Philip Danault has what Jonathan Toews and Marcus Kruger have. A heart the size of the building and a desire to win and be great.

I think Danault's chances of making the team rest on how well he does on draws and killing penalties against NHL competition. If he can do either or both at an acceptable NHL level, he could make the hawks.
- John Jaeckel

Roughly translated: plays BIG. Something that wins Champinships and was missing with Stalberg. This heart and soul approach could replace Frolik IMO

That was crazy yesterday eh bud? I barely it back to Oakville through that monsoon. Unfortunately power was up and running in the office or I could have just worked from him. ha.
- TyCamScore

Pretty insane Ty....NEVER SEEN IT LIKE THAT around here. We lost power in The Sog for about 4 hours but folks downtown got DRILLED.

Mother Nature is PISSED....first Calgary, then Toronto.

Pretty insane Ty....NEVER SEEN IT LIKE THAT around here. We lost power in The Sog for about 4 hours but folks downtown got DRILLED.

Mother Nature is PISSED....first Calgary, then Toronto.

- philco28

Mother Nature has had enough of Bob Cole, too

Mother Nature has had enough of Bob Cole, too
- eburgio

Mother Nature has had enough of Bob Cole, too
- eburgio

and Roenick and Milbury and especially McGuire

Philip Danault has what Jonathan Toews and Marcus Kruger have. A heart the size of the building and a desire to win and be great.

I think Danault's chances of making the team rest on how well he does on draws and killing penalties against NHL competition. If he can do either or both at an acceptable NHL level, he could make the hawks.
- John Jaeckel

If Danault can kill penalties and win draws, he would basically fill the Hawks biggest current need. That would be quite welcome.

agreed... and frolik's GWG on the penalty shot vs DET in game 6 on the road was still bigger than any goal stalberg scored all year.
- Sconnie

Agreed.......... and IMO the biggest goal of the entire year. That Penalty Shot goal
vaulted this team to the CUP !!. It was game 6 in Detroit and a 3-2 score. His finesse backhander squeezed the nuts of the Wings and gave the Hawks the swagger needed to take charge of remainder of that game and then game 7.
The team's confidence seem to sore after that goal.
Good Post.
HUGE GOAL !!

and Roenick and Milbury and especially McGuire
- philco28

Mother Nature is not alone in this regard.

Pretty insane Ty....NEVER SEEN IT LIKE THAT around here. We lost power in The Sog for about 4 hours but folks downtown got DRILLED.

Mother Nature is PISSED....first Calgary, then Toronto.

- philco28

Me neither, wild stuff for sure.

Damn, we were good in Oakville for power... you've always got a place with cable TV and high-speed internet up the road if that happens again. ESPECIALLY if it happens during a Hawks game!

Philip Danault has what Jonathan Toews and Marcus Kruger have. A heart the size of the building and a desire to win and be great.

I think Danault's chances of making the team rest on how well he does on draws and killing penalties against NHL competition. If he can do either or both at an acceptable NHL level, he could make the hawks.
- John Jaeckel

Then, I'm rooting for this guy.

Mother Nature is not alone in this regard.
- Lash8

Me neither, wild stuff for sure.

Damn, we were good in Oakville for power... you've always got a place with cable TV and high-speed internet up the road if that happens again. ESPECIALLY if it happens during a Hawks game!
- TyCamScore

Thanks Ty...DITTO if it happens in The VilleOak

Very impressed with all the knowledge of all the people posting here. Though I was a huge fan, you guys are insane, love it!
- samtsakalis

It's all smoke and mirrors.

25 goals would be great great, but it just reminds me when 20 busted out with a 40 something goal season, then 50. But 80's hockey was such a diff game.
- samtsakalis

If you're name isn't Stamkos or Ovechkin, I don't see you scoring 50 goals, and their totals are going to drop now that the Southleast has been disbanded and they have to play good teams every once in a while. Anything over 20 goals for Bickell while not allowing guys like Thornton and Kesler to take shots at Toews and Bicks will be worth the money IMO

Like Teuvo Terravainen for 2C??
- flyerdude17

I think he plays wing in Finland, but does anyone know for sure? Awfully hard to make the transition back to center in the NHL. I prefer that centers be centers their whole career, its a hard position to play and takes a lot of instincts (defensively)

Agreed.......... and IMO the biggest goal of the entire year. That Penalty Shot goal
vaulted this team to the CUP !!. It was game 6 in Detroit and a 3-2 score. His finesse backhander squeezed the nuts of the Wings and gave the Hawks the swagger needed to take charge of remainder of that game and then game 7.
The team's confidence seem to sore after that goal.
Good Post.
HUGE GOAL !!
- Hawkytalk

Biggest goal of the year (I say only a little facetiously) was Hjalmarsson's no goal against Detroit.

For them to put that behind them and come out and still win in OT - I think that made the team more than anything else in the play-offs.

After that, they were 8 and 3 against the two (arguably) best teams in the league - like, ok, no matter what you throw at us, we're going to win.

Philip Danault has what Jonathan Toews and Marcus Kruger have. A heart the size of the building and a desire to win and be great.

I think Danault's chances of making the team rest on how well he does on draws and killing penalties against NHL competition. If he can do either or both at an acceptable NHL level, he could make the hawks.
- John Jaeckel

Hey JJ, thanks for the 411 on Danault. Is there anyone other than Danault you see potentially making the Hawks out of prospect camp based on what you've seen/heard thus far?

Sure, send Teuvo Terravainen and Brookbank to Flyers for Couterier
- ikeane

Hard to know what TT can turn into. Could be the next Kane. But couterier has already been an established NHL center with Size and an already solid 2-way game. Would be curious to see if he can produce offense with sharp and hossa. Hard to trade TT already, though. I also like bjugstad in florida. Dale loves TT

If you're name isn't Stamkos or Ovechkin, I don't see you scoring 50 goals, and their totals are going to drop now that the Southleast has been disbanded and they have to play good teams every once in a while. Anything over 20 goals for Bickell while not allowing guys like Thornton and Kesler to take shots at Toews and Bicks will be worth the money IMO
- rollpards19

Yea, worth the money of course, just thinking potential. Savard and larmer took the shots back in the 80's, but when secord came in with his unproved toughness and skill they all exploded. Just a thought. But secord surprised me coming from the bruins with his hands, kinda hoping bicks can somewhat do the same.

Biggest goal of the year (I say only a little facetiously) was Hjalmarsson's no goal against Detroit.

For them to put that behind them and come out and still win in OT - I think that made the team more than anything else in the play-offs.

After that, they were 8 and 3 against the two (arguably) best teams in the league - like, ok, no matter what you throw at us, we're going to win.
- StLBravesFan

I think if Detroit had gone on to win that game, that no-goal call may have replaced the Brett Hull foot-in-the-crease goal as the most controversial call in recent playoff hockey history. Even though we won the Cup, I still get a little angry thinking about it.

Hard to know what TT can turn into. Could be the next Kane. But couterier has already been an established NHL center with Size and an already solid 2-way game. Would be curious to see if he can produce offense with sharp and hossa. Hard to trade TT already, though. I also like bjugstad in florida. Dale loves TT
- tomcat24

Personally I would take a Center with size and 2 way game in Couterier over an unknown in TT. TT could be the next Kane, or could be the second coming of Sergei Berezin/Sergei Krivokrasov. Who knows? I like what Bjugstad did at U of Minn, but how successful will he be, he is another unknown.

Biggest goal of the year (I say only a little facetiously) was Hjalmarsson's no goal against Detroit.

For them to put that behind them and come out and still win in OT - I think that made the team more than anything else in the play-offs.

After that, they were 8 and 3 against the two (arguably) best teams in the league - like, ok, no matter what you throw at us, we're going to win.
- StLBravesFan

This x10000

I think if Detroit had gone on to win that game, that no-goal call may have replaced the Brett Hull foot-in-the-crease goal as the most controversial call in recent playoff hockey history. Even though we won the Cup, I still get a little angry thinking about it.
- Lash8

Angry cause of what could have happened, agree.

Angry cause of what could have happened, agree.
- samtsakalis

Sure, but just because the Hawks prevailed in OT doesn't give the officiating crew a free pass on that call. How that can be construed as matching roughing minors is beyond me.

Raanta piece via Myers

http://www.csnchicago.com...tment-ice-surface-chicago