Sad to read this Always enjoyed your blogs John !

Wish you the best

You have been MUST reading since I found Hockeybuzz my friend. Your insight and input in all things not only Hawks, but also hockey, has been a joy for a very long time.
I wish you well in the future and look forward to continue to read your solid blogs. These are huge shoes to fill right here, and hope the next person can come reasonably close. Good luck, and we'll stay in touch. YOU ARE THE BEST JJ!!!!!

Good riddance.

But for real, it's always been a pleasure chatting with you, JJ, even when we disagree.

Best of luck with the new gig!

JJ, you've made following the Hawks all that much better. I always enjoyed your common sense approach to covering the team and I appreciate all the hard work and effort you put in to keep us informed.

Congrats on the new gig!!

Thanks for all your work here John!!!!

I will follow you to your next site - and hope most of the dink bags stay here!!!!!!

Thanks for everything JJ - can't wait to see what over-hyped kid they bring up from Rockford to replace you.

Thanks for all your work here John!!!!

I will follow you to your next site - and hope most of the dink bags stay here!!!!!!


- dahawks8819

but you just posted you were going

JJ always a good read. Thanks for all you did here on HB.

Good riddance.

But for real, it's always been a pleasure chatting with you, JJ, even when we disagree.

Best of luck with the new gig!
- BINGO!

come on. one last line combo post.

JJ,

I've really enjoyed your blogs and commentary on Puckin' Hostile. Nothing but the best to you and the new gig.

best to you and your new gig...its been fun...you have great hockey acumen...

yes we didn't always agree...but so what..thats what makes this banter entertaining...

i won't say its been a pleasure. But it sure was interesting. Which isn't a bad thing.

come on. one last line combo post.
- TTtime

Those will continue as scheduled.

What a bummer!

Thanks for everything JJ, Goodluck!

I'll mist the level headed articles to put a good perspective on this team, and the discussions that followed. Hopefully you can keep it up at your next gig, and they don't replace you here with Tanner.

Farewell, my friend.

Those will continue as scheduled.
- BINGO!

How are my boys doing?

JJ, Thank you for all that you have done to give all us Hawk fans a place to talk hockey while we were supposed to be working.

How are my boys doing?
- TTtime

TT has been awesome. Looks like he's playing a video game (and has been throwing hits!)

TvR, Nordstrom and Kruger are as they've always been. Not the most talented guys in the world but they can move the puck up the ice and are a pain to play against.

Darling has been incredibly average, which is a massive improvement on what the Canes are used to.

So, Tanner's going to get the Blackhawk blog too? Face palm!
- scottak

I am sure Tanner is writing a blog right now about how he was not mentioned in Johns farewell blog

TT has been awesome. Looks like he's playing a video game (and has been throwing hits!)

TvR, Nordstrom and Kruger are as they've always been. Not the most talented guys in the world but they can move the puck up the ice and are a pain to play against.

Darling has been incredibly average, which is a massive improvement on what the Canes are used to.
- BINGO!

The NHL is littered with players like this...solid, former Hawks players who were sent away for nothing because of reaction to poor contract decisions by front office or just completely stupid decisions by FO. Leddy and Danault are still the ones that irks me the most (for different reasons, I knew Leds had to be moved), but TT was given away just so someone would eat a contract. He's really a borderline Top 6 player (a great 3 liner), which is a HELL of a lot to just toss into the dump.

And people wonder why the Hawks look like crap....

You're a class act. Thanks for all the terrific blogs and all the best to you going forward.

Best of luck, JJ !

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If I was clever, I'd post a stick tap GIF.