Barker traded to Minnesota for Johnsson
TSN is reporting that Cam Barker has been traded to the Minnesota Wild for defenseman Kim Johnsson and Minny's 2009 first round pick, Nick Leddy.
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Kim Johnsson
comes off the books at the end of the year. Now we can sign Turco
ha
by Bonvie5ForFighting on Feb 12, 2010 2:36 PM CST reply actions
If this is about Turco...
..or any of the other realistic mediocrities the Hawks could get, I’ll barf down the fron of my shirt.
by cliffkoroll on Feb 12, 2010 2:42 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I'll be hurling right along side you...
Turco is an oxygen theif.
"My Father's name is Jack, and my mother's name is Daniels..."
I need help from someone who understands the tagging room issue
Barker’s salary is 3 million. Johnsson’s is 5.3 million. After the signing of the big three, how do the Hawks have tagging room for this trade? Or does that apply with trades?
Also, this fucking KY ad slows my computer so bad I can’t see what I type, but I have to click off the window to see it and make changes. Fuck you SBN.
Chicagoan in the Lou.
if he is UFA, as long as they fit under the current cap they are fine right ?
by Bonvie5ForFighting on Feb 12, 2010 2:44 PM CST up reply actions
Right.
Tagging room is next year’s cap number.
by Original Six on Feb 12, 2010 2:44 PM CST up reply actions
FYI - Slow Computer
I was having the same problem with this site (30 second delay in seeing what you type), using Internet Explorer. Switched over to Firefox and its working much better now.
Firefox
rocks. Not perfect, but soooooooooo much better than IE, which often left me feeling like a crash-test dummy.
teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wings fan at a time.
yeah
I agree with you. But for some reason I always default to IE unless I’m having trouble with it…I don’t know why. I guess there’s something comforting about being a crash test dummy.
You should:
a) switch to firefox.
b) remember, adblock is your friend. Also, it makes the internet a prettier and cleaner place.
by spokeinthebandwagon on Feb 12, 2010 6:15 PM CST up reply actions
Dointg that to me too
On and off, have to close browser. Fuck.
2009 SCH Post Whore
2010 Troll Collector
SCH's Resident Mom
pretty sweet trade
if you ask me….wait, why is nobody asking me?
later, jughead, tell marty we say “hi”…
at least it isn’t Wiz.
Very Small D-corp
I know it’s not like Barker was known for throwing his weight around, but the Hawks D is not an intimidating bunch in the slightest.
by herecomethehawks77 on Feb 12, 2010 2:39 PM CST reply actions
Even trade so far...
This all depends on how Barker and Leddy turn out. I think Barker has a lot of potential (which is probably why the Wild went for him) but he’s been pretty meh all year long. Not too excited about Johnsson as he’s basically a smaller Barker + 10 years – potential to improve but if Leddy can turn into a great D-man, we win the trade.
If this is true....terrific deal!
Kim Johnsson is an excellent defenceman that can quarterback a PP (the end of Buff at the point?) and can kill penalties. A great puck mover and is an exceptional skater. Now throw in a 1st round pick that the ’Hawks can either use at the draft or maneuver at the deadline. Make no mistake with the Wild most likely not making the playoffs this pick will become valuable.
Great job Stan.
"Negative energy is better than no energy at all"- "Iron" Mike Keenan
It was last years 1st round pick
So apparently Tallon and his Chivas were involved in the negotiations
by Bonvie5ForFighting on Feb 12, 2010 2:46 PM CST up reply actions
it's not a pick.
it’s the player they took with their first rounder this year, Nick Leddy. Small dude, but seriously touted puck-moving defenseman. Apparently, homeboy can really skate.
by Kevin Kujawa on Feb 12, 2010 2:46 PM CST up reply actions
From you’re description, hopefully he can develop into a duncan keith like player
by EamusCatuli23 on Feb 12, 2010 2:49 PM CST up reply actions
haven’t seen him much myself (but looked very good when i have) but word from the Wild Mgmnt is that they “haven’t liked his development at U of MN lately”
by WirtzGMnomore on Feb 12, 2010 2:52 PM CST up reply actions
heard that as well
suppose we’ll see. when all is said and done, he’s kinda a free player in the deal. so much better than getting Wiz like was being rumored.
by Kevin Kujawa on Feb 12, 2010 2:59 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, but
we haven’t liked the (lack of) development from Barker either. Leddy is 18 and won’t be here for a while. Plenty of time to straighten him out. Barker was here and taking up space. So I’d say that’s pretty even, but we also got our rental. Hawks win.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 12, 2010 3:03 PM CST up reply actions
for what it's worth
which probably isn’t much, Leddy is tied for the team lead at +7 as a freshman on a very average gopher hockey team
by EamusCatuli23 on Feb 12, 2010 3:17 PM CST up reply actions
Shit....idiot I am!
That pick is from 2009 which was Nick Leddy. Don’t know much about this kid but it does stockpile the ’Hawks future at the blueline with Olsen and Lalonde. Pretty good depth if you ask me.
Just a start of things to come.
"Negative energy is better than no energy at all"- "Iron" Mike Keenan
speaking of hammer
now we free up 3mm+ next year to resign hammer and niemi…great move…feel bad for barker though
Things I know about Kim Johnsson
1) He’s not Cam Barker
2) He’s not James Wisniewski
So, this trade appears to be a win, right?
I like boobs.
by G.S. Clam on Feb 12, 2010 2:48 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
I would add...
that even though he’s got a feminine first name, he’s probably way more manly than Barker.
He's the one they call Dr. Karpotsev...
in swedish
his name would be pronounced “SHIM,” which isn’t feminine at all. except that i think it might be a shortened version of Joachim. but who knows?
shimmy on over here, kim
All right, come on, dummy, you won the game. Come on. Pick up your trophy.
I like this deal
This should help us on the PP and I think that Johnsson is a little better on the defensive end as well. As for Leddy, he seems to be a lot like Keith, so maybe being around Dunc a little in camp will be good for him. The best part about this trade is that Wisniewski wasn’t involved.
by Southside Hawks Fan on Feb 12, 2010 2:48 PM CST reply actions
Couldnt we
Have sent Kopecky to help them pack ? and then changed the UC locks ?
by Bonvie5ForFighting on Feb 12, 2010 2:49 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
It's Refreshing
To have at least one team in town that more often that not seems to make smart moves for the franchise. +1 Stan
Love this deal...
A wily old vet for a top pick who just never lived up to the billing.
The reason you never hear Johnsson’s name? He’s that sound. I remember when he signed with the Wild, wished he was a Blackhawk back then (also wished Aucoin was gone sooner than he was).
Here’s to cap space and all the good that comes from it. Maybe we can wave bye-bye to Buff today, too. Cheers.
I hope AJAirTraffic got a photo with Barker in his Hawks jersey!
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 12, 2010 3:05 PM CST reply actions
We should trade for these guys
Kane & Versteeg singing (while they check their text messages) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsoxw0whWzM&feature=player_embedded
I wonder if that's the same karaoke band they had at last year's convention
The power play is still f**king clown shoes
Everybody...HIT SOMEBODY! ~ the Chicago Rush are back in April 2010
Matching suitcases
at Ikea
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 12, 2010 3:17 PM CST up reply actions
Great Deal
Johnsson is good enough to give Seabrook or Keith an extra shift or two off a game. It doesn’t sound like much but they’re going to need all the help they can get after the Olympics. He’s also from Sweeden so Hammer has someone to go shopping with at IKEA for the rest of the season.
Add Leddy who doesn’t turn 19 until next month and I can’t see how you don’t make this trade.
Competitive violence, that's why you're here!
*Sweeden = Sweden
Competitive violence, that's why you're here!
by cdz3210 on Feb 12, 2010 3:10 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Nick Leddy scouting reports
Who does Leddy like among the current crop of NHL defensemen?
"I’d say Duncan Keith and Brian Campbell of the Chicago Blackhawks because they’re both really good offensive defensemen and both are kind of my style."
Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.
What's not to like about the kid already?
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 12, 2010 3:15 PM CST up reply actions
per Hockey News
Nick Leddy
ASSETS: Is a tremendous skater with outstanding mobility and acceleration. Can lead the rush and set up teammates with great vision and passing skills. Is willing to initiate contact and take a hit to make plays in the defensive zone.
FLAWS: Isn’t overly big and will need to add significant bulk to his 5-11 frame in order to better handle big forwards at the National Hockey League level.
CAREER POTENTIAL: Offensive defenseman.
Drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the 1st round (16th overall) in 2009
If his size
turns out to be his only flaw, he should be fine. He’s just turning 19 and still has some growing to do.
Competitive violence, that's why you're here!
Blackhawks whose flaws were size:
Kane
Versteeg
Keith
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by chiblackhawks on Feb 12, 2010 3:16 PM CST up reply actions
…and he was named Mr. Hockey (award as the most the outstanding senior high school hockey player in the state of Minnesota)
…ok, i’ll go now…
by WirtzGMnomore on Feb 12, 2010 3:19 PM CST up reply actions
Sounds like something
that may have been written about Duncan Keith when he was 18.
by Katherine215 on Feb 12, 2010 3:28 PM CST up reply actions
So basically...
Barker’s money allows us to resign Hammer it seems. Me likey
There's still more work to do
on the Cap. Right now they are $798,000 over for next year. I have no idea how it works and right now I really don’t care. Let the brain trust work it out over the summer.
Competitive violence, that's why you're here!
Correct. What a first step though. Good site to track Cap Fun
by Northside_Dan on Feb 12, 2010 3:30 PM CST up reply actions
Don't go away mad Barker,
Just go away
...Feeding Rene Bourque his own dick since 11/19/09
by Hjammer of the Gods on Feb 12, 2010 3:21 PM CST reply actions
Don't go away mad?
the guy is headed to a team that has Havlat and Ebbett. Give them five minutes alone and they’ll be plotting the Blackhawks’ doom or something. Maybe as The Chicago Rejects Club. (Too mean?)
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by chiblackhawks on Feb 12, 2010 3:24 PM CST up reply actions
are you sure Havlat’s not trying to stow away in Johnsson’s suitcase as we speak?
...Feeding Rene Bourque his own dick since 11/19/09
by Hjammer of the Gods on Feb 12, 2010 3:26 PM CST up reply actions
Nah
If he is, his agent would tell us, right? Right?
Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.
by chiblackhawks on Feb 12, 2010 3:32 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
or is it twatted ?
Since he was talking out of his vulva after not being re-signed
by Bonvie5ForFighting on Feb 12, 2010 3:39 PM CST up reply actions
Just got an email from hawks
FOLLOW THE BLACKHAWKS ON:
February 12, 2010
Hawks Acquire Johnsson, Leddy From Wild
The Blackhawks have acquired defensemen Kim Johnsson (right) and Nick Leddy from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for defenseman Cam Barker.
Johnsson, 33, has tallied 14 points (6 G, 8 A) in 52 games for the Wild this season, compiling a +3 plus/minus rating. The Malmo, Sweden native has scored 281 points (66 G, 215 A) in 10 NHL seasons, with a +20 plus/minus rating and 402 PIM.
Leddy was Minnesota’s 1st-round draft pick (18th overall) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. The 18-year-old defenseman scored 5 points (1 G, 4 A), with a +7 plus/minus in 19 games with the University of Minnesota this season. The Eden Prarie, Minnesota native won Minnesota’s “Mr. Hockey” Award last season, tallying 37 points (8 G, 29 A) while leading Eden Prarie to the Minnesota Class 2A Championship.
Second City Hockey
by Battery on Feb 12, 2010 3:39 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Malmö?!
i love Malmö! Ibrahimovic is from malmö, too, and the chicago spire was designed by the same guy who designed malmö’s only skyscraper. finally, i had an amazing sandwich while my girlfriend and i waited on our train to take us to her parents’ farm one day. all of that leads me to believe that this will be an amazing trade.
All right, come on, dummy, you won the game. Come on. Pick up your trophy.
Do you mean
this skyscraper? My friend took me to Malmo while I was visiting him in Lund. We went to the pier and found a house that was all windows. Good stuff.
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by chiblackhawks on Feb 12, 2010 8:33 PM CST up reply actions
Small world, great memories...
I went to school in Versailles, France. On weekends, I bartended in an Irish pub in Paris, where mostly Americans, Scotts, and Swedes hung out. Long story short, I started dating a Swedish gal and eventually moved to Göteborg where I lived for a year with her. (b/f bringing her back to the states of course ;) We spent most of the summer at her family’s summer home / farm in Jönköping.
My favorite memory is of my flickvan’s little innocent grandmother grabbing me by the hair and stating loudly “Gott hår!” (which means “good hair” but sounds like “good whore”) to a large room full of people at a Midsommar Dag party. She didn’t speak English so the joke wasn’t intended.
Every summer there is a concert called “BadRock” which consists of the top Scandinavian pop artists. That summer it was held at the Malmö Castle along the sea and started at sundown. Best venue for a concert ever. It sounds like you two might speak Swedish but if not, “BadRock” literally translates as “bathrobe” and everyone wears one to the concert.
Ah, you two just took me back! Thanks
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 12, 2010 10:55 PM CST up reply actions
Are you the one
who asked me about Gustavus?
I’ve always wanted to take someone back to Sweden; glad I could finally do it on SCH!
All right, come on, dummy, you won the game. Come on. Pick up your trophy.
Yes, that was me
I ended up studying Swedish for another four years after my year there, but lost my proficiency after I got married.
I will tell you one thing, there is not a bar trick in existence that will impress one’s friends more than the ability to converse with Swedish au pairs in bars on Division Street.
But once I got married…
not so much.
You actually from Sweden?
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 12, 2010 11:49 PM CST up reply actions
awesome story
I didn’t actually spend too long a time there— when I visited, my friend was knee-deep in his dissertation and I only had a few days (some of them spent in Norway, some in Denmark, because that’s where he wanted to take me to, lol) before heading over to Belgium to visit another friend. This was after I graduated from college and I went to an international student festival in Germany so I thought that was a good enough excuse to spend the rest of the month around Europe. Always felt like I had just a taste of everything, though. Am definitely going back someday.
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by chiblackhawks on Feb 13, 2010 9:03 AM CST up reply actions
NHL.com has Johnsson listed already on the Hawks' roster
along with his photo in a Hawks jersey
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 12, 2010 3:48 PM CST reply actions
Hey Barker, great news! We're gonna give you more time on the PP
Oops, did we forget to mention it was in Minnesota??
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 12, 2010 3:51 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I see he is +3 on a pretty bad Wild team...
From what I have heard he seems like a solid d-man… and that makes him better than that waste of space Barker!
Drink it up!
Yeah, I'm liking the move A LOT as I get more info about him
Let’s see…
We got our rental D-man for this season
We freed up cap space for next year
We got a promising D-man for the future
Johnsson eats up minutes and is versatile
The Hawks didn’t give up much at all
It wasn’t a trade involving a goalie
Win-win-win-win-win-win
Did I miss something??
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 12, 2010 4:09 PM CST up reply actions
Yes, he's batting a thousand here
With that save percentage maybe he should get the next start.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 12, 2010 6:14 PM CST up reply actions
i'll hold out until we see how he plays
but i’m definitely feeling good about this right now for all the reasons you just mentioned.
All right, come on, dummy, you won the game. Come on. Pick up your trophy.
5 out of 6 ain't bad
which is also a song by Meatloaf, no?
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 12, 2010 10:59 PM CST up reply actions
if it's a song by Meatloaf
which it is, i’m pretty sure we’re at 7 out of 6
All right, come on, dummy, you won the game. Come on. Pick up your trophy.
Solid move
Barker is a classy guy, but really was thinking he would of turned out better. Good luck to him, minus when we play him.
Johnsson is a solid pick up and Leddy I dont know too much about minus what I read.
On another note, curious to see how Niemi does on 3 straight games!
He has already gotten his picture taken in a Hawks Jersey.
His physical was probably today, so I would say yes.
It's THE GOAALLLIEEE!!!!!
I think so
He should fit in w/ Sopel nice. He is a good puck moving d-man. I wonder if he will get some PP time?!
When you see #8 skating with $5 tomorrow, DON'T PANIC
Matt Walker hasn’t returned to haunt your dreams. That’s just the number they’ve given Kim Johnsson.
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by chiblackhawks on Feb 12, 2010 4:03 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
Hah! I was wondering what number he would get
I don’t think there’s anyone taking this worse than @CamBarkerFan. (S)He’s inconsolable.
by Katherine215 on Feb 12, 2010 4:08 PM CST up reply actions
Name's Garrett Lowe, so must be a guy
I hope he realizes soon that “rt” is different from replying to someone.
And if that girl who claims to be Barker’s cousin really is his cousin, apparently he’s excited about heading to Minnesota, so.
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by chiblackhawks on Feb 12, 2010 5:34 PM CST up reply actions
Wow! Good catch... that would have been scary
"My Father's name is Jack, and my mother's name is Daniels..."
i have pudgy fingers, leave me alone D:
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by chiblackhawks on Feb 12, 2010 5:31 PM CST up reply actions
#5, not $5... :|
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by chiblackhawks on Feb 12, 2010 5:30 PM CST up reply actions
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