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blackhawk24
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Lake in the Hills, IL
Joined: 06.06.2009

Jul 1 @ 12:22 PM ET
100% agree....


@TSNBobMcKenzie

5 minutes ago

Until we actually see a real, live offer sheet on an RFA, I’m of the view they are virtually non-existent. That said, there has been considerably more talk amongst some teams lately of putting in an offer sheet. We’ll see about that but RFAs are now eligible to receive/sign them.
TommyHawk
Chicago Blackhawks
Joined: 05.23.2013

Jul 1 @ 12:22 PM ET
Per Scott Powers, "The Blackhawks are likely done with any signings and trades for today, a source said."

So the 'Hawks got older, slower, and added a d-man that might not even be part of the every-day 6.

This team is definitely trying to improve from within.

mrpaulish
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Itasca, IL
Joined: 01.18.2010

Jul 1 @ 12:23 PM ET
Hmm...

Saad-Toews-Hinostroza
DeBrincat-Schmaltz-Kane
Kunitz-Anisimov-Sikura
Martinsen/Kahun-Kampf-Hayden

Keith-Murphy
Manning-Seabrook
Forsling/Gustafsson-Rutta/Oesterle

Crawford
Ward



Omfg.
Lottery team.
mrpaulish
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Itasca, IL
Joined: 01.18.2010

Jul 1 @ 12:23 PM ET
Is Duncan Keith a weirdo ?
kwolf68
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Mt. Lebanon, PA
Joined: 12.18.2010

Jul 1 @ 12:23 PM ET
I don't either. How many of us do? What I see is a team missing a #3 and I am being nice putting Seabs at #2 even though it is obvious he won't skate with Duncs.
- blackhawk24


Seabrook is very clearly a Bottom Pairing D-man at this point. His foot speed has gone the way of the Dodo bird. Seabrook should be deployed against bottom 6 lines and get some PK and PP time, period.

Keith is our only Top 4....after that ZERO. Maybe someone steps up, and I am sure we'll find 1 guy out of the plethora of lower level D-men we have, but that still only gives you 2. This defense was a joke last year and it was not just because of bad coaching...some of these guys can't skate (Seabrook), regressed (Rutta), can't play their own zone for poop (Gus, Osterle, Forsling) or just were sorta not good at anything (Murphy).

Hell, stick in Blake Hillman and Henri for all I care at this point.
blackhawk24
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Lake in the Hills, IL
Joined: 06.06.2009

Jul 1 @ 12:24 PM ET
Hmm...

Saad-Toews-Hinostroza
DeBrincat-Schmaltz-Kane
Kunitz-Anisimov-Sikura
Martinsen/Kahun-Kampf-Hayden

Keith-Murphy
Manning-Seabrook
Forsling/Gustafsson-Rutta/Oesterle

Crawford
Ward



Omfg.
Lottery team.

- mrpaulish

and SB will figure out how to lose that too.
kwolf68
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Mt. Lebanon, PA
Joined: 12.18.2010

Jul 1 @ 12:26 PM ET
Hmm...

Saad-Toews-Hinostroza
DeBrincat-Schmaltz-Kane
Kunitz-Anisimov-Sikura
Martinsen/Kahun-Kampf-Hayden

Keith-Murphy
Manning-Seabrook
Forsling/Gustafsson-Rutta/Oesterle

Crawford
Ward



Omfg.
Lottery team.

- mrpaulish


Manning, Murphy, Seabrook in your top 4?
mrpaulish
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Itasca, IL
Joined: 01.18.2010

Jul 1 @ 12:27 PM ET
The jersey collar curse is real
HamiltonHawk
Chicago Blackhawks
Joined: 11.13.2015

Jul 1 @ 12:28 PM ET
Like manning but still rather we play the young guys . 3 no trade for Ward wow
L really don't understand Bowman but glad he isn't paying theses free agents . Can't believe what some are getting Derek Ryan 3.3.25 crazy
Tyler Cameron
Season Ticket Holder
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 10.31.2017

Jul 1 @ 12:29 PM ET
Sounds like the Hawks are done for the day.

Quite disappointing if that's the case.

I would say Stan will be turning to trades to try to improve this team.
riozzo
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Cornwallis Island
Joined: 06.17.2014

Jul 1 @ 12:30 PM ET
Sounds like the Hawks are done for the day.

Quite disappointing if that's the case.

I would say Stan will be turning to trades to try to improve this team.

- Justin Lowe

he sure has enough 4-7 d to trade...
SecondCitySavage
Chicago Blackhawks
Joined: 06.22.2018

Jul 1 @ 12:31 PM ET
Hmm...

Saad-Toews-Hinostroza
DeBrincat-Schmaltz-Kane
Kunitz-Anisimov-Sikura
Martinsen/Kahun-Kampf-Hayden

Keith-Murphy
Manning-Seabrook
Forsling/Gustafsson-Rutta/Oesterle

Crawford
Ward



Omfg.
Lottery team.

- mrpaulish


It's looking like it. See you all a year from now when we can hopefully sign some players that will improve our team, after we've drafted Jack Hughes.
kwolf68
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Mt. Lebanon, PA
Joined: 12.18.2010

Jul 1 @ 12:31 PM ET
he sure has enough 4-7 d to trade...
- riozzo


ONLY LOGICAL reason for adding more bottom level D men is he is going to package 1 or 2 up (Forsling or Murphy I'd guess) maybe to get a higher upside top 4 D or center.

If THIS is the tenor of the off season, then unreal....
mrpaulish
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Itasca, IL
Joined: 01.18.2010

Jul 1 @ 12:32 PM ET
Laz:

Blackhawks sign first-round pick Adam Boqvist to a three-year entry-level contract
ObeseOprah
Chicago Blackhawks
Joined: 01.17.2014

Jul 1 @ 12:34 PM ET
Don’t understand the Kunitz signing. 4th liner in Tampa.

Ward will probably play worse with a worse defense in front of him.

Manning I kindve like. Has a physical side. Contributed a decent amount in Philadelphia the last three years. He’ll actually lay someone out for getting too close to the goalie.
tompo1015
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: IL
Joined: 03.17.2013

Jul 1 @ 12:35 PM ET
I can hear him now....."We like our team."

tompo1015
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: IL
Joined: 03.17.2013

Jul 1 @ 12:36 PM ET
How many bottom pairing Dmen do they need?

Does this mean there's a trade coming?
kwolf68
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Mt. Lebanon, PA
Joined: 12.18.2010

Jul 1 @ 12:37 PM ET
How many bottom pairing Dmen do they need?

Does this mean there's a trade coming?

- tompo1015



The ONLY LOGICAL thought.
RickJ
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Burlington, ON
Joined: 01.12.2010

Jul 1 @ 12:37 PM ET
Laz:

Blackhawks sign first-round pick Adam Boqvist to a three-year entry-level contract

- mrpaulish

So by my count that brings their total # of signed Dmen to 18 which includes Manning.

Stan's target should be 25 so half of their permitted 50 contracts are defenceman.
Panarin27
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: IL
Joined: 05.25.2015

Jul 1 @ 12:37 PM ET
Jesus. Christ. Why the hell are we signing every damn signing today was trash. I'm tired of Stan.
HamiltonHawk
Chicago Blackhawks
Joined: 11.13.2015

Jul 1 @ 12:38 PM ET
I think we should be in full rebuild and I think Bowman knows the Hawks should be . We are a lottery team and that's ok, knew it would happen one day.
So why are we signing older slower players .
I never understand Bowmans strategy
kwolf68
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Mt. Lebanon, PA
Joined: 12.18.2010

Jul 1 @ 12:41 PM ET
Mrazek for 1.5 is a nice pickup by Carolina.
SecondCitySavage
Chicago Blackhawks
Joined: 06.22.2018

Jul 1 @ 12:41 PM ET
How many bottom pairing Dmen do they need?

Does this mean there's a trade coming?

- tompo1015


I sure hope so.
KINGS67
Season Ticket Holder
Los Angeles Kings
Location: Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Joined: 01.29.2010

Jul 1 @ 12:41 PM ET
Doughty will be 37 at the end of his new contract.
- L_B_R

Clearly I can’t due math but still at 34 I doubt he’ll be the train wreck Seabrook is.
For some reason I had 34 stuck in my head
hawks247
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Chicago, IL
Joined: 07.09.2015

Jul 1 @ 12:42 PM ET
Manning AAV 2.25M for 2 yrs
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