By Canadian Thanksgiving, whatever game that is.
- Ogilthorpe2

all bets are off if season is cancelled. Then we will have to talk about who plays opposite of Marshall for the Bears

Q canned in Edmonton 11/14...got it.

Anyone else want to get in on the "when does Q get canned" pool?
- EKolb13

I'll give him to the mid-point of (hopefully a full) season. Put me down for 41.

By Canadian Thanksgiving, whatever game that is.
- Ogilthorpe2

I think that would be the first weekend of the season, Ogi. Canadian Thanksgiving=October 8.

By Canadian Thanksgiving, whatever game that is.
- Ogilthorpe2

That's October 8th. Season doesn't even start until the 13th, if it does start on time.

I'll give him to the mid-point of (hopefully a full) season. Put me down for 41.
- NewToHockey

If a lockout happens, we'll re-do the pool when hockey starts up again. Until then, we'll do the pool as if the season is going to happen.

all bets are off if season is cancelled. Then we will have to talk about who plays opposite of Marshall for the Bears
- ikeane

This bad ass , thats who....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He63Wocae1g

No offense, but I'm not buying it.
- EKolb13

I'm not offended, don't worry. I've seen a lot of "insiders" throw around a lot of BS on these boards so I'd be wary too.

Whats up Ogi ??
- mrpaulish

Jack (frank)ing poop. You?

That's October 8th. Season doesn't even start until the 13th, if it does start on time.
- EKolb13

Give him a mulligan, EK.

Jack (frank)ing poop. You?
- Ogilthorpe2

shhheeiitttt

Woah guys. What's with all the Doom and Gloom lately?

I think that would be the first weekend of the season, Ogi. Canadian Thanksgiving=October 8.
- djd

Yeah, just realized that, for some reason I thought it was at the end of October, so more like game 7.

Actaully Rocky is pretty smart , maybe Rocky thinks there will be no hockey this year....?? I dunno , grasping for reasons to make this average roster make sense.
- mrpaulish

I could see him making contingency plans regarding that for things such as non-player payroll insurance, arena operations and the like.

But to oversee an operation (again just guessing here) that overtly does not improve themselves by getting changes so sorely needed sends the message that this whole "One Goal" thing is now a farce.

To waste the vaunted core players' contract time for what appears to be a 2nd straight season is rather disheartening.

I put in game 28 earlier ....

I can't believe I'm talking about betting on the demise of the team when just 25 months and 8 days ago, this team was on top of the world.
- blackhawk24

Sooner the better so we can move forward.
i'm so over this management....they need to go NOW!

Hey Rocky, grow some and do something....while you're at it get rid of this over promotion and the core concept. It's a team concept, not about 5 overhyped guys.

No wonder we have issues.

Yeah, just realized that, for some reason I thought it was at the end of October, so more like game 7.
- Ogilthorpe2

Day before Halloween...got it.

While there was no impact to the PP percentage, with Smith helping out, the Hawks did end a zero for forty something PP goal drought.
- EKolb13

Eli...let's face it. The Hawks PP was bad all year. Late in the season the PP was god awful, and even when they scored they didn't look particularly good doing it...

...something about a blind squirrel applied to the Hawks PP.

Eli...let's face it. The Hawks PP was bad all year. Late in the season the PP was god awful, and even when they scored they didn't look particularly good doing it...

...something about a blind squirrel applied to the Hawks PP.
- ArlingtonRob

I can't argue that.

Q canned in Edmonton 11/14...got it.

Anyone else want to get in on the "when does Q get canned" pool?
- EKolb13

After 5th game of 5 game losing streak. If season starts on time, should be November road trip

Woah guys. What's with all the Doom and Gloom lately?
- CBHawks88

Eli...let's face it. The Hawks PP was bad all year. Late in the season the PP was god awful, and even when they scored they didn't look particularly good doing it...

...something about a blind squirrel applied to the Hawks PP.
- ArlingtonRob

Actually they started the season en fuego...then they fell off the cliff and never recovered.

I put in game 28 earlier ....

I can't believe I'm talking about betting on the demise of the team when just 25 months and 8 days ago, this team was on top of the world.
- blackhawk24

Do they have a game on Chrismas Eve or Christmas Day? If so, that's my vote.

Do they have a game on Chrismas Eve or Christmas Day? If so, that's my vote.
- hawks2010

They play on the 23rd and 26th.

Do they have a game on Chrismas Eve or Christmas Day? If so, that's my vote.
- hawks2010

Dunno. I was writing out the lineup for my kids softball game tonight and as I was penciling in my daughters' uni number (#28), I was on HB, saw Ekolb's post and just put in 28 days right away.

Dunno. I was writing out the lineup for my kids softball game tonight and as I was penciling in my daughters' uni number (#28), I was on HB, saw Ekolb's post and just put in 28 days right away.
- blackhawk24

Actually, we're doing the picks by game number, not days.

Sooner the better so we can move forward.
i'm so over this management....they need to go NOW!

Hey Rocky, grow some and do something....while you're at it get rid of this over promotion and the core concept. It's a team concept, not about 5 overhyped guys.

No wonder we have issues.
- Hawkster

In the cap era all teams focus on a "core" of players and fill in accordingly. Big money is given to the best players and the remainder of the roster is filled with complimentary players...like it or not that's how it's done. I can see how fans can get tired of the word core, especially when fortunes turn sour.

The Kings are lucky that few players were UFA after this cup season, but they'll have problems eventually and their roster will need to be turned over.

This is where scouting, drafting, signing FA's and trading comes in...the front office. A good GM and staff can keep a team competitive when turnover is needed. So far, SB and company have failed to keep the Hawks on top....decent, but not great. Playoffs, but no advancement.

If things don't change, there should be changes in the front office...paging Rocky Wirtz!

Is it any wonder that few teams come close to repeating as champs.