Either way, Crawford is done with the Hawks after this season, and may be done, period, so the money thing isn’t that big a deal for one year. I also wonder if maybe Crawford knows that his days here are numbered, and maybe has told the team he’ll waive his NMC if another team may take a gamble and sign him for another year or two.

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Not a mult.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Cool, we are short a couple of those.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Yep I had bad info.

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Elections have consequences.

We can hang out with Michael Cohen.

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

I have heard for years the younger generation likes to hang out in Prague. Good beer and favorable prices.

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Elections have consequences.

You expect his release by then?

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Panarin signs with Rangers for $81m.

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After pondering the signing of Lehner....I think the Hawks are done with Crawford. I guess he could be goalie 1A for a year, but there's no way Lehner turns down $10 guaranteed to be Crawford's backup or the 1A goelie.

My best guess is Crawford not on the Blackhawks this year.

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This feels like a Crow/Ray Emery year...1a/1b.

Lehner moves up to 1 after Crow gets concussed at a Dropkick Murphys show, and gets his extension next offseason.

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The thinning of the D-corp begins

Jokiharju gone for Nylander

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fire stan

KFC-brook is gonna be stupid roadblock for years. dammit stan

Who the fuck thought this trade was a good idea?

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

The one young defenseman Quenneville liked!

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Outside of the coach not liking him, I don't get the trade. If you didn't like him they much, why didn't you draft Bynum at #3?

bad knee. injury prone. horrible work ethic. doesn't know how to skate

I'll take, Terrible Scouting for $1000, Alex.

Leave me out of this!

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I liked Jokiharju.

Denied. The correct answer is humorous typo

No first rd draft picks Of Bowman's are left.

https://thehockeywriters.com/blackhawks ... mixed-bag/

I don't love the trade.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

I just don't get the draft pick at #3.

Kirby Dach is going to be a stud. Don't worry about that draft pick.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

I am not worried if he is going to be anything. I am saying that, if you already knew you soured on one of your D prospects, to pass on a guy that will 100% play his 1st season and that is being projected as a #1 Duncan Keith type Dman, is madness.

They had too many D men. I assume they felt this deal got rid of the logjam and got them the best value.

Well... as far as I know, they have 3 Dman prospects, one of which isn't signed yet.

they have more than 3...

Literally, yes. But none that are on the NHL horizon.