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Spec41971
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Rolling meadows, IL
Joined: 03.04.2017

May 23 @ 10:11 PM ET
I'd rather have Bolland, Bickell, Brouwer types. Bruisers not brawlers.

JMO

- hocktock

Very, very true. Players who play hard, not hardly play.
Spec41971
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Rolling meadows, IL
Joined: 03.04.2017

May 23 @ 10:13 PM ET
not a fan of orpik...but thats a charge or boarding 100%..

good ole McCaully the best of the worst

- bogiedoc


Yes, 100 percent. Absolutely can’t understand how that wasn’t called....player defenseless at boards, numbers squarely in the face of the oncoming checker.....absolute Mickey Mouse officiating not to call that.
BetweenTheDots
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: IL
Joined: 06.13.2015

May 23 @ 10:15 PM ET
But Eddie doesn’t seem to be wrong about Q, at least in this case.
- StLBravesFan


You may be right but jmho he still follows the forward tothe boards and the forward for his team has to get back on his high horse and protect center ice. Holtby has bailed him out often. The rub is the Hawks wantedto be more aggressive offensively but can't do it if defenseman are constantly out of position and leaving a clean lane to the goalie. People say Q's defense is easy and i believe it's quite the opposite.

We'll see but i see so many similarities to the LVGK to the2013 Blackhawks. That was the hardest working Blackhawk team I've ever seen of all my years watching Blackhawk hockey

Actually we'll see next year how the baby Hawks do. I'm thinking theywill be a better team.
bogiedoc
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: VA
Joined: 09.27.2011

May 23 @ 10:18 PM ET
Give Q a team that SHOULD win and he WILL win more often than almost any othe coach.

Phil Jackson with skates.

But like Jackson - not good at building a young team into true contenders.

- StLBravesFan


sage Q had the youngest team in the league after taking over for savard and went onto to 5 WC finals and 3 cups...in 7 years

pretty good development of a young team
wonthecup10
Season Ticket Holder
Joined: 02.05.2008

May 23 @ 10:24 PM ET
that is my argument.....

let me say it again the hawks between 2013-2015 won 2 cups, 10 of 11 playoff series with out psycho felons like wilson...guys like him are pointless to winning and are not needed...

those teams have plenty of toughness just ask the 2015 anaheim thugs...oops mean ducks...

- bogiedoc


Agree!... Brouwer, Bickell, and others I mentioned before we're no slouches in the tough dept. this team now we have is an embarrassment. I think the CAPTIAN had enough, he gets rung all the time and his guys just stand around and watch. I think we can all agree to see what happens by July 15th per say, then we can get the torches out.
FourOrr
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Libertyville, IL
Joined: 01.26.2012

May 23 @ 10:26 PM ET
sage Q had the youngest team in the league after taking over for savard and went onto to 5 WC finals and 3 cups...in 7 years

pretty good development of a young team

- bogiedoc

Young yes but Toews and Kane were elite 3rd and 1st overall picks while Keith and Seabrook had already served their apprenticeships with a lot of credit going to Yawney for their development.
jhawk59
Chicago Blackhawks
Joined: 02.15.2013

May 23 @ 10:31 PM ET
Agree!... Brouwer, Bickell, and others I mentioned before we're no slouches in the tough dept. this team now we have is an embarrassment. I think the CAPTIAN had enough, he gets rung all the time and his guys just stand around and watch. I think we can all agree to see what happens by July 15th per say, then we can get the torches out.
- wonthecup10

Yes Bowman is in the clock. He must make good moves. Q too must resolve some issues....just take the PP for one example.

Imagine your team finally gets to the Cup final. Only to loose to a first year expansion team. Never saw that coming in the wildest dreams.Vegas will be the favorite too

Would live someone to ask Q his thoughts on Kempny performance in the playoffs and why Kempny didn't perform well enough in Chicago. Will he blame Ulfie and Stan, blame himself, sidestep a direct answer.
BetweenTheDots
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: IL
Joined: 06.13.2015

May 23 @ 10:32 PM ET
Young yes but Toews and Kane were elite 3rd and 1st overall picks while Keith and Seabrook had already served their apprenticeships with a lot of credit going to Yawney for their development.
- FourOrr


But they had time to develop which is key for any young defenseman not named Hjalmarrson
BetweenTheDots
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: IL
Joined: 06.13.2015

May 23 @ 10:36 PM ET
How long has it been since Holtby gave up a goal? He just shut them down the last 2 games
BetweenTheDots
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: IL
Joined: 06.13.2015

May 23 @ 10:39 PM ET
Well at least Yzerman has a lot of team friendly contacts under his belt.
BetweenTheDots
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: IL
Joined: 06.13.2015

May 23 @ 10:41 PM ET
They really should of paid Bishop.
StLBravesFan
Season Ticket Holder
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: IL
Joined: 07.03.2011

May 23 @ 10:41 PM ET
sage Q had the youngest team in the league after taking over for savard and went onto to 5 WC finals and 3 cups...in 7 years

pretty good development of a young team

- bogiedoc


That team was ready to move - Toews and Kane were 20, but were superstars in waiting; Sharp, Ladd, Keith, Eager, Burish, Campbell, Seabrook, Hossa all were experienced players.

I think he put the group together more than developed individual players - again, like a Jackson would do.
Spec41971
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Rolling meadows, IL
Joined: 03.04.2017

May 23 @ 10:42 PM ET
That’s about as weak an empty goal as I’ve ever seen scored. Looks like the fight was already out of the Bolts to give up something that weak.
hocktock
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Over by dere.
Joined: 07.15.2015

May 23 @ 10:44 PM ET
Congrats to coach Trotz.

Vegas or bust.
Spec41971
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Rolling meadows, IL
Joined: 03.04.2017

May 23 @ 10:47 PM ET
After both the 1st and 2nd rounds I thought it was going to be the bolts and jets in the finals. Believe the better team won each 3rd round series. Think the caps showed much more character than I thought they had......didn’t expect them to come back after being down 3 games to 2. Should be an interesting finals.
Hawkytalk
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Frankfort, IL
Joined: 06.26.2012

May 23 @ 10:47 PM ET
Eddie O with nice jab at Q for his mismanagement of Kempny.
- FourOrr


Loved it....way to go Edzo
wonthecup10
Season Ticket Holder
Joined: 02.05.2008

May 23 @ 10:49 PM ET
Yes Bowman is in the clock. He must make good moves. Q too must resolve some issues....just take the PP for one example.

Imagine your team finally gets to the Cup final. Only to loose to a first year expansion team. Never saw that coming in the wildest dreams.Vegas will be the favorite too

Would live someone to ask Q his thoughts on Kempny performance in the playoffs and why Kempny didn't perform well enough in Chicago. Will he blame Ulfie and Stan, blame himself, sidestep a direct answer.

- jhawk59




Micheal Kempney may get a ring!........and we're stuck with a guy who couldn't make the Oilers.......you Han job Q!
RickJ
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Burlington, ON
Joined: 01.12.2010

May 23 @ 10:50 PM ET
Agree!... Brouwer, Bickell, and others I mentioned before we're no slouches in the tough dept. this team now we have is an embarrassment. I think the CAPTIAN had enough, he gets rung all the time and his guys just stand around and watch. I think we can all agree to see what happens by July 15th per say, then we can get the torches out.
- wonthecup10

WTC I agree with every one of your posts tonight. Bowman has basically turned this team into a squad best suited to play the NCAA style of game with full face shields and no physical contact. However, the 2 teams that played the hardest games physically in the playoffs are meeting for the SC.

And Q and Ulfie sure look bad over the Kempny situation. I'm sure Stanbo can turn that 3rd round pick into another ballerina.

Hope they ask Ovi whether he likes having Wilson on his team.
powerenforcer
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Wheeling, IL
Joined: 09.24.2009

May 23 @ 10:50 PM ET
Speaking of Eddie - when he was coaching Pitt I recall he was only of the few in the organization that wanted MAF to be on the big team.

Watching Vegas now, maybe Ediie for a GM position might not be a bad call.
Spec41971
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Rolling meadows, IL
Joined: 03.04.2017

May 23 @ 10:51 PM ET
Wilson shaking hands with coburn.....best damn tradition in professional sports!
BetweenTheDots
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: IL
Joined: 06.13.2015

May 23 @ 10:53 PM ET
Micheal Kempney may get a ring!........and we're stuck with a guy who couldn't make the Oilers.......you Han job Q!
- wonthecup10


Just like Daley
Spec41971
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Rolling meadows, IL
Joined: 03.04.2017

May 23 @ 10:54 PM ET
Micheal Kempney may get a ring!........and we're stuck with a guy who couldn't make the Oilers.......you Han job Q!
- wonthecup10


If he had been handled properly, kempney could have filled a big hole for the 18-19 hawks, and he wouldn’t have cost a single asset.
bogiedoc
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: VA
Joined: 09.27.2011

May 23 @ 10:54 PM ET
congrats to the caps they played great since losing the 1st 2 at home in R1...road warriors for sure...

the bolts flat out disappeared in G6 and 7; they might as well stayed in the locker room after the 2nd period...
RetiredGoalie
Joined: 03.01.2010

May 23 @ 10:56 PM ET
Eddie O with nice jab at Q for his mismanagement of Kempny.
- FourOrr


Much deserved in my opinion. I mean I'm not about to say we gave up the next Bobby Orr, but the guy never got a consistent chance to play. The first time he made a mistake, he was in the press box for the next 10-15 games. Well, good for him. I know he had to be frustrated with the way he was handled, but he never complained or caused any kind of issue. Now he's getting ready to play a regular shift in the Stanley Cup, so my guess is Quenneville and the Hawks have been erased from his memory. My only question is when it was obvious Q wasn't fond of his game in his first season, why the Hawks bothered to re-sign him.
FourOrr
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Libertyville, IL
Joined: 01.26.2012

May 23 @ 10:57 PM ET
But they had time to develop which is key for any young defenseman not named Hjalmarrson
- BetweenTheDots

Exactly. So did Q really give Kempny time to develop? Leddy? And btw, I agree with you regards to Q's defensive scheme - it is very difficult for even veteran defensemen like Trevor Daley to adapt to as an example. It's Q's apparent reluctance to adapt defensive schemes to the players he has that raises concerns for me. Q is an awesome coach but even the best often run their course.
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