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EnzoD
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Denver, CO
Joined: 02.19.2014

Apr 30 @ 4:31 PM ET
I don't recall any trade or drafting mistakes. Identified a competent coach in Peeters. He built a nice nucleus and might have done better if he did not have financial constraint from ownership. And or a larger fan base, increased ticket sales

I will.say that the Darling trade bears one or two years watch. Darling had a rough year but i believe he is capable..Goaltending is mental, not just skill
He went into a starting role,too.

Anyway. Francis would not do worse than Bowman

- jhawk59


The biggest mistake in Ron Francis' tenure in Carolina was the Scott Darling contract. Who could've seen that coming? Darling had a career .921 save % before signing the $4mil x 4 deal and then laid an egg this past year with his .888 save %. Ron Francis got his team's top scorer essentially for free (Tuevo Tervainen), and has assembled one of the best defense groups in the NHL. Adding Tavares, this #3 overall pick, and Scott Darling playing closer to his time in Chicago...Carolina is a contender.
dpard
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: My preferred gender pronoun is "Corn Pop"
Joined: 04.18.2011

Apr 30 @ 4:44 PM ET
The biggest mistake in Ron Francis' tenure in Carolina was the Scott Darling contract. Who could've seen that coming? Darling had a career .921 save % before signing the $4mil x 4 deal and then laid an egg this past year with his .888 save %. Ron Francis got his team's top scorer essentially for free (Tuevo Tervainen), and has assembled one of the best defense groups in the NHL. Adding Tavares, this #3 overall pick, and Scott Darling playing closer to his time in Chicago...Carolina is a contender.
- EnzoD

If tt is your top scorer, you are NOT a contender
ObeseOprah
Chicago Blackhawks
Joined: 01.17.2014

Apr 30 @ 4:48 PM ET
Good news on our new German (actually Czeck but that doesn’t sound as cool):
He had the second highest ppg on the silver medal Germany team in the olympics.

Bad news: he was undrafted

Good news: 41 points in 42 games on the championship winning Red Bull team in the DEL

Bad news: Drew Leblanc has more points

Good news: he’s 22 and only took one penalty the entire season

Bad news: he’s 5’11”
EnzoD
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Denver, CO
Joined: 02.19.2014

Apr 30 @ 4:51 PM ET
Good news on our new German (actually Czeck but that doesn’t sound as cool):
He had the second highest ppg on the silver medal Germany team in the olympics.

Bad news: he was undrafted

Good news: 41 points in 42 games on the championship winning Red Bull team in the DEL

Bad news: Drew Leblanc has more points

Good news: he’s 22 and only took one penalty the entire season

Bad news: he’s 5’11”

- ObeseOprah


The height, to me, isn't the bad news there. You can be 5'11" 200lbs and be a very tough player (TJ Oshie has a similar build). But I saw this guy was LISTED at 165lbs...that's skinny at 5'11" considering Debrincat is 5'7" 165lbs......
riozzo
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Cornwallis Island
Joined: 06.17.2014

Apr 30 @ 4:54 PM ET
The height, to me, isn't the bad news there. You can be 5'11" 200lbs and be a very tough player (TJ Oshie has a similar build). But I saw this guy was LISTED at 165lbs...that's skinny at 5'11" considering Debrincat is 5'7" 165lbs......
- EnzoD


Does that make cat a big 5'7"?
ObeseOprah
Chicago Blackhawks
Joined: 01.17.2014

Apr 30 @ 5:20 PM ET
The height, to me, isn't the bad news there. You can be 5'11" 200lbs and be a very tough player (TJ Oshie has a similar build). But I saw this guy was LISTED at 165lbs...that's skinny at 5'11" considering Debrincat is 5'7" 165lbs......
- EnzoD


Elite Prospects has him at 172 lbs. So in the last 10 minutes he's added 7 pounds of pure BICEP, things are looking up.
35Tony0
Season Ticket Holder
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Springfield, IL
Joined: 05.10.2015

Apr 30 @ 5:20 PM ET
Does that make cat a big 5'7"?
- riozzo

Cat actually reminds me a lot of Panarin in that he is incredibly tough to knock off his skates.
EnzoD
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Denver, CO
Joined: 02.19.2014

Apr 30 @ 5:23 PM ET
Does that make cat a big 5'7"?
- riozzo


For sure man. We watched him battle all year long along the boards at 5'7". He is definitely a stocky guy, part of what allows him to be so effective in his short frame.
EnzoD
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Denver, CO
Joined: 02.19.2014

Apr 30 @ 5:25 PM ET
Elite Prospects has him at 172 lbs. So in the last 10 minutes he's added 7 pounds of pure BICEP, things are looking up.
- ObeseOprah


You always have to take the height/weight measurements with a grain of salt. Usually they add 1" and 5lbs, minimum. For example, my brother is 6' on the dot and he met Keith and he said Duncan was exactly the same height if not a tad shorter.....NHL.com has Keith listed at 6'1".
riozzo
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Cornwallis Island
Joined: 06.17.2014

Apr 30 @ 5:27 PM ET
Keith is hawking this on his twitter feed - Jeez...

https://www.onnit.com/sale/?utm_source=pro
ObeseOprah
Chicago Blackhawks
Joined: 01.17.2014

Apr 30 @ 5:43 PM ET
Keith is hawking this on his twitter feed - Jeez...

https://www.onnit.com/sale/?utm_source=pro

- riozzo


Seriously??? I thought they were done with this Alex Jones pseudo-science crap.

Doesn't management get any say in 'bullsh#t supplements' when they're paying someone millions? I don't blame all of Keith's and Toews' issues on a couple of wacko minerals but it is a suspicious coincidence of timing.
Panarin27
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: IL
Joined: 05.25.2015

Apr 30 @ 5:51 PM ET
Seriously??? I thought they were done with this Alex Jones pseudo-science crap.

Doesn't management get any say in 'bullsh#t supplements' when they're paying someone millions? I don't blame all of Keith's and Toews' issues on a couple of wacko minerals but it is a suspicious coincidence of timing.

- ObeseOprah


Is it really that bad? I thought Onnit's owner was on Joe Rogan, and he sure as hell doesn't have any time for pseudoscientific supplements.

But you're right, it does seem strange how the moment Keith and Toews started their new-agey phase, we started to lose.
EnzoD
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Denver, CO
Joined: 02.19.2014

Apr 30 @ 5:54 PM ET
Keith is hawking this on his twitter feed - Jeez...

https://www.onnit.com/sale/?utm_source=pro

- riozzo


More or less annoying than the Kane/Keith Gatorade commerical???
jhawk59
Chicago Blackhawks
Joined: 02.15.2013

Apr 30 @ 5:57 PM ET
So some on this board have watched all or a great amount of the Winnipeg - Nashville series

You may have a different opinion who wins the series after two games played provides you with a better view.
As well, who do you render to win after catching some or all each series.

I have seen snippets of games and the highlights post game. This does not give me enough nor does the stat's.
However, i gain better perspective by reviewing comments on this board.

One additional worthwhile point is the much talked about draft.

I believe it is a no brainer for Bowman to try to move up "x" amount of spots for a player he really likes with the second first round choice. He may gamble there on the attitude problem child, or someone else perhaps.

If Bowman were to want to choose top five or seventh spot, i would be all in. Because i want to add dynamic young players and where else to obtain them but here. We already have enough soft and or smallish size forwards. So i really hope there is ideally one forward, one dman Bowman adds from the two first round choices

I add this: it is fair to explore the idea of trading one of the smallish or soft forwards from the NHL roster as soon as we are convinced that Sikura can be a top six forward.

It may not be much consolation to some fans but the drafting and the major trades i think Bowman can find success. It is adding the extra pieces at deadline, or waiting too long to unload someone.....where he may be prone to error.

Whatever the outcome of roster reshaping this.summer, i want very much to consider both Martinsen and Samuelson for the parent roster. Some Rockford bottom line forwards would also prove hungry and enthusiastic for same role in Chicago.
StLBravesFan
Season Ticket Holder
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: IL
Joined: 07.03.2011

Apr 30 @ 5:58 PM ET
Cat actually reminds me a lot of Panarin in that he is incredibly tough to knock off his skates.
- 35Tony0


I saw more that he was good at avoiding hits - not TT-like with alligator arms and not engaging, more Kane-like with his quick-step ability to jump out of problems.
ObeseOprah
Chicago Blackhawks
Joined: 01.17.2014

Apr 30 @ 6:02 PM ET
So some on this board have watched all or a great amount of the Winnipeg - Nashville series

You may have a different opinion who wins the series after two games played provides you with a better view.
As well, who do you render to win after catching some or all each series.

I have seen snippets of games and the highlights post game. This does not give me enough nor does the stat's.
However, i gain better perspective by reviewing comments on this board.

One additional worthwhile point is the much talked about draft.

I believe it is a no brainer for Bowman to try to move up "x" amount of spots for a player he really likes with the second first round choice. He may gamble there on the attitude problem child, or someone else perhaps.

If Bowman were to want to choose top five or seventh spot, i would be all in. Because i want to add dynamic young players and where else to obtain them but here. We already have enough soft and or smallish size forwards. So i really hope there is ideally one forward, one dman Bowman adds from the two first round choices

I add this: it is fair to explore the idea of trading one of the smallish or soft forwards from the NHL roster as soon as we are convinced that Sikura can be a top six forward.

It may not be much consolation to some fans but the drafting and the major trades i think Bowman can find success. It is adding the extra pieces at deadline, or waiting too long to unload someone.....where he may be prone to error.

Whatever the outcome of roster reshaping this.summer, i want very much to consider both Martinsen and Samuelson for the parent roster. Some Rockford bottom line forwards would also prove hungry and enthusiastic for same role in Chicago.

- jhawk59


Unless we’re moving into the top three I don’t want to lose the late first rounder. Plenty of teams have struck gold at the end of the first round. We’ve seen what sacrificing first round picks does to a pipeline. That pick is worth more to the Hawks than it is to almost any other organization.
Spec41971
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Rolling meadows, IL
Joined: 03.04.2017

Apr 30 @ 6:04 PM ET
More or less annoying than the Kane/Keith Gatorade commerical???
- EnzoD


I don't know....I thought they were pretty smooth!
EnzoD
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Denver, CO
Joined: 02.19.2014

Apr 30 @ 6:08 PM ET
So some on this board have watched all or a great amount of the Winnipeg - Nashville series

You may have a different opinion who wins the series after two games played provides you with a better view.
As well, who do you render to win after catching some or all each series.

I have seen snippets of games and the highlights post game. This does not give me enough nor does the stat's.
However, i gain better perspective by reviewing comments on this board.


- jhawk59



I highly recommend watching the rest of this series, if possible. Without a doubt the fastest paced hockey I have watched in quite some time. Both teams are big, fast, physical, and skilled. Nashville severely outplayed Winnipeg in terms of SOG and zone time in Game 1 (like 50-18 SOG) and lost. In both games, Winnipeg does a great job of defending the slot, clearing rebounds/2nd chances, and eliminating the opposing forwards physically to make Hellebuck's job easier with mostly outside shots. How do they do that? With a massive defense core...Big Buff, Tyler Myers, Morrisey Trouba, and Chariot all play very physical. Jets have only 1 sub 6' skill defender in Toby Enstrom while the rest are all large men with an edge.

Schiefele-Wheeler-Connor and Johansen-Forsberg-Arvidssen are nearly unstoppable top lines for each team and a treat to watch them play. Awesome series, go Jets!
jhawk59
Chicago Blackhawks
Joined: 02.15.2013

Apr 30 @ 6:16 PM ET
The height, to me, isn't the bad news there. You can be 5'11" 200lbs and be a very tough player (TJ Oshie has a similar build). But I saw this guy was LISTED at 165lbs...that's skinny at 5'11" considering Debrincat is 5'7" 165lbs......
- EnzoD


He might be good, like a healthy tonic, for Rockford and the parent Chicago. A first or second line center, or a useful skill fill in but not first line - like big college point producer Pelletier (Pelletier is on fourth line in playoffs).

For Rockford to be a winning team making playoffs, they need upgrade at center. It only helps development of true top end prospects by having better skill teamattes.

If this former OHL junior is good enough, let him prove so at the AHL.
35Tony0
Season Ticket Holder
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Springfield, IL
Joined: 05.10.2015

Apr 30 @ 6:19 PM ET
I saw more that he was good at avoiding hits - not TT-like with alligator arms and not engaging, more Kane-like with his quick-step ability to jump out of problems.
- StLBravesFan

Sure, I could buy-in that he is a bit of a cross among Panarin, Kane and TT. Cat is willing to go to the tough areas and he is a shooter. He's not the worst passer in the world either.
walleyeb1
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Petersburg, IL
Joined: 09.25.2014

Apr 30 @ 6:22 PM ET
More or less annoying than the Kane/Keith Gatorade commerical???
- EnzoD


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Sabresfan-365
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 12.09.2012

Apr 30 @ 6:24 PM ET
I’d do it just because of the age difference and positions involved. Plus, Kane would be in the other conference and wouldn’t burn us unless it was in the Final. A Ryan O’Reilly and a Gustav Forsling would probably need to be involved to even things out. We’d then have two top 5 face off guys and $3M extra on the salary cap. Not going to happen, but you’d have to strongly consider it in the least.
- hawks2010


Maybe a few years ago. Kane's best days are most likely behind him. Can't be moving a potential star on a entry level deal and ryan o'reilly for kane at 30 and older and 10.5 mil a year plus forsling.
glennjpawlak22
Joined: 11.26.2013

Apr 30 @ 6:24 PM ET
I highly recommend watching the rest of this series, if possible. Without a doubt the fastest paced hockey I have watched in quite some time. Both teams are big, fast, physical, and skilled. Nashville severely outplayed Winnipeg in terms of SOG and zone time in Game 1 (like 50-18 SOG) and lost. In both games, Winnipeg does a great job of defending the slot, clearing rebounds/2nd chances, and eliminating the opposing forwards physically to make Hellebuck's job easier with mostly outside shots. How do they do that? With a massive defense core...Big Buff, Tyler Myers, Morrisey Trouba, and Chariot all play very physical. Jets have only 1 sub 6' skill defender in Toby Enstrom while the rest are all large men with an edge.

Schiefele-Wheeler-Connor and Johansen-Forsberg-Arvidssen are nearly unstoppable top lines for each team and a treat to watch them play. Awesome series, go Jets!

- EnzoD


Osterle would be ragged dolled in that series....
EnzoD
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Denver, CO
Joined: 02.19.2014

Apr 30 @ 7:02 PM ET
Osterle would be ragged dolled in that series....
- glennjpawlak22


Oesterle, Gustafson, Rutta, Forsling.... the whole gang can't hang with the best in the NHL.
jhawk59
Chicago Blackhawks
Joined: 02.15.2013

Apr 30 @ 7:11 PM ET
Osterle would be ragged dolled in that series....
- glennjpawlak22

Just saying that Jets defense blueline crew is in direct conflict with the reported trump the smallish quick very talented dmen so highly rated nowadays. Wiz says they trump anything they are weak at or cannit do, because their offense is so great and desired.

That is fine and i believe him. He is BBC asing his opinuon on the hundreds of sampke he views on tape or other places. But a big mean defense that has some (emphasize "some) quickness remains mighty desirable. Although to assemble the cast the Jets have is no small task. They can still be beat, too. Great hockey as enzo and others report
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