Unlike tiny T man this center is 6'4" and 200 plus pounds.

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Crawford struggled in that series too. You know why they struggled? Because Nashville was kicking the shit out of the Hawks. Don't forget Darling won us Game 1.

The fact of the matter is that you don't pay goalies in an era that makes the initial dead puck era look high scoring.

I'd probably be the best GM in the NHL.

He's Russian. Softer than 10-ply

The Hawks can still move Sharp....and hopefully a good chunk of Bickell.
Then it will be time to start thinking crazy instead of pessimistically

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If this was your move, wouldn't it have been wise to make it known throughout the league that Saad was available to maximize value? I know nothing about any of these players other than Saad, but it seems the corporate apologists on the board chalk it up to the Hawks being in a bad position. It seems like that bad position was foreseeable.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

It appears to me that Bowman did get max value.

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I can't believe Semin is already 31 years old.

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Word is that StanBo knew even before the draft that they were probably not gonna re-sign him, and DID put the word out.

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Not a mult.

I can only rely on the blended analysis of the CH/Kirkwood group and the Don Tiny tiny group. If I have ever seen any of these guys play, I don't remember it...and I certainly wouldn't admit to it.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Then hockey reporters suck

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Mine will be 33 in 17 days.

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Sometimes I hate you

Drove by Hardee's RM this morning. STILL NOT OPEN.

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at a $4.55M cap hit per year.... hmm is this guy 2/3rds the player saad will be?

http://www.secondcityhockey.com/2015/7/ ... s-nhl-2015

edit: i guess that cap hit doesnt start until 2016

So let me get this straight....

Columbus gets rid of some players and keeps their 1st/2nd/3rd round draft picks. And they now own the rights to Saad, who can still be given an offer sheet by another team starting today...which would then possibly give Columbus another set of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd round picks.

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Someone please tell me if this AA guy is any good.

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Pretty much. But I lean toward they do not trade unless they intend to match whatever may come.

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He is one of those centers that doesn't put up a ton of points but the eye test tells you he is at least decent.

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CBJ has the room to match an offer sheet.

Hard to imagine that they will get much of anything for Sharp or Bickel. They can't retain much salary.

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He's a good replacement for Vermette.

Because AA extention does not kick until season after next I think it may work to bring back Richards once more on a min deal.

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But then where would you put Richards? Unless Teuvo goes to wing, all of the center spots are taken (assuming they sign Kruger).

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Yes either T to wing or Kruger does not stay. They can figure it out.

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Richards would be signed to be the 2C. AA 3C.

Screw signing another forward. Sign someone to play defense.

Yes yes yes.

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Elliotte Friedman ‏@FriedgeHNIC · 51s52 seconds ago
2008 first-round draft pick Viktor Tikhonov, returning to NHL after four seasons in Russia, is closing in on a deal with CHI.

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Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner

Right now your centermen are:

Toews
Anisimov
Dano
Kruger

Richards and Vermette are gone. I like Vermette, but there is no room for him.

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NBA trade right there.

I think Richards will be back if the price is right. He likes it here and Kane likes him. If he's back, he remains the #2 C. Q will want to move Dano to the wing.