Just wait until next season when Seabrook TOI cannot ever be so high. As we have been saying, time moves on and if you want to win we need new blood. Same goes for Keith but with him he is not yet real close to the slippery slope of no return. Notice how Murphy is penalized because Colliton does not trust Dahlstrom. With Gus he is a lot like Gardiner in Toronto. Babcock says he does enough things well enough.

Obviously IF Gus sticks around he should become more of a specialist with sometimes sheltered third pair minutes. The state of the blueline core is that it is in flux

The great prospects and.the second tier guys like a Gilbert will be chomping at the bit by this time next year. Reality is that you can only play so many of them in Chicago. It may take a different length of time for prospect to get how to play. Jokiharju is mighty young too. And then there is the question of too many prospects being similar players.

If I had to guess i see red flags with Forsling. Too one dimensional and gets injured often. Gus will go once Boqvist is ready. So you will retain a great offensive guy
But we might find out that Beaudin and Mitchell are the real deal

I like Carlsson speed as a boost to solid all around player. I am wondering if his pp goals due to his good shot will translate to NHL. I would love to see a mobile Kryz graduate to NHL but until he does Murphy stays put. Or if it turns out that both Hillman and Gilbert can handle NHL.

Dahlstrom is a player whom has to take the next step. Is he quick enough. Has been more physical than I expected. Of course it is consistency and cutting down mistakes with dmen. Tough situation for prospects whom need to play NHL because they won't improve much more by further AHL That is basically where Dahlstrom resides right now.

The one trickiest part may be fitting in whom the coaches like best as you have to look at whom plays what side on defense. But clearly I would like to see Hillman and Gilbert battling for a third pair and Kryz would work on a third pair as well. Good coaching and a year or two of AHL means that you could conceivably put two rookies together. If they keep it simple and had a B Trotz quality type coach, they could play together.

Carlsson is the 5th. The top four takes shape once the prospects get more experience.

This is basically just pointing out a few things and follows the outline AEL_Fox spelled out.

On Kampf: good enough until someone else comes along. Nilson? Kampf does not appear to be the smartest tack.
- jhawk59

Next year Seabrook will be on the ice in a wheel chair and Stan and MC D will tell everyone this is a playoff team


The makeup of this team is awful. They get pushed around and NOBODY has the hoodspa to step up and protect these guys .

one of the best lines about an athlete I have ever heard: Fred O'Connor, the Bears' former backfield coach, once said, ''The first time I saw Walter Payton in the locker room, I thought God must have taken a chisel and said, 'I'm going to make me a halfback.' ''
- bogiedoc

That is great, hahaha!!

Hampton was on the radio recently, and talked about Parkey. He said, "Do that in 85, Mongo and Danimal will run you through 'the program.'"

Next year Seabrook will be on the ice in a wheel chair and Stan and MC D will tell everyone this is a playoff team


The makeup of this team is awful. They get pushed around and NOBODY has the hoodspa to step up and protect these guys .
- Taylorst1

I couldn't"t agree more. Toews is too soft now. He remains a valuable player but the old version would be so much better for this team. Bowman cannot fathom up any excuse for not adding at least one top six player preferably with size but must be effective along boards and willing to check. That being said, what players might be available when they draft? Best player available or trade to get the sort of player this team desperately needs?

Next year Seabrook will be on the ice in a wheel chair and Stan and MC D will tell everyone this is a playoff team


The makeup of this team is awful. They get pushed around and NOBODY has the hoodspa to step up and protect these guys .
- Taylorst1

What the Hell is “hoodspa”?

What the Hell is “hoodspa”?
- StLBravesFan

Chutzpah, I think he meant. Not familiar with Yiddish, I take it, just spelling as it sounds.

Interesting thing from the game...TOI for the blueline

Keith 24:16
Seabrook 23:45
Gustafsson 21:06
Murphy 16:00
Dahlstrom 15:58
Joki 14:02

Seabrook doesn't often get these many minutes anymore. Noticed he was playing with Keith. He has a few games in Nov where he played 25-26 minutes, but most nights he has been getting 14-17 minutes.
- breadbag

Seabrook had a decent game, but was there a single Hawk that was not invisible during 5v5?

What the Hell is “hoodspa”?
- StLBravesFan

Kind of a seedy massage parlor where the masseuses can often be heard uttering the phrase "Happy ending?" to clients.

Chutzpah, I think he meant. Not familiar with Yiddish, I take it, just spelling as it sounds.
- I Am The Breadman

Or testicular fortitude.

Kind of a seedy massage parlor where the masseuses can often be heard uttering the phrase "Happy ending?" to clients.
- HawkintheD

Then comes the chutzpah, pun intended.

Or testicular fortitude.
- riozzo

Now you're speaking gibberish, haha.

*NEW* blog up: https://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=97222

Patrick Kane's resume everyone.

If you’re not going to make the playoffs (and they’re not) being dead last isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It allows the Hawks to add an impactful player without giving up assets. Screw it embrace the losses!
- tyweb69

And maybe they do something drastic and give us something to do other than female dog about the same stuff over and over haha.

The Hawks need to tank for Jack Hughes, he is very similar to Patrick Kane. Could you imagine having 2 Kanes on the team? lol.