Shut your big fat mouth. Dale is the best GM in the league, you silly man.
- mohel

Most of that depth you speak of came when Smith and unbelievably, Pulford were GM.
The depth for the 13 and 15 teams came from Bowman moves. After Tallon (frank)ed up the QO that put the Hawks in cap hell in the 1st place.
- Elbows15

Are you trying to help T Cam out with the basement fund?

he was booted upstairs in the first place because he was throwing money around on bad contracts.

I will say it again. Tallon sucks as a GM.
- Elbows15

Have to say, not impressed with his free agent decisions, passed on Seth Jones, the contract he gave Huet was an absolute joke. I have a funny feeling the way he spends money he has no clue how to balance a check book, probably spends every dime he's made.

The follow up is in the works and it's a "Dude's Guide to Surviving Kids".

Maybe the divorce one can be the 3rd edition.
- Justin Lowe

Ya... that's probably a better follow-up. I have 5 kids, feel free to ask me any questions.

Best game memory:

April 2, 1989 - last regular season game of the 1988-89 season - Hawks vs Leafs.

Sitting in first row center second balcony right above the Leaf net. Troy Murray with the OT game winner to put the Hawks in the playoffs with a mere 28 wins on the season. They then would go on to the Western Conference finals.

I think at least three flat MGDs in the wax Bismarck cups were spilled on me when the cheer went up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zko64dyOMAU
- Return of the Roar

Those cups were loud when they were turned upside down and stomped on. The post game shows on the radio always had those echos.

Ya... that's probably a better follow-up. I have 5 kids, feel free to ask me any questions.
- DarthKane

Hahaha

Are you trying to help T Cam out with the basement fund?
- mohel

Yep. I am a giver


Its also true.

Ya... that's probably a better follow-up. I have 5 kids, feel free to ask me any questions.
- DarthKane

Well, this explains a lot

Most of that depth you speak of came when Smith and unbelievably, Pulford were GM.
The depth for the 13 and 15 teams came from Bowman moves. After Tallon (frank)ed up the QO that put the Hawks in cap hell in the 1st place.
- Elbows15

Have your opinion all you want and most of them I think make sense. But the QO thing was a set up and not on him. He was just the one to fall on the sword. He's better off in Fla.

The follow up is in the works and it's a "Dude's Guide to Surviving Kids".

Maybe the divorce one can be the 3rd edition.
- Justin Lowe

TC,

You had 1st time experience with the first book and are experiencing the 2nd book now. Hopefully you'll have to ask someone else about the 3rd edition!

Have your opinion all you want and most of them I think make sense. But the QO thing was a set up and not on him. He was just the one to fall on the sword. He's better off in Fla.
- 6628

Well if we're going to go with rumors then, he was the one who wanted to sign Havlat instead of Hossa, so there's that

Most of that depth you speak of came when Smith and unbelievably, Pulford were GM.
The depth for the 13 and 15 teams came from Bowman moves. After Tallon (frank)ed up the QO that put the Hawks in cap hell in the 1st place.
- Elbows15

the 15 team had no depth. Unless of course you're talking about the marvelous acquisition of Kimo Timmonen.

Have your opinion all you want and most of them I think make sense. But the QO thing was a set up and not on him. He was just the one to fall on the sword. He's better off in Fla.
- 6628

The Hawks are better off with him in Florida too.

Well if we're going to go with rumors then, he was the one who wanted to sign Havlat instead of Hossa, so there's that
- BetweenTheDots

He's also not the one behind Huet.

Well if we're going to go with rumors then, he was the one who wanted to sign Havlat instead of Hossa, so there's that
- BetweenTheDots

The worst picks he made were Aliu and Beach. No defending him there.

the 15 team had no depth. Unless of course you're talking about the marvelous acquisition of Kimo Timmonen.
- kwolf68

Kimmo was inconsequential, but the addition of Vermette was key IMO.

Have your opinion all you want and most of them I think make sense. But the QO thing was a set up and not on him. He was just the one to fall on the sword. He's better off in Fla.
- 6628

The Bowman Bros will contort themselves in all kinds of ways to absolve him of anything which could shine negative onto him. They have blamed most of the recent bungling moves on Q. But then turn right around and pontificate about all his great moves previous to that. So Q was "not to blame" for those few good moves Bowman made, but all these recent bad ones someone Q takes the blame. See how it works? Bowman never makes a mistake, it's always someone else's fault.

The worst picks he made were Aliu and Beach. No defending him there.
- 6628

I don't know, but what i do know he's struggling to build a playoff team in Florida

Kimmo was inconsequential, but the addition of Vermette was key IMO.
- Ogilthorpe2

Kimmo didn't do anything on the ice but I think his acquisition sent the right message to the players and the fans - the entire organization was doing what it could to win that year. Sure, they might have won it without that deal but it's hard to fault it because they did win.

The Bowman Bros will contort themselves in all kinds of ways to absolve him of anything which could shine negative onto him. They have blamed most of the recent bungling moves on Q. But then turn right around and pontificate about all his great moves previous to that. So Q was "not to blame" for those few good moves Bowman made, but all these recent bad ones someone Q takes the blame. See how it works? Bowman never makes a mistake, it's always someone else's fault.
- kwolf68

Well since he's got his lackey JC coaching the team, no more fall guys around to blame

Kimmo was inconsequential, but the addition of Vermette was key IMO.
- Ogilthorpe2

True and that was a needed and good move. I also like the Oduya move, that may have been his best move. But for every Oduya move there is poop like Rundblad, timo, Weise, etc. This isn't about Saad trade, which turns out was probably a bad deal, at least I "got it" what Bowman was thinking, he lost, not too bad, but he lost. However, the made NO SENSE at all moves he has to own.

The Bowman Bros will contort themselves in all kinds of ways to absolve him of anything which could shine negative onto him. They have blamed most of the recent bungling moves on Q. But then turn right around and pontificate about all his great moves previous to that. So Q was "not to blame" for those few good moves Bowman made, but all these recent bad ones someone Q takes the blame. See how it works? Bowman never makes a mistake, it's always someone else's fault.
- kwolf68

No, but please, continue.

Just thought it would be good to keep it in one consistent thread on the blog.

ha. No.

I was just trying something new out.

I can post my updates in the thread as well for all to comment on. Might work better!
- Justin Lowe

I like both. I often get to your blogs after at least 5 pages of comments have been made already. It's nice to get your takes all in one place before I begin reading through the rest.

Just thought it would be good to keep it in one consistent thread on the blog.

ha. No.

I was just trying something new out.

I can post my updates in the thread as well for all to comment on. Might work better!
- Justin Lowe

I like both. I often get to your blogs after at least 5 pages of comments have been made already. It's nice to get your takes all in one place before I begin reading through the rest.

Kimmo didn't do anything on the ice but I think his acquisition sent the right message to the players and the fans - the entire organization was doing what it could to win that year. Sure, they might have won it without that deal but it's hard to fault it because they did win.
- matt_ahrens

Had Bowman used a pair of 2nd round picks on an actual hockey player maybe they actually do better the NEXT year. Kimo timmonen was a lame brained move, period. There was absolutely no rationale reason to get that guy. Just like the Weise/Flushman trade and of course his continual dalliance with David freaking Rundblad...those poopty ass players alone cost the Hawks what? Three or four 2nd round draft picks and Phil Danault? Brilliant.