confident that Dylan will sign in early spring.
- AEL_Fox

Tyler Sikura is on an AHL contract. He can't be called up unless he signs an NHL deal.

Tyler Sikura is on an AHL contract. He can't be called up unless he signs an NHL deal.
- Justin Lowe

Hawks are at 47/50 contracts so they could sign him as incentive for his brother.

Man, the bickering and sky is falling posts are in full swing today.
- JRoenick97

I am guessing most of us are reading this website while we are at work. In the big picture, does it really matter what is ailing Crow? In fact, does it matter if the team is winning or losing? Last time I checked, I had to go to work when the team wom the SC, and when they didn't. IT JUST DOESN"T MATTER.

Another thing to look at, Rocky got a big chunk of change when Vegas came on board. What did he do to earn that? He will get another big chunk of change when Seattle, or Quebec City get their team. Winning is good, but it is not the only thing.
The NHL is run by horsepoop guys, and is really a horsepoop league. There is no reason to get your blood pressure elevated over it.
Let Crow heal, let Toews make confusing comments, let Scotty backpedal, let Q run the blender, let Stan hand out contracts. I bet most of us will still be working our jobs.

I am guessing most of us are reading this website while we are at work. In the big picture, does it really matter what is ailing Crow? In fact, does it matter if the team is winning or losing? Last time I checked, I had to go to work when the team wom the SC, and when they didn't. IT JUST DOESN"T MATTER.

Another thing to look at, Rocky got a big chunk of change when Vegas came on board. What did he do to earn that? He will get another big chunk of change when Seattle, or Quebec City get their team. Winning is good, but it is not the only thing.
The NHL is run by horsepoop guys, and is really a horsepoop league. There is no reason to get your blood pressure elevated over it.
Let Crow heal, let Toews make confusing comments, let Scotty backpedal, let Q run the blender, let Stan hand out contracts. I bet most of us will still be working our jobs.
- powerenforcer

Not me………..i retired

and i highly recommend it as soon as it's financially feasible for you !!

Hawks are at 47/50 contracts so they could sign him as incentive for his brother.
- JRoenick97

I am fully expecting this, the announcement will be signing the Sikura brothers. I think this would be a great approach for the club to take.

I'd expect the Hawks to trade a contract or two at the deadline to give themselves from wiggle room for signing college and European free agents.

I am guessing most of us are reading this website while we are at work. In the big picture, does it really matter what is ailing Crow? In fact, does it matter if the team is winning or losing? Last time I checked, I had to go to work when the team wom the SC, and when they didn't. IT JUST DOESN"T MATTER.

Another thing to look at, Rocky got a big chunk of change when Vegas came on board. What did he do to earn that? He will get another big chunk of change when Seattle, or Quebec City get their team. Winning is good, but it is not the only thing.
The NHL is run by horsepoop guys, and is really a horsepoop league. There is no reason to get your blood pressure elevated over it.
Let Crow heal, let Toews make confusing comments, let Scotty backpedal, let Q run the blender, let Stan hand out contracts. I bet most of us will still be working our jobs.
- powerenforcer

Agreed. I watched when they sucked in the 90's and I'll watch while they struggle now. Not many teams can stay perennial contenders in the league, especially with the cap now.

Stan has made some questionable moves, but who hasn't as a GM? He's also extracted top talent form overseas and even made some great trades. People seem to forget that when the team struggles. People rave about uncle Dale building the core, but he had top picks to work with, not late first. He also made bad trades and signed bad deals, just like all GMs do.

So I was watching this crazy movie on hulu, "Hobo with a shotgun," and I could swear that Sidney Crosby plays the part of Ivan. The psycho son of the evil villain who uses hockey skates as his weapon of choice.

So there's that.

The Leddy trade was fine at the time. He was due a big raise and Pokka was still slated as a top 4 prospect.

Timonen was a poop trade.

Danault was a gamble, ended up real bad. Though Danault had barely made the Hawks squad at the time.

Sharp was bad.

You can't say The Hammer trade was bad and also say the Panarin one was bad if you're going by this years stats. Saad isn't doing well, but Hammer is absolute garbage in AZ.

Hammer trade was borderline good. Murphy is doing better and we jsut sent the other piece of that back to them partly for Duclair. Saad - Panarin was also borderline good as it gave ius a longer term for Saad and Forsberg in net. We'd be hosed without him right now.
- JRoenick97

Can we stop lamenting the Danault trade for a few minutes to wish him well after taking that Chara slapshot to the head the other night?

Off the soap box now.

The rebuild is on the fly. One good draft and one good trade could make a huge difference. The likelihood of either is not real good, but not out of the realm of happening.

In the draft lottery they need to get Brady Tczchuk. Then they need to trade someone from this threesome for a power forward type: DeBrincat, Schmatz, Sinkula. You must have more toughness and willingness to play a physical checking game in the playoffs. This is how it could happen. Would take more than a lucky rabbit's tail to happen. Plus Rutta and Forsling need to be consistent.
- jhawk59

"Sikura". There's no "n" or "l" in his name. Da (frank)

Can we stop lamenting the Danault trade for a few minutes to wish him well after taking that Chara slapshot to the head the other night?

Off the soap box now.
- hpk90

I watched that game. Scary stuff. Glad he's at home resting now.

I think I'm understanding your logic. DeBrincat, Schmaltz, and Sikura are small forwards (either by height, weight, and/or frame) who also are highly talented offensively. You could possibly throw Duclair into that mix as he's only 5'11" but is a goal scorer like DeBrincat who are in contrast to playmakers like Schmaltz and Sikura. They're all top-6 material and would best be suited on L1 or L2 to maximize their talents.

Yet, are they redundant as small top-6 forwards? Add in Kane, and that's 5 small top-6 forwards to go along with Toews and Saad (not to mention Anisimov who can play 2C). This also doesn't factor in Hartman (5'11") who has played 2LW lately but is best suited as a 3rd liner in the long run. So then is it best to leverage that redundancy as a trade chip for a need like an additional power forward to play top 6?

That general concept of prospect redundancy may be a reason why it was supposedly easy to part ways with Dauphin even though they just acquired him half a year ago. In Rockford they had quite a few potential bottom-6 centers who were developing quite well in Kampf, Highmore, and Johnson. So did that depth at bottom-6 center make one of them expendable, in this case Dauphin? That prospect depth allowed the Hawks to shed a little bit of salary by swapping two underachieving wingers in Panik for Duclair.
- AEL_Fox

You take the best player regardless of size. And with the NHL getting faster having players that forecheck tenaciously, are quick up the ice and have a bit of finish are good to have.

Tampa Bay has a lot of lil guys, so does Vegas, so did Pittsburgh when they won twice in a row.

Size is pretty irrelevant in today's NHL.

Again, you just don't get it.

By NHL law - a team cannot discuss any injury a player sustains - without his consent.

The only thing they can report is upper body and/or lower body.

There is no "trying to fool" the fan base. It is a punishable offense to do otherwise.

Concussion protocol does not violate this rule - because we usually see the hit that causes the player to enter it.

Because he is supposedly suffering from PCS - this is not something the team can openly talk about - not because they are trying to pull one over on fans, but because THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO!!!!

Why is this so hard to understand???
- dahawks8819

That's not true, the teams decided not to list specific injuries so opponents wouldn't target them.

It is ENTIRELY up to the team, but it really doesn't matter if you have a determined reporter or fan base it eventually comes out.

Man, the bickering and sky is falling posts are in full swing today.
- JRoenick97

sky may not be falling but the hawks in the standings sure are...now 12th in the conf behind the ducks..behind 4 teams for wild card spot...

the fact that its only 3-5 points is not the issue...they have to jump 4 teams...and we now enter the season of 3 point games...

they come out and have bad week...look out

The Leddy trade was fine at the time. He was due a big raise and Pokka was still slated as a top 4 prospect.

Timonen was a poop trade.

Danault was a gamble, ended up real bad. Though Danault had barely made the Hawks squad at the time.

Sharp was bad.

You can't say The Hammer trade was bad and also say the Panarin one was bad if you're going by this years stats. Saad isn't doing well, but Hammer is absolute garbage in AZ.

Hammer trade was borderline good. Murphy is doing better and we jsut sent the other piece of that back to them partly for Duclair. Saad - Panarin was also borderline good as it gave ius a longer term for Saad and Forsberg in net. We'd be hosed without him right now.
- JRoenick97

Murphy has been the best defensive player on the team.

"Sikura". There's no "n" or "l" in his name. Da (frank)
- BlazinMike

You take the best player regardless of size. And with the NHL getting faster having players that forecheck tenaciously, are quick up the ice and have a bit of finish are good to have.

Tampa Bay has a lot of lil guys, so does Vegas, so did Pittsburgh when they won twice in a row.

Size is pretty irrelevant in today's NHL.
- fattybeef

Ehhhh you still need some size or a tenacious player like Shaw for some net front presence, I know our power play can use that right now

Murphy has been the best defensive player on the team.
- fattybeef

When you say that it's hard to argue but at the same time yikes

- DarthKane

The hogs Twitter posted a shakira gif when Tyler scored the other day.

https://twitter.com/goice...status/952392203044904960

The HB bingo cards are getting filled fast today, indeed.

I'll say the Danault trade was the worst trade that comes to mind. I can at least see the reasoning behind the other trades, even if they didn't work out.

The other question is how many D's has Bowman drafted that became top 4 caliber? I realize these don't grow on trees, and it's more difficult when drafting last or almost last, but this has been a real weakness of the Bowman era.