Blackhawks Sign John Scott
by McClure on Jul 2, 2010 7:46 AM CDT
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The Hawks signed defensemen/left wing/brachiosaurus John Scott to a 1-year, $1 million dollar deal yesterday. I'm not sure what role Stan Bowman has envisioned for this aircraft carrier who clocks in at 6'8", 260 lbs, but it seems antithetical to his normally progressive hockey sensibilities to sign a guy who by all outward accounts has no discernable skill other than beating the fuck out of a poor sap in the wrong colored sweater. So congratulations everyone who wanted somebody to "protect" Kane, Toews, etc. You've gotten your wish - but I would have rather had someone who could, you know, actually contribute something.
EDIT: It turns out that the deal is actually for 2 years at 512K a year, as reflected by CapGeek. TSN's free agent tracker originally showed 1 year/$1 mildo, which is where I got the figure from. I actually feel slightly better about the deal now, though I still don't think the guy can play worth a damn. Even in the situation the Hawks are in, there's little risk in a league minimum, presumably two-way contract on a guy that big who can play either D or wing.
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He's a big dumb animal folks...
Bad when you are hoping a guy can rise to mid season Sopel levels eh?
But wow, he beats the piss out of Alexandre Bolduc
No doubt he can fight...
I think he would be a deterent against teams that suc and jus want to beat on the “Hawks”……….
wait a minute …is fightin even allowed any more? I know head shots are way up, but fightin has been diminshed to a side show.
"Trying is the first step towards failure" Homer Simpson
We won the Cup!!!
There I said it. I had to say it to console myself after losing Ladd to the Trashheap yesterday. John Scott…meh. Where’s Link Gaetz when you need him, i’m sure he would have signed for less than a mil.
LUigi was found dead at the scene, murdered by a Chelsea Dagger.
Knock Knock
HOMER: Who is it?
SCOTT: GOON
HOMER: Who?
SCOTT: HIRED GOON
HOMER: Hired goon…? opens door
SCOTT: PUNCH
Classic.
It's the Chicago Blackhawks man...
by Campbell32 on Jul 2, 2010 1:25 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
what the fuck
we dont need him…. i mean really?? what a waste of money…. and we couldnt keep ladd… what the fuck is going on with bowman…. a million for this piece of shit really?? rather have sopel or eager i mean really……… what the fuck?????????? bowman needs to fucking explain this bull shit to us…… fuck me
He explained it this morning on WGN
After he dealt Ladd to ATL and Burish to DAL. He said they need to build the future of the team through solid draft picks.
LUigi was found dead at the scene, murdered by a Chelsea Dagger.
ok
hard to get some news here living in brasil………
Brasil?
GOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLL! I stopped watching the World Cup after Italy got bounced, how did Brazil do?
LUigi was found dead at the scene, murdered by a Chelsea Dagger.
Still in it.
Playing now as I type. Brazil 1 – Netherlands 0
man after dominating the first half they looked like a different team in the second. can’t believe they lost after the way they started. melo might just want to hang out in south africa for awhile after that performance in the 2nd.
Yeah, I like two teams, get over it!
No, I have absolutely no clue what I would do if they meet in the finals!
Go Flyers and Hawks!
he is 500K, I am assuming Ladd is after a contract at or north of 2.5 million which the Hawks couldn’t swing. Figure they have about 9.2 million with Huet off the books and they need to sign 10 Guys to have a 23 Man roster (they can carry as low as 20). I would assume Niemi and Hjalmarsson will run the Hawks around 5 Million (so 4.2 million left). That means 8 Guys with just over 4 million. Once you start bringing guys up assune Beach (1.17), Connelly (.875), Crawford (.800), Dowell (.525) = 3.37 Million. That means the Hawks have 835,280k left and only have 19 guys on the roster. I would assume we won’t see Beach up. Also, Skille and Bickell are UFA so assume Skille signs for his minimum which I believe is 1.3 Million. Bickell gets a 10% raise to .550 and they still need another Blue Liner. I also assume Skille gets resigned and stuck in Rockford. I would assume they offer Hendry 600k or 660k if he still gets his raise. I like Lebda but I don’t know what he will command and clearly Hawks don’t have much room. There is not way to afford Ladd.
P.S. I also have no idea what I am talking about but those are my thoughts.
That's what I assumed ;)
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 2, 2010 8:43 AM CDT up reply actions
UFAs can be signed for less
they don’t have the QA floors that RFAs have.
Skille was at an 850 salary (the rest was bonus money) and he might well be signed at a reasonable figure – to avoid being stuck in Rockford due to salary issues like last year
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by krome on Jul 2, 2010 11:35 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
they are RFAs
I knew that it was just a typo. Skille would take a minimum deal at least according to his sound bite from last year. Good call on the .850, I just saw that now that I opened his profile on Capgeek. He would still get his 5% though.
Pfffft
Yeah, Scott will be effective for a while, but what happens when the other teams figure out the “pitchforks and torches” strategy against him?
Confused
I thought the Hawks stance was big guys with skill. I guess if it cost them 500k then this is the type of thing I ought to expect this year. Ladd is the only move that hasn’t settled right. If it was truly a money thing then best of luck, he deserves it. Saw this coming since last year and I am really glad Sharp is still with the team.
Ugh
Ogie Ogilthorpe is a Hawk?
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by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Jul 2, 2010 8:17 AM CDT reply actions
Are we shifting the Clown Shoes from the PP to the Front Office?
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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 2, 2010 8:22 AM CDT reply actions
His brother is already in town visiting the Field Museum.
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by McClure on Jul 2, 2010 8:30 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Nope, it was actually John Scott himself incognito
He was hanging with Lebron, trying to avoid all the media attention and speculation on whether we’d be able to land such a franchise player.
After he signed, he decided to take advantage of his notoriety and pick up some chicks…
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 2, 2010 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions 15 recs
i'm starting to get bored
with going to the rec well for every fucking picture you slap up there, but it’s gotta be done.
June 30, 2010. We will rue this day.
I can't see the pics here in the office
but I rec’d it out of respect for your reputation. I’ll unrec if I need to when I get home though. LOL
39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.
don't worry
this picture rec is worth it
How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?
LOL Finally saw it and yes, my rec won't be withdrawn.
You do good work CNS.
39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.
Adam Burish Signs with the Big D
2 years for $2.3M
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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 2, 2010 8:27 AM CDT reply actions
Linky Link
D also picked up Raycroft, in addition to Burish. I may be the only one who hoped they had kept Burish.
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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 2, 2010 8:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Right there with ya
It's the Chicago Blackhawks man...
by Campbell32 on Jul 2, 2010 1:31 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I wished Bur got a 10 year/$1mil per contract
and he said, “That would be awesome!”
Occam's Razor keeps the cutting clean.
by russellguldin on Jul 2, 2010 9:20 AM CDT up reply actions
No... That was my man-crush with this team.
Its a mere joyous coincedence that he was wearing the number that I’ve personally worn forever.
I loved the guy. He was straight blue-collar hockey. Grinding, drawing penalties, agitating the opposition. He was one of those guys that the opposing teams hated playing against, and he wore our sweater.
That guy came to work, did what was asked of him night in, and night out. He worked hard and was great with the fans.
He did all of that, for a very minor financial commitment, and I had hoped beyond all hope, that he’d resign with us.
I say congratulations to Adam Burish. The guy definitely earned every penny so far as I’m concerned, and I wish him great success in the future.
I just hope that he manages to prank the hell out of all of those Stars players. They’re definitely getting more than they bargained for.
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Beat me to it
But I’ve already notched up my worry-level after seeing all the D men get signed yesterday… dems gots PAID.
Here Here
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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 2, 2010 8:39 AM CDT up reply actions
Also, there are only a couple of good names left
If you look at this list, I have to wonder what teams like San Jose (who are dying to upgrade their blue line) are going to do.
I'm wondering about Washington
everyone knows they need an actual primo defenseman, as opposed to Green, who is a winger pretending to be a defenseman. But they haven’t made any moves, and the best D-men in the UFA have already been signed by other teams.
Will we see a repeat of their futility next year? Always a bridesmaid, those Caps (and Ovie). Hope they like stockpiling the ugly dresses.
by spokeinthebandwagon on Jul 2, 2010 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions
My gut is starting to scream
We will not beable to keep TOFTBO
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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 2, 2010 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Well, hopefully that's what jettisoning Ladd was for
Such a painful move had to have a purpose, no?
But I don’t like hearing that we’ll take a 1st and 3rd rounder. The draft is a crapshoot and we have a lot of picks already, so we’ll likely get a good number of the prospects we’d be targeting. Losing TOFTBO means we’re down to 3 D-men and given his enormous potential, I don’t think I would survive the day if he was gone.
But those pics could turn into trade bait later on. Having a stockpile of picks is both good to cut down the crapshoot of the draft and to offer as incentive for teams to take a dinosaur off of our hands later on in the season.
Occam's Razor keeps the cutting clean.
by russellguldin on Jul 2, 2010 9:21 AM CDT up reply actions
we need to keep Hams
we just don’t have the type of goalie that can succeed with just 3.5 defensemen (Keith = 1.5 d-men).
His replacement cost would be astronomical
You’d have to find somebody who could cover well for Soupy, which is not easy.
yeah
if his market skyrockets, you’re almost better off paying him the money ($3m?) and shipping off Niemi.
Take your lumps with Crawford and whatever low-priced goalie we can get our mittens on?
I agree with that
If Niemi’s price is high, it’s time to say goodbye. I’d rather have room to lock up Hjammer and Seabs down the line.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 2, 2010 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions
OK, it's true
I’d pay to be on the ice for ONE game! But as long as they’re tossing big coin around, I thought I’d ask.
39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.
Seriously
as I said last night. If any team wants Niemi for that much money, let him go. The hawks will get draft picks as compensation.
by northernsails on Jul 2, 2010 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions
$2.3M a year would have been as crazy as he is!
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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 2, 2010 8:39 AM CDT up reply actions
Even $1M/year
is crazy for a guy with Burr’s minutes and skills.
I like him; he’s entertaining as hell. But as far as actually having hockey skills? Meh.
We got Scott for 1/2 that. Similar skill set and Scott will actually win most of his fights.
Our Cup.
Scott has a similar skill set as Bur?
Bur was kind of a pretend enforcer, it seems as though Scott is a real live enforcer with minimal skill. Bur could at least skate a bit. Every once and a while Bur would suprise you with a nice shot or pass, can Scott do this?
Ditto for CNS
I really doubt we see Scott playing forward
It would be like watching Shaq trying to get up and down the court
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 2, 2010 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions
"instigator"
“antagonist.”
“pest.”
“straight up dickhole.”
Burr never really enforced shit. He made his money by pissing other teams off, burrowing into players’ heads, and by generally being awesome.
It's the Chicago Blackhawks man...
by Campbell32 on Jul 2, 2010 1:37 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Oh,
And he really wasn’t bad. Like hakerar pointed out, the guy had skills he’d display once in a while. I was just hoping for him to use them a bit more… not unlike eager (though eags was at a higher level for sure).
It's the Chicago Blackhawks man...
by Campbell32 on Jul 2, 2010 1:41 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I agree with this, completely.
Burish is actually a pretty decently skilled player (Don’t get me wrong, he’ll never challenge DDN for a scoring title). The guy was doing what the team asked him to do – play as a 4th line checking winger.
I wouldn’t be surprised (assuming he winds up playing on a higher line in Big D) to see Burish post up 30 points this season. Not at all.
I could see him putting up roughly 10 + 20 for 30.
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What about madden?
Has Madden been signed by anyone yet?
Nope
Not yet
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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 2, 2010 8:39 AM CDT up reply actions
So there is still hope the Hawks can somehow rope him in… I personally would love to have Madden back. Such a power killing beast. And he is far better than a 4th line center imo.
I too like madden a lot
But he’ll need to take a nice big pay cut to come back.
Do not expect to see Mad Dog back
His price is too much, but he is a damn good Check Line Center!
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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 2, 2010 8:47 AM CDT up reply actions
When did we sign Madden last year?
Wasn;t it in late July? I’m sure there will be some money saving options later in the summer.
read my assumptions above
They need to figure out Niemi and Hammer before they can afford to spend anything else. Unless they make another move.
Anyone that goes on Capgeek?
If so, what is that 4.19 penalty the Hawks have that they are showing?
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by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Jul 2, 2010 8:39 AM CDT reply actions
There's a bug
that’s causing it to show up twice. The entry for bonuses is valid; I don’t think the identical entry for “re-entry waivers” should be there.
What is the cap room for real then?
about 8 million?
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by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Jul 2, 2010 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions
they have about 9.2 million with Huet off the books. They are allowed to go 10% over the Cap in the offseason (but need to become compliant) which is about the same as Huets contract. I have seen blogs saying the Hawks will have 15 million when Huet is off but I think they added Huet to the temporary extra room they have to work with.
How is Huet coming off the books?
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by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Jul 2, 2010 9:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Huet will not come off the books until just before Game 1
Unless he retires or is claimed off waivers, or is traded, his Salary counts against the Cap, even if sent to the minors. The Hawks can not release him, but can buy him out, in which case the Hawks will be paying him for the next 4 years.
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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 2, 2010 9:12 AM CDT up reply actions
AHL
Worst case he is in the Minors and I am sure they are looking at it as a Luxury Tax in keeping other guys.
Their is no Luxury Tax in the NHL
You go over the Cap by even a dollar it is a fine of millions of dollars, and loss of draft picks!
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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 2, 2010 9:53 AM CDT up reply actions
I know
I am saying putting Huet in the minors still cost the Hawks 5+ million a year but it does not effect the cap. I am saying do that makes it look like an internal Luxury Tax for the Hawks.
got ya
But he salary still will not come off until just before the season starts in October.
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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 2, 2010 9:55 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
Yeah I am not sure on the dates, I heard 2 weeks before the season. I also don’t know how long they are allowed to be 10% over the cap. Is it the same window, is it opening night, is it pre-season? But from multiple online sources it looks like they have around 9 Million to play with.
I don't think we'll ever know
to many factors
nothin but smiles
my Captain is better than your Captain
what's a bug?
the 4.19 penalty only shows up once and it puts us at a 55.9 mil payroll. Is this incorrect?
Ditto for CNS
Canucks
In looking at the new cannucks team over at NM, I’m not sure they’re much better than us even with whats transpired this off-season.
They lost their whole third line. They’ll have better d-men, but they won’t have the same scoring depth they had last year.
yeah. Here are potential lines:
Sedin / Sedin / Burrows Brouwer / Toews / Kane ? / Kesler / Samuelsson Kop / Sharpe / Hossa ? / Malhotra / ? Stalberg / Bolland / ? Hordichuk / ? / Rypien ? / Reasoner / ? Ballard / Edler Teeth / Seabs Ehrhoff / Hamhuis Campbell / Hammer Salo / Bieksa Hendry / ? Alberts / Rome Scott / ? Luongo / Schneider Niemi / Crawford
Fill in gaps. Bieksa won’t be around Vancouver much longer, for example. Vancouver is much stronger in net. Schneider may end up being a top notch goalie. I don’t think Vancouver is that much stronger than us, although our D has to have Hammer back.
I didn’t think we offered a qualifying offer to Hendry. And I probably misorded that post and should have said they will be much improved at the blue line and not better. I don’t think their combo of d-men can top ours, but having Salo and Alberts/Rome on the third pairing is awfully dangerous. Oh, and our goalie wins playoff games.
by warrenjm2006 on Jul 2, 2010 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions
So with Scott's signing that means Soupy is gone right?
Maybe in the $500k range this signing doesn’t bother me so much. Damn, the guy even punches in slow-mo. Maybe we should call him Clubber Lame.
Interviewer: What’s your prediction for the fight?
Clubber Lame: My prediction?
Interviewer: Yes, your prediction.
[Clubber Lame looks into camera]
Clubber Lame: Pain!
Apollo Creed: Bolduc’s gettin’ killed out there!
Paulie: No, no, no! He ain’t gettin’ killed; he’s gettin’ mad! … OK, maybe he’s getting killed.
Maybe Bolduc should’ve switched to lefty – or not have been so bold… or maybe duc(k)ed.
On second thought, can we refer to Scott as Thunderlips?
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 2, 2010 8:40 AM CDT reply actions
Yeah
I was shocked, Rogers was predicting closer to minimum. This is the first move I can get behind calling clown shoes.
Boogaard is really the only solace I can take from this.
Not even
Boogard’s in the Eastern Conf. now. And John Scott couldn’t beat him anyway.
by herecomethehawks77 on Jul 2, 2010 9:06 AM CDT up reply actions
God yes.
Thunderlips. More practical than “brachiosaurus.”
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by Campbell32 on Jul 2, 2010 1:47 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Littlefoot, anyone?
Or we could go with “Dino” or “Barney” everyone loves purple dinosaurs (apparently).
Maybe he’ll get the cool one-liner in post-games, like all the dinosaurs in “The Flintstones.” You know, the baby wooly mammoth vacuum cleaner that looks at the screen and says “and you thought your job sucked.” (or whatever it was literally.)
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The thought just occurred to me (after posting this one) that we could just call him "Smash"
as in “SCOTT SMASH!!”
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So if I understand all of these machinations correctly, because the team is now effed up (still) on the cap and possible offer sheets coming in for Jammer, Beach cannot be called up next season? We’re going to trot out schmucks like this guy instead? He makes Robideux look like Savvy out there. Silly me, here I thought we were going to give the young guys a chance. Your thoughts?
My thoughts...
Are that he’ll be our sixth/seventh defenseman, and he’ll be a big stay at home type d-man who will cover for Vishnovski (I’ll learn to spell his name by October). He’s a veteran who can work well with a young rookie who comes up is my thought. I’m not jumping yet, considering it’s only the second of July, but I’m standing on the bridge.
I'm thinking Beach
won’t be called up for awhile yet anyway. He needs some AHL seasoning, and hasn’t made it into Stan’s conversations yet, though his cap hit probably doesn’t help.
This is a joke
Now I know Bowman is acting as “big boy” GM. I mentioned it as a possibility yesterday and was made fun of. This signing is a total joke. I hope someone’s wrong about the $1m for one year bit.
If anyone out there thinks there was an actual need for this player you’re a fucking moron.
by herecomethehawks77 on Jul 2, 2010 9:05 AM CDT reply actions
I don't mind this so much
if it is only 512,500 a year. Sigh of relief.
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by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Jul 2, 2010 9:19 AM CDT up reply actions
I got my stats from TSN, which reported 1 year/$1 mildo.
I actually feel a little better about this if it’s for a pube over the league minimum for two years. I’m assuming it’s a two way contract also, which is also positive.
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so I guess no? but does that just mean he has to clear waivers if we call him back up after sending him down?
If not a two way
He has to clear waivers both ways.
If claimed sent down, the claiming team picks up 100% of the Salary
If claimed on the way up the teams split the Salary 50-50
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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 2, 2010 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions
something about $12k being called a pube over league minimum
makes me feel sorry for my life.
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by chiblackhawks on Jul 2, 2010 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
not just you
the breeze way we say things like “yeah, maybe he’s overpaid, but not by more than $200K a year” stops me in my tracks.
June 30, 2010. We will rue this day.
Maybe the guy learned how to skate in the offseason...
…you know, like “The Cutting Edge”?
by Hi, I'm Bob LeDonne on Jul 2, 2010 9:05 AM CDT reply actions
Ill take a 40 year old Roenick at 500K as well.
Bring him back for a year win another Cup then retire 27
Is Gramps available?
Compadres! It is imperative that we crush the freedom fighters before the start of the rainy season......And by that I mean it’s time for the worker of the week award!"
Ha, they want cheap guys.
Cheli looked out of his league at the end of the season in Atlanta. Roenick didn’t look too bad in SJ but that was 08-09. Just my inner child wanting to see those guys one last time. Either way you would probably get whatever they have left full force back here and it would be very Cap friendly.
Well,
we do need a coach, right? I have seen D-men get better when Chelios is around, so, um… maybe as a player/assistant coach?
/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.
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by burpchelischili on Jul 3, 2010 3:42 AM CDT up reply actions
I'll take Chelios any day
over this clown
by northernsails on Jul 2, 2010 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions
John Scott
Anyone who beats he living shit out of a Vancouver Canuck like that is fine with me.
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If we're going to sign a minimum contract nobody ...
he might as well be 6’ 8" with fists the size of cantalopes. The only problem is how many people are actually going to fight this guy? Unless he can do some damage with big hits or selective chippy play, he could wind up a penalty commiting statue.
This seems kind of strange in terms of chemistry as well. I know you’re not going to be able to replace the affability or joviality of Versteeg and Buff, but this is going to be the guy in the locker room nobody can joke around because he’s got that dull, ill humored stare. Look at when he goes to the box after that fight, the other guy in there doesn’t even say anything to him.
by Billy Charlesbois on Jul 2, 2010 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
stats
51 games
averaged 8:36 of ice time
90 PIM
-3 on a team filled with negative players
Minus 3 isnt too bad
especially considering he was from minney!
Drink it up!
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REC'D
For the title/first line alone.
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Size of cantalopes?????
All I picture are huge “boobs” comin at my face.
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So get this
my brother-in-law’s, brother’s wife works with John Scott’s wife and has hung out with John on a number of occasions. They report him as being a really nice, likeable guy, despite what you see on the ice. So hopefully that means he won’t be a detriment to the clubhouse chemistry.
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I hope your brother-in-law's brother's wife is a good judge of character.
39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.
Lonestar, I am your father's brother's cousin's nephew's former roommate.
by shinkicker on Jul 2, 2010 11:21 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
That's what I was thinking
of when I started typing.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 2, 2010 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions
War:
It’s fantastic.
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by Campbell32 on Jul 2, 2010 1:53 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
You know...
That was the original title Tolstoy wanted to use for his great novel but his mistress suggested War and Peace instead.
39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.
Which is what you are about to become.
by Hi, I'm Bob LeDonne on Jul 2, 2010 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Come on Schwartz!
Come on Schwartz!
Come on Schwartz!
by northernsails on Jul 3, 2010 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions
The use of cantaloupes in this manner
Just made my day, and will make this signing acceptable if I further get to envision Canucks getting bombarded by dozens of cantaloupes.
You must have me confused with someone else, I have never been to Chicago.
[whispers] I sexually assaulted Scottie Pippen in 1997.
THIS, I like.
IN between throwing gold-colored boxes of kleenex on the ice when the Hawks score against one overlyfamous Reboundo LuonGOAL!!, we can heave cantaloupes out there at the “regular” Nucks!
I like it.
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
especially liked
the way Bald-nuts was asking for it.
“C’mon, ya big ape. I can take ya.” Ooops.
What I really want, though, is a Scott vs. Chara bout!
Our Cup.
Chara fights like a bitch,
Scott would destroy him. Look up Chara fights, they all end up with him pulling the guy into him and bringing him down to the ice. Especially Laraque seen here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4Cegfj7wJE The look on Laraque’s face is priceless, “WTF kinda fight was that?”
They're not gonna catch us. We're on a mission from God.
by Kanesmouthguard on Jul 2, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Kinda kidding about that, actually, since I know Chara doesn’t really have a rep as a brawler.
Our Cup.
When can we expect Seabs contract extension?
Yes I am already thinking ahead.
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Jul 2, 2010 9:20 AM CDT reply actions
We won't see that
until November/December. The ’Hawks will have a firm grasp of the money situation next year and will be able to throw some money around then. Of course, if we get rid of the Huet contract, then he can get his extension ASAP.
Occam's Razor keeps the cutting clean.
by russellguldin on Jul 2, 2010 9:26 AM CDT up reply actions
Huet coming off of the books
won’t help. His salary is going to be eaten up by Hammer and Niemi. At the earliest, I don’t see Seabrook getting an extension until the latter part of the season unless the Hawks get rid of Bolland or Campbell’s contract
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."
the bonus hit from this year
will be the big thing that saves us next year. While other teams will get the NHL cap increase of 1-5%, the Hawks will have an extra $4.1 million that we missed out on this year.
yea that extra
bonus hit for this year will come off the books allowing us to lock down Seabs as well! Not too bad of a situation. You have to figure the hawks will have at least 6 mil in cap space to work with next year than!
Drink it up!
In Stanley we trust! 34,38,61, and finally 2010!!!
and since Seabs
already makes $3.5m, you’d have to imagine that the team will have about $4.5m to make some moves and/or hand out raises.
Unless
We win again, and Toews gets the Conn Smythe again. (or is that only a once-per-contract bonus type thing?)
VERSTEEG!
i think it's a one-time thing
once a Conn Smythe guy, always a conn smythe guy
by northernsails on Jul 2, 2010 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions
It was part of his entry level contract
He doesn’t have / can’t have that kind of bonus in his new contract (I think until he’s 34 or something like that? I’m sure KtG will correct me ;)
Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet Home Chicago!
by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 2, 2010 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions
I haven't corrected that many people!
But I thought it’s 35. :P
by Katherine215 on Jul 2, 2010 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
There's nothing wrong with correcting people
When you’re right, which you are.
by shinkicker on Jul 2, 2010 11:47 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Yes, KtG has impressed me
with how much she has absorbed this year (unless she was holding out on us when she first joined??)
And she’s even starting to get many of my jokes – I’m so proud!
Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet Home Chicago!
by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 2, 2010 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions
aw, thanks CNS!
I knew a little about the cap from last year’s 7/1 hoopla, but I’ve definitely learned a lot since coming here.
by Katherine215 on Jul 2, 2010 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Bazinga!
/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.
Fan of the 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Blackhawks!
by burpchelischili on Jul 3, 2010 3:47 AM CDT up reply actions
Toews & Kane are off their entry level deals
no more bonuses for them (until they’re 35 and over)
Preparing my psyche for the coming Capocalypse
Confusion will be my epitaph.
by krome on Jul 2, 2010 11:54 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Or get really hurt
and spend a Massive shit ton of time on the IR/LTIR. Lets wait until they are 35.
ART.I§8-11; AM I-XXVII Not a suggestion, but an obligation.
Listen to the wisdom of James Madison!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 2, 2010 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Officially that's called "Old Geezer Status".
Or so I’ve been told.
39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.
Geezer, Goat, whatever.
I must be one since my memory is gone.
39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.
Please don't let today be as bad as yesterday was
I don’t think my liver can take it.
by WhatWouldBurishDo on Jul 2, 2010 9:38 AM CDT reply actions
I'm keeping the name
even in Dallas, Bur will be hitting on grandmas, and running his mouth in inappropriate situations and generally acting like an ass.
by WhatWouldBurishDo on Jul 2, 2010 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I might have to keep some of the Kleenex boxes I'm planning on throwing on LuonGOAL's end of the ice
next season for mentions of (sniff, sniff) Adam Burish.
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh…
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
In the same boat
There is not enough weed, wine and weiners to get me through this weekend if it is.
Having seen alot of him, he’s not as bad as you might think, talent-wise; he plays smart, doesn’t take a whole lot of dumb penalties, and seems to do the right thing with the puck.
but, i have no idea how he fits into a fast team.
not sure what happened to rolling four lines…
by NesterenkosGhost on Jul 2, 2010 9:50 AM CDT reply actions
If he is a 3rd pairing defenceman
he is prolly only going to be seeing 7-8 min per game. I wouldnt expect him to see him on any offensive rushes. But I feel better after seeing that in minney he averaged about 7 min per game and in 51 games he was at -3! Thats fairly impressive considering its minney! I would probably assume he is a cheap replacement for Sopel. They are both slow and dont really contribute much offensive numbers but should be solid in his end and not be a liability.
Drink it up!
In Stanley we trust! 34,38,61, and finally 2010!!!
If Scott
is near as good at blocking pucks as Sopel, Niemi is going to see far fewer shots reaching the net.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." -- Alvin Dark
ROFL... I just had a mental image of him getting back on Defense, all slow and lumbering looking
Like he’s going in slow motion as the rest of the team races around like footage of Babe Ruth rounding the bases.
“Hey, where’d everybody go?” (As the team takes possession and begins to move back through the neutral zone, en route to a cycle at the other end)
Q: “Johnny! Johnny!! Chaaaaaange!!!”
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
Off topic
my fanpost for the bbq fell off the main page, so I just did a quick fanshot with my address for anyone interested in attending. Happy 4th!
This might sound far fetched
but does anyone think that Bowman is going to temporarily fill the roster with low payroll so that a few hundred thousand can be added to the cap while an opening day roster can be figured out?
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."
Rolling the dice a little for '10-'11
In order to be strong ’11 thru whenever.
Reality Bites. But there it is, friends.
Our Cup.
Kubina once again gets great use out of his mask and burlap bag with the dollar sign on it
He’s not a bad defenseman by any stretch, but he’s been overpaid his entire career, and I don’t get it. Has one of Buccigross’ better nicknames, though – Funky Cold Kubina.
Chicago Blackhawks - 2010 Stanley Cup Champions
Things have changed forever, we're the Ramblin' Boys of Pleasure
that's more than Soupy!
shorter time, yes, but still. Wow, it’s Christmas in July for Dmen.
by Katherine215 on Jul 2, 2010 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions
nono it's $7.7mm *total*
I guess we should start using the “AAV” or whatever that acronym was for cap hits instead of total salary…
whoa, reading fail on my part
that makes much more sense!
by Katherine215 on Jul 2, 2010 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Remember when "some guy" went after Toews head.......
Remember when Kane got smoked before the Olympics……Remember Campbell gettin smoked into the boards…..Remember when Seabrook got smoked by his buddy….Remember St Louis takin liberties with us…….Remember who was the deterrent ……. Isn’t worth having him jus to destroy that twirp from St. Loius and keep the others team honest?
Not a everyday player, I understand, but for $500,000 he is excellant insurance. I loved Fraser, loved Burish and loved Eager…..but this guy is a over the top destroyer to be deployed only when needed.
"Trying is the first step towards failure" Homer Simpson
Given how the season ended with a Stanley Cup and all without a goon
I can deal not having a goon, but would rather have solid playing Defense men, who block shots and passing lanes, clear the zone, and set up quick transitions.
ART.I§8-11; AM I-XXVII Not a suggestion, but an obligation.
Listen to the wisdom of James Madison!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 2, 2010 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions
but the Cup
might be just one more bulls-eye for this team to bear.
The fact that he can play 3rd pairing D or 4th line O, plus $512K, plus six games a year agaisnt StL., adds up to I’m ok.
June 30, 2010. We will rue this day.
Yeah.
IF this guy can keep up with the game and plant some retaliatory checks into the boards on others (imagine how thundering those would be), I could possibly see some use for him. Otherwise, none at all.
by northernsails on Jul 2, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
It'll be tough with that new headshot rule
Given how tall Brachiosaur is, EVERY hit will be a headshot.
Perhaps they'll make an exception for him
like they did EVERY time Pronger lifted his fists.
by northernsails on Jul 2, 2010 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
hahahaha i read goon as poon
and I was all, “yeah right.”
sorry, 12yo moment of the day. carry on.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too." -- 2/28/10, so our Captain has said, and so it was done.
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Jul 2, 2010 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions
It's an album of his stuff
remixed/reworked/reconstructed by Bill Laswell. I hadn’t heard about it until today, was wondering if you knew anything else about it. What I’ve just said is literally everything I know about it.
ooo... you sure have my attention.
I will have to check it out.
That's all I know about it too
I am trying to listen to the entire discography and I am presently on 1946 (second year). So I have a long ass time until i get to the jazz/fusion stuff. I’ll let you know how Panthalassa is in about 2025 at the pace I’m on now.
Heh, fair enough
I’ll try and read up on your blog about Miles whenever I can. I’ve had more success with Coltrane than Davis so far, but I’ll keep trying. Hopefully your insights will help me appreciate it more.
I am a big Coltrane fan myself.
Just another reason why I love this site.
What stuff from Coltrane are you into?
So far
the only things I have are A Love Supreme and an excellent cover of My Favourite Things, but I’m definitely looking to find more of his stuff to listen to. Recommendations?
Also, you heard of Skalpel? 50s/60s-era Polish jazz with kind hip-hop beats laid underneath. Really good in a weird kind of way.
I’d recommend Giant Steps. The title track is one of my all time favorites. I dabble a bit with the tenor, and the speed that he makes changes just leaves me in awe.
Also I will have to investigate, that sounds awesome.
Oh yeah, I've heard about that
Been meaning to listen to it for a while, now, cheers for the reminder.
My favourite Skalpel song is Together – it has an awesome bassline – which I think is a pretty good starting point for seeing if you’re going to like the rest of their stuff.
star people
big fan of this album mainly because John Scofield worked pretty closely with Miles on this album. Love almost everything scofield has been a part of and has introduced me to a lot of different styles checking out all the collaborations he is involved in.
definitely need to check out Skalpel as well sounds like something i would be in to
Yeah, I like two teams, get over it!
No, I have absolutely no clue what I would do if they meet in the finals!
Go Flyers and Hawks!
home team advantage
and it was working out pretty well until game 6. i live an hour north of philly, been a hawks fan since a little kid. grown to love the flyers over the last 15 years or just because all my friends and it was the only hockey on most of the time.
it was really hard to celebrate in front of all my boys who just saw their love lose the cup.
Yeah, I like two teams, get over it!
No, I have absolutely no clue what I would do if they meet in the finals!
Go Flyers and Hawks!
actually forgot it still said that, guess i should change it now that it has happened!!
Yeah, I like two teams, get over it!
No, I have absolutely no clue what I would do if they meet in the finals!
Go Flyers and Hawks!
i caught so much shit recently b/c...
i found these cheesy old school hockey stickers in these packs of coloring books we have at work for kids that visit. about 2 years ago i was going through them and found a set of flyers and hawks and i threw them on the back of my car with the 100 other stickers. first off i can’t believe they have survived car washes and winter, but i received so many band wagon comments it’s rediculous!!
Yeah, I like two teams, get over it!
No, I have absolutely no clue what I would do if they meet in the finals!
Go Flyers and Hawks!
For now
I have hi-jacked my own blog and have only been writing about the hawks since the playoffs started. Trying to find a lot of these old records on vinyl or cd is very challenging so until I can piece together all the material from ‘46 I won’t post about it. But you can read the posts about how I started the blog and my thoughts on 1945 and some of the books I have been reading…
Bill Laswell has great stuff
I have his remix/reworked/reconstructed Santana c.d. “Divine Light”. Awesome! It takes the music from Santana’s “Illumination” and “Love Devotion Surrender” and completely mixes it up in a way that made Carlos like it all over again. Also, if you want to get really OUT there with Coltrane, check out his “Interstellar Space” c.d.
LUigi was found dead at the scene, murdered by a Chelsea Dagger.
It's because
clicking the title has a separate function. It collapses the comment into just the title, so if you have a link in the title it tries to do that instead of open the link.
hmm
youtube sez the vid is “no longer accessible”
by northernsails on Jul 2, 2010 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions
I am figuring the playoffs are a "no go" for any goon
Stan Sr. and Jr. are valuing him for some reason.
"Trying is the first step towards failure" Homer Simpson
I am still tooo retard to hit the reply button
"Trying is the first step towards failure" Homer Simpson
O/T
anyone watching Holland-Brazil? First half was poor, but now Holland are back in it, it’s turned really interesting.
I like
Holland because of Amsterdam (awesome city)
and Brazil for the wax named after it (nice enhancement!)
ART.I§8-11; AM I-XXVII Not a suggestion, but an obligation.
Listen to the wisdom of James Madison!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 2, 2010 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions
I prefer Paraguay
for this reason:
The ONLY reason I’d ever read ANYTHING from HuffPo
by northernsails on Jul 2, 2010 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Haha
I know what this is before I even open it. I’m still going to open the link, though (of course).
Only if the proof is posted here
that the promise is followed through!
ART.I§8-11; AM I-XXVII Not a suggestion, but an obligation.
Listen to the wisdom of James Madison!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 2, 2010 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions
are you asking me for proof that I'd post something like that?
Done and Done. Otherwise…didn’t quite understand what you meant.
by northernsails on Jul 2, 2010 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Her promise!
I want proof here she follows through with it!
ART.I§8-11; AM I-XXVII Not a suggestion, but an obligation.
Listen to the wisdom of James Madison!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 2, 2010 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions
oh.
Yeah, that makes a lot more sense, heh. Well, she was quoted in more than one place and the HuffPo just hijacked so you’d likely have to ask the Paraguayan news service or something for proof.
by northernsails on Jul 2, 2010 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Damn work.
I wish I could be watching it, cept I am stuck in the office. I am limited to reading the BBC live text.
Rather excited for that game.
Hopefully it will live up to all the hype.
i came in after the start of the 2nd half
been fun to watch. the dutch have had plenty chances to go up 3-1
happy ninja is happy....and wants to share its new toy!
by puppetmasterp on Jul 2, 2010 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
let me rephrase
didn’t matter, they won anyway. GO ORANJE!!!
happy ninja is happy....and wants to share its new toy!
by puppetmasterp on Jul 2, 2010 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
well, good thing i missed that then
though i heard Stekelenberg kept them in it with a great save on Kaka in the first half. The dumbest move i saw was that red card, which was deserved but was simply a stupid loss of composure with your team already down a goal.
happy ninja is happy....and wants to share its new toy!
by puppetmasterp on Jul 2, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Just an FYI
my breakfast cereal was good and I’m in shock that anyone would dare lead Brasil.
oh...
and I’m also in shock at how insanely lame the NBA’s free agency period is.
I'm over in the UK and don't care about B-ball
so I’m not 100% sure, but is LeBron leaving the Cavs? What’ll happen to Cleveland’s economy?
yeah, he leaving, and NBA ree agency started the day before the NHL's
Lebron MAY stay in Cleveland, but he’s considering going to Chicago, Miami, New Jersey, and about 2 other teams. Chicago and Miami are the favorites to get him.
So for the next 2-3 days, he’s scheduled reps from each of 5 teams to come visit him in Akron, OH (his home) to woo him.
happy ninja is happy....and wants to share its new toy!
by puppetmasterp on Jul 2, 2010 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm over in the NW Suburbs and don't care about B-ball either.
39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.
should I google
bankleball? Never heard of it.
It's kind of an in-joke
go roughly 3/4 of the way down this page (both of the green’d pictures) for an explanation.
by Germware on Jul 2, 2010 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
you're doing it wrong
this way, you go directly to the comment.
June 30, 2010. We will rue this day.
Lame? Haven't you seen the news the last few weeks?
IT’S A NBA FREE AGENT FRENZY!!!
Oh, nevermind, my bad. Go back to the WC.
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
Scott is a big body
to train in the Buff mold – 6’8 in front of the net on the PP is a wall. If they can get him in some skating drills, and teach some hockey sense too. may not be a bad CHEAP pickup
Yep, thats infected.
by Bonvie5ForFighting on Jul 2, 2010 10:44 AM CDT reply actions
to "train" someone in the Buff mold
he has to be able to skate a bit. This bozo cant skate a lick.
by northernsails on Jul 2, 2010 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions
How many games did Buff
really skate ? and how many did he Arnason it around the rink ?
Yep, thats infected.
by Bonvie5ForFighting on Jul 2, 2010 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Buff was lazy, sure.
But he’s not a goon who cant skate a lick. Scott needs to learn how to keep up with everyone else on this team
by northernsails on Jul 2, 2010 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions
If Buff would have
been more willing to square off he might have been worth keeping at $3+ per year.
His generally good-natured disposition was attractive from a marketing standpoint, but a detriment on the ice.
Our Cup.
i'm a fan of the verb "to Arnason"
need to find more occasions to use it
happy ninja is happy....and wants to share its new toy!
by puppetmasterp on Jul 2, 2010 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions
I will not be surprised
If Atlanta figures out a way to get Buff to care and he winds up netting 40/season for them.
I dont expect it, but it will not surprise me.
by northernsails on Jul 2, 2010 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions
I’d be happy for him if he found that sort of effort. The guy helped us win a championship, no small task. For that simple reason, I wish him nothing but good karma.
Right
then we can pick him up at the trade deadline for whatever is left on his annual contract
Yep, thats infected.
by Bonvie5ForFighting on Jul 2, 2010 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions
God yes
Good vibes all around.
It's the Chicago Blackhawks man...
by Campbell32 on Jul 2, 2010 2:16 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
But he's already 27
If he was younger, I’d buy this somewhat (as Buff as a late round pick, so some of his success came from development). I think it’s nice in theory but I’m not terribly hopeful you’ll be able to squeeze much skill from this guy.
doesnt take a whole lot
of skill to plant your fatass in front of Loo
Yep, thats infected.
by Bonvie5ForFighting on Jul 2, 2010 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions
It takes more than you think
There’s a reason why not everybody can do it, even if they’re big. You have to be competent enough to skate to the crease to set up shop and fight off the D without being useless as the other two forwards are trying to make plays.
Maybe on the PP, but do you seriously think this guy is going to play on one of the top two lines or the PP?
"fight off the D"
That also means not ‘literally’ fighting them off.
by northernsails on Jul 2, 2010 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions
Buff
had baby soft hands. The guy had skill.
I’m not familiar at all with Scott’s game, but I’d venture to guess he won’t get into the crease as a 4th line DEFENSEMAN. He’ll never ain’t no be a Buff.
"never...aint... ...no"
my head hurts from trying to pick that apart!
by northernsails on Jul 2, 2010 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions
This guy will never be on the PP
and the only goalie he’ll ever get close enough to stand in front of will be our own.
39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.
that's actually not a bad idea.
Plant him in front of one half the net and give him an extra strength cup so he can take up the space on the other side of the net from Nemo. A living wall of flesh.
by northernsails on Jul 2, 2010 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't understand this signing at all.
I get all the salary dumpage that had to take place. I understand that Little Bowman’s hand was forced with the Ladd offer sheet thing. I know you can’t bring back Madden and Burish because of the cap. But THIS is the first free agent you sign?
What’s the logic? Who makes up the brain trust that thought we needed this “talent?” I’m assuming that Big Bowman is in on these discussions as well as the scouting staff. Again, what is the point of bringing this guy in?
I think I’m going to spend my time watching the Hawks playoff games from this year. It’s getting a bit confusing/depressing/irritating/infuriating to watch the breaking news from the Hawks.
THIS is your first free agent signing? Ugh.
The Chicago Blackhawks -- 2010 Stanley Cup Champions!!!!!!
"I can't stop crying and laughing." Preacher
Even more cost savings?
He’s cheaper than most of our AHL callups, even. Maybe it’s just an insurance policy, in case a player or two comes in more expensive than expected.
I dont get the animosity towards Scott. Its not like he is being asked to replace Ladd. He is being asked to replace the worst fucking Blackhawk on the Stanely Cup team (Adam Burish) and frankly I think hes going to be a lot fucking better at the job than 37 was.
Compadres! It is imperative that we crush the freedom fighters before the start of the rainy season......And by that I mean it’s time for the worker of the week award!"
I don't get the animosity towards Burish.
Not just you, but a number of people. That guy had a lot to do with keeping that team loose. I don’t think Herman Munster is going to fill that role even if he wins more fights. The fact that Burish was willing to stand up for team mates even when he was obviously over matched is why he was a fan and team favorite. (I’m not just a fan because he’s a Badger.)
39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.
Burish was a borderline 4th liner bwho took up too much time.
I’m glad he’s gone.
Versteeg, Ladd, Buff I will sincerely miss
Holy Crap!
The entire 4th line was borderline.
Whatever, I guess I’ll just never understand it so I’ll quit trying to make my point. He’s gone and that’s that.
39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.
Some were even more borderline than Burish at times
I should have said I’m glad he’s gone, but I’ll miss him too. He made it fun at times.
Holy Crap!
At times like these I find myself agreeing with you at times and at times I disagree.
39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.
so what you're saying is
sometimes you agree with me at times and sometimes you disagree with me at times?
at times like these i begin to doubt myself
Holy Crap!
by laaarmer on Jul 2, 2010 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’m not saying I disliked Burish.
I hate the cult following he had and I believe it was a fact that he was the worst player on the Stanley Cup Hawks.
If Toews and Kane need Adam Burish to keep them lose then they arent the superstars we think they are.
Compadres! It is imperative that we crush the freedom fighters before the start of the rainy season......And by that I mean it’s time for the worker of the week award!"
I didn't realize he had a "Cult Following" how do I get in?
Is the leadership position available?
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
Burish was not the worst Hawk
on the Cup team.
I see some sleep hasn’t improved your disposition this morning.
by Katherine215 on Jul 2, 2010 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Ok who was? Frasier? SOMEBODY had to be the worst player no?
Compadres! It is imperative that we crush the freedom fighters before the start of the rainy season......And by that I mean it’s time for the worker of the week award!"
Eager at least had some speed and skill to go along with his moronic personality. Hendry and Sopel were valuable.
So really it comes down to Frazzle and Burish.
Compadres! It is imperative that we crush the freedom fighters before the start of the rainy season......And by that I mean it’s time for the worker of the week award!"
Im also going to take umbrage with your dislike of my dispositon. I was defending a new Blackhawk and your taking pains to defend a Dallas Star.
Where is your loyalty?
/sarcasm
Compadres! It is imperative that we crush the freedom fighters before the start of the rainy season......And by that I mean it’s time for the worker of the week award!"
frankly, I think Eager
was worse than Burish. Fraser sat the most games of the three, so maybe he was. Boynton played what, 3 or 4 games? Maybe he was. Hendry got benched. Maybe he was.
Really, who cares? They were all good enough to get their names on the Cup.
Exactly.
As I said before, the 4th line was a rotation of “worst” players. Blah blah blah whatever.
39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.
Funny how Kop hasn't been mentioned
considering how much we rip on him. Not saying he was worst, you’d just expect that the player we rip on most would be the worst player.
To be fair to Kop
his game really did improve after he took 4th place in Calgary. I’ve never been a huge fan of Kop but I wouldn’t consider him one of the least best players on the team. (See how I’m trying to be positive here, Stacey?)
39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.
It's nice to see I'm a good influence on someone
I never thought Kop was the worst player. It is just so damn easy to make fun of him.
How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?
Olympics were in Vancouver
But Calgary fans can rejoice in being mistaken for a world-class city for the first time ever.
And then they can remember they just re-signed Olli Jokinen and go back to being miserable.
"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)
by HungryHungryPanda on Jul 2, 2010 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL Vancouver, Calgary, whatever...
Western Canada all blurs together. I was very drunk at the time…
39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.
I'd like to throw out there that the supposition that someone had to be
“The worst Blackhawk” is amusing.
They are the Stanley Cup champions.
That team was ridiculously deep.
I’m willing to bet that we see Burish (pause to fight the tears) playing at least third line, and possibly second line minutes down in Dallas.
I get that we’re the Stanley Cup Champions, and they’re not, but when you try to cast Adam Burish, Colin Fraser, and Ben Eager in the position of “Worst player on your team.” I guarantee, you’ve got a good team.
Eager was actually a pretty good skater, and the implication that Burish has no speed (someone implied/said it earlier) is asinine.
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
by Powrfwd37 on Jul 3, 2010 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm good with the Scott signing since it is apparently at around $500k and not $1M
He’s got some NHL experience, he’ll be on the 3rd d-line, and he was cheaper than most of the guys in Rockford. We did need some size – and Scott fills that entire need in one signing!
Let’s see, Sopel was making $2.3M and this guy will be making about 20% of that? Good signing IMO for a probable 6th-7th d-man.
Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet Home Chicago!
by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 2, 2010 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions
The way I see it, Scott dresses for Vancouver and St. Louis games while making a special appearance against the Flyers.
The other games he will be lurching in the pressbox
Compadres! It is imperative that we crush the freedom fighters before the start of the rainy season......And by that I mean it’s time for the worker of the week award!"
agreed...
his 8-10 minutes of TOI should be useful and the toughness doesn’t bother me. At least he wasn’t a complete mess in terms of +/-, when playing for a pretty bad hockey club.
He might even be a good partner for Hendry at times? Do I dare say this? My beef with Hendry is he’s plays like he’s 5’ 9". If Scott can level opposing players, then Hendry could be more effective.
I'm with you, Preacher.
I think we all knew we were in for a letdown in 10-11 after the 09-10 season but the past few days have made things seem worse than I expected.
39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.
An RFA signing would make us feel better real quick
argh whyisittakingsolong alsjiekl;jaw4aknmfiahsdigua
why does hjammer hate us so?
doesn’t he know what he’s doing to all of his faithful chicago fans?
I can't wait to dive into a pool and end up in a jacuzzi
by desertindian on Jul 2, 2010 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions
My appeciation for Swedish imports is falling
by shinkicker on Jul 2, 2010 11:55 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
we better not end up with an overpriced swedish import
by Katherine215 on Jul 2, 2010 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't take another
Saab story.
Our Cup.
by 334Rules on Jul 2, 2010 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
Love it
rec’d
"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)
by HungryHungryPanda on Jul 2, 2010 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Haha!
That reminds me of one of the worst jokes I apparently ever told in my life.
I was living in Sweden about 20 years ago. While at a party with a captive audience I was asked “Why do American movies always show people having sex in their cars? We don’t do that here.”
I replied, “That’s because we drive big-ass cars made for sex. You guys drive little cars. If Swedish cars were made for sex, they wouldn’t be called Volvos – they’d be Vulvas.”
There was complete silence.
I though maybe it would be funnier in English. Maybe not.
Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet Home Chicago!
by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 2, 2010 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions
HA! so is sex in a volvo
considered Safe Sex?
I can't wait to dive into a pool and end up in a jacuzzi
i actually have to agree with you
I had one for a few years in college…definitely a mood killer
I can't wait to dive into a pool and end up in a jacuzzi
i wont say i'm let down
but this signing just doesn’t seem to fit with the dynamic on the team that we’ve all gotten use to.
happy ninja is happy....and wants to share its new toy!
by puppetmasterp on Jul 2, 2010 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
The dynamic of this team changed the minute they beat Philly
Sad but true. Let’s just hope they don’t turn in to the Rangers, Tampa Bay, or Carolina.
Let’s shoot for NJ or that team from MI. They may not win the cup every year, but they win more than once every 10.
Some things cannot be helped. We were able to stockpile last years team due to years of stupidity and poor play. Now we have a smaller group of real good players that have to elevate the play of younger less skilled players.
Until next season ends, the Hawks will be the Stanley Cup Champions. Did you ever think you would say that?
Holy Crap!
"Until next season ends, the Hawks will be the Stanley Cup Champions. Did you ever think you would say that?"
So we’ve got that going for us, which is nice.
39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.
"this signing just doesn’t seem to fit with the dynamic on the team"
This is my point. There wasn’t another cheap free agent out there with some speed and at least a bit more talent? I don’t care about the $500,000 thing—it’s the player we’re getting that I don’t understand. I don’t see how he fits in with a team that is all about speed and puck possession. At least Eager and Burish had some wheels. And Buff had soft hands. Steeger could puckhandle in a phone booth. And Scott can…what does he do again? And it helps our puck-possession speed game how?
The Chicago Blackhawks -- 2010 Stanley Cup Champions!!!!!!
"I can't stop crying and laughing." Preacher
See this is my biggest issue too
Truly, I’m willing to give Stan the benefit of the doubt, but the last couple of days are making it harder.
I keep thinking back to the Bulls. When Pax retired, they got Kerr. When we needed a new big man after Perdue left they got (whoever it was). They kept the core intact (MJ, Pip, Grant followed by Rodman) while filling in the other positions and the second/third stringers.
I just don’t see how he’s gonna work.
Luuuuuuuuuuuc
"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)
by HungryHungryPanda on Jul 2, 2010 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Johnsson
Even Kim Johnsson looks afraid of Scott in that picture.
Compadres! It is imperative that we crush the freedom fighters before the start of the rainy season......And by that I mean it’s time for the worker of the week award!"
The fight in the video shows everything that's wrong with hockey.
If that’s all John Scott can do, it’s not what we fucking need. IMHO.
"....we have to find a way to win. And good teams do that."
Tomas Kopecky May 29, 2010
perhaps
it’s part of the bigger picture? You know, trading Scott to the Blues for Halak?
and all I really got from the above video was how Scott beat up his own hand.
Can this guy really not play defense?
Can he really not skate if he can be on a fourth line? I can’t imagine that this guy is really that bad. Plus, the Hawks may make him look better than he actually is.
by warrenjm2006 on Jul 2, 2010 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Two First Names and One Job:
Beatin’ the shit out of people
by AJY692 on Jul 2, 2010 12:16 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
ha, john scott's here for one reason
he’s the anti buff…needs a D bigger than Big B to get him out of the crease..when we’re not playing ATL, he’s enjoying the fine city of Rockford
I can't wait to dive into a pool and end up in a jacuzzi
So...
we signed Bigfoot.
Welp…alrighty.
"What the hell, let's review it." - Dale Tallon
"They are!" - Pat Foley
"What a farce." - Dale Tallon
Here is our new super star..dancing with Mitch Fritz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpYselG9lNE&feature=related
"Trying is the first step towards failure" Homer Simpson
so he's not even a good fighter
he sucked against that Fritz guy. He can only beat up on people shorter than him.
by northernsails on Jul 2, 2010 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Your point is?
Everybody’s shorter than him. Watch him on hockeyfights.com. He kicks everybody’s ass by a pretty huge margin.
by Ban on Jul 2, 2010 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Unless you're being sarcastic...
And it completely flew over my head.
by Ban on Jul 2, 2010 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't bother watching at all next season. This team will fucking suck.
And cut the enthusiasm crap. We’re in mourning around here.
"....we have to find a way to win. And good teams do that."
Tomas Kopecky May 29, 2010
sarcasm?
I think more people are excited/interested in seeing how things go next season than in mourning.
Always sarcasm.
We’ll kill ’em next season.
"....we have to find a way to win. And good teams do that."
Tomas Kopecky May 29, 2010
Whoever plays
…on Kane’s line isn’t gonna suck.
…on Panda’s line isn’t gonna suck.
…on Toews’ line isn’t gonna suck.
There you go→ 3 lines that will be awesome.
you splitting
up Toews and Kane?
on the bright side, Toews +/- will shoot up 20 points. On the dim side, the converse will happen to Kane.
Perhaps I’m being too critical?
A nice read.
THN.com Blog: Blackhawks GM Bowman deftly managing salary cap troubles
"....we have to find a way to win. And good teams do that."
Tomas Kopecky May 29, 2010
I like this
not just for the very sensible stance the article takes, but also for the Versteeg-a-like pic of Bowman, which is great too.
Great article and all
but I can assure you there will not be two girls in a jacuzzi wearin Bowman’s jersey
first post! woot.
"You borderline molested the Stanley Cup man..."
by Sect. 330 Dweller on Jul 2, 2010 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Welcome!
I’m glad I’ll never have to hear Bowman rapping, too.
Here’s a SCH glossary to help get you started.
and here I thought you were going to be a prankster and llink this fine new member to Copper and Blue’s blog rules.
Don't piss off Derek Bettman!
S/He’ll banish you to Atlanta!
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Listen to the wisdom of James Madison!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 2, 2010 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I think they were friends with Sopel and Eager
Why this mattered, and the wheels of justice were spun, I do not know!
ART.I§8-11; AM I-XXVII Not a suggestion, but an obligation.
Listen to the wisdom of James Madison!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 2, 2010 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Yo Bobbalou, what’s happenin’?
2010 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS
It's been a long journey but in the end it was all worth it, and I wouldn't have ever changed a thing. The feeling is so surreal, yet so real.
I'm not willing to say he's done a great job just yet ...
I could have traded Versteeg, Buff, and Ladd, cracked open hockey prospectus, and gotten picks and prospects. Now, I also won’t hold that against him beause he’s basically the janitor left cleaning up the place after the three year party thrown by Tallon. Once he has a little room and a something to gain in the trades, rather than just something to lose (e.g. payroll), we can see how this guy is.
The particularly unhelpful comparison that article makes is to tampa bay with Lecavialer. Sure, he’s a salary cap nightmare, but more than that he’s a bust’s bust. He’s the Alexander Daigle of the 2000s. That guy is just a toxic asset to any G.M.
by Billy Charlesbois on Jul 2, 2010 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I was reading this nodding my head
until the Tallon part. I’ve been hard on Stan, but I thought this comment (below the article- from a Sharks fan) was pretty fair to both these guys, and it has softened my view of Stan’s efforts so far:
I think Bowman has done very well in all of his deals to trade for cap space and has gotten much better return than I expected. So far hes proven himself to be a more than capable General Manager in the short term and a smart hockey man. He will likely continue to be so. I don’t like how the article questions Dale Tallon’s abilities and suggests the team is mainly successful because Toews and Kane fell into his lap. I think Tallon’s complete body of work, drafting history and shrewed trades proves hes a guy who knows hockey better than most in the business. His biggest failings, the Campbell and Huet contracts have long been rumoured by hockey insiders to be interference deals ordered by team President John McDonough. Tallon’s actions in Florida will eventually show whether or not that is the case. But personally I think the firing of Tallon despite the fact he assembled the best team in hockey this year goes to show well enough there was definitely power struggles between executives in the front office.
June 30, 2010. We will rue this day.
Now
every time I got on Youtube or PuckDaddy I will weep, because I know internet comments can be like this.
by Germware on Jul 2, 2010 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I go to Youtube and Puck Daddy for the comments
whenever you need a laugh, or a reminder that no matter how vicious it can get in SCH sometimes, we’re still not YT or PD-caliber commentary.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too." -- 2/28/10, so our Captain has said, and so it was done.
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Jul 2, 2010 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Also for something closer to home
If you think we’re the only hockey blog on SBN that feels like a chat room, just go to PPP or Japer’s…
i should start hanging around PPP more
maybe
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too." -- 2/28/10, so our Captain has said, and so it was done.
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Jul 2, 2010 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I spend enough of my time on here as it is
I don’t need another one of these. I’ll start associating funny stuff with the colour green, and George Carlin will start looking like an alien. I don’t want that.
Why, do you crave the feeling of what a loser feels like?
Stanley Cup Champions shouldn’t hang out with those from the Bottom-of-the-Least.
I mean for what? To protect Versteeg from being pitchforked out of Toronto once he morphs back into a cheaper and smaller version of Jason Spezza?
/ just kidding they’re good folks over there.
2010 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS
It's been a long journey but in the end it was all worth it, and I wouldn't have ever changed a thing. The feeling is so surreal, yet so real.
O/T
The Odd Couple, Episode 4: “The Backyard”. A Very Special Snark-Free Presentation. http://bit.ly/aKhMDk
thats actually
quite beautiful. but im a hopeless romantic at heart. great stuff, good work.
"It's The Chicago Blackhawks, man." ~ Jeremy Roenick, June 9th, 2010.
I can't wait to see a picture of Scott standing next to Kane
The photoshops could be something like this.
How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?
You just won't let Billy Crystal forget about that piece of shit ...
will you?!?
by Billy Charlesbois on Jul 2, 2010 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I've never actually seen the movie
I just thought of this poster when I thought of Kane standing next to Scott
How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?
it was pretty crappy
even the part where Gheorghe Muresan (sp?) barfs all over someone
by northernsails on Jul 2, 2010 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm just joking ...
I’m pretty sure Billy Crystal doesn’t read this message board.
Although there are enough bad jokes on here that it’s kinda hard to say for sure.
by Billy Charlesbois on Jul 2, 2010 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
That
is funny stuff.
/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.
Fan of the 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Blackhawks!
by burpchelischili on Jul 3, 2010 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
A revision of history
Let’s take a walk down memory lane shall we?
In 2008 after reaching the Stanley Cup Finals the Pittsburgh Penguins were gutted with the losses of Ryan Malone, Gary Roberts, Georges Laraque, and most noteably Marian Hossa to the team that had eliminated them in the Finals – the Detroit Red Wings.
Not only did they los those players but they also lost other key components to their Finals run during the season in Ryan Whitney (trade with Anaheim for Chris Kunitz) and SCF Game 5 hero Petr Sykora (due to injury) which forced them to live with the likes of Rob Scuderi, Hal Gill, Ruslan Fedetenko, and the ageless wonder Bill Guerin. They also had two rookies to depend on in Tyler Kennedy, and Alex Goglioski.
They looked finished and were written off for good by all the “so-called” experts who predicted that the Washington Capitals were overwhelming favourites to win the Eastern Conference and that their nemesis from Detroit would eventually take the Stanley Cup.
Well, all the Penguins did was embarrass them both on their home soil in Game 7’s and captured the Stanley Cup.
How you ask? They had – and still have – Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Jordan Staal up the middle with Orkpik, Letang, and (now departed) Sergei Gonchar. Despite all their losses to the “role” players their “core” remained intact. The same situation the ’Hawks find themselves in right now.
The ‘Hawks have the deepest and most talented “Core” group in the entire NHL with Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp, and Dave Bolland up the middle. Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa patrol the right sides on the wings while reigning Norris Trophy recipient Duncan Keith and defence partner Brent Seabrook lock up the defensive side of the ice – the best tandem in the NHL. If Hjalmarrsson (and I can’t see why not) stays, the ’Hawks conceiveably have the best top 4 defence in the NHL.
So why can’t they repeat? I know they’ll have to count on a few rookies to make an immediate impact (Skille, Beach, and maybe Lalonde) but that doesn’t make them chopped liver by any means – it just makes them more hungier and dangerous IMO.
We’re the Stanley Cup Champions and you’re not! You know it’s true, we’re just better than you….
2010 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS
It's been a long journey but in the end it was all worth it, and I wouldn't have ever changed a thing. The feeling is so surreal, yet so real.
by hawks61 on Jul 2, 2010 3:56 PM CDT reply actions 9 recs
Rec'd
just dont fucking call me Silver
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by BigCSouthside on Jul 2, 2010 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
um... a... well... yeah, I'll just let that one slide
but I remember spending a week on the couch for a similar move
Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet Home Chicago!
by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 2, 2010 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions
get your mind out of the gutter CNS
it’s my optomistic kool-aid
How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?
There you go again,
throwing speed bumps in the fast lane of the gutter highway that is my mind.
/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.
Fan of the 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Blackhawks!
by burpchelischili on Jul 3, 2010 4:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Hendry & Boynton Gone
Just read on NHL.com that the Hawks didn’t even tender offers to them. Granted they weren’t major players in the run, but they did offer a little depth. I guess Stan is planning to get the young guys a lot of ice time this year.
II Can Finally Die Happy Now!
They're UFAs but
I think we’re still interested in Hendry, but don’t want to give him the raise that a QO would’ve given him.
Maybe
we should try & hang on to him because there aren’t many D men left
II Can Finally Die Happy Now!
moneymoneymoney
We’re still tight against the cap. My guess is until we resign Niemi & Hjammer, Stan wants to play it safe in case they come in more expensive than expected.
It all hinges on this. Everything I’ve read today seems to point toward Niemi being the holdup; after we know how much he costs (since he has the arbitration rights), Hjammer can be signed using what room we have left, and then we fill out the rest.
his agent is Bill Zito
and I haven’t heard good things about him, so we’ll see. Zito also represents Burish, Madden, and Thomas.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too." -- 2/28/10, so our Captain has said, and so it was done.
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Jul 2, 2010 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Unfortuantely for Niemi, Nabokov and Turco still remain unsigned driving his asking price way down.
Even Dan Ellis and Chris Mason took small contracts just to get a starting job because nobody is going to pay for goaltending anymore as Cam Ward is the only netminder that you could consider “elite” to actually make the SCF since the lockout.
2010 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS
It's been a long journey but in the end it was all worth it, and I wouldn't have ever changed a thing. The feeling is so surreal, yet so real.
this is what I'm holding onto
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too." -- 2/28/10, so our Captain has said, and so it was done.
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Jul 3, 2010 8:18 AM CDT up reply actions
yup
/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.
Fan of the 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Blackhawks!
by burpchelischili on Jul 3, 2010 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Matthew Lombardi signs with the Predators
3 years @ $10.5 million. 19 goals and 34 assists last season in Phoenix.
2010 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS
It's been a long journey but in the end it was all worth it, and I wouldn't have ever changed a thing. The feeling is so surreal, yet so real.
Not a bad contract
But one that should make us all realize how awesome Sharpie’s $3.9mil cap hit really is.
"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)
by HungryHungryPanda on Jul 2, 2010 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
the World Cup
has been an absolute fucking joke this year
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by BigCSouthside on Jul 2, 2010 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
okay..
this Uruguay vs. Ghana game is one of the best games I’ve ever watched.
what channel is it on?
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by BigCSouthside on Jul 2, 2010 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions
espn
I’m watching it online:
http://atdhe.net/20997/watch-uruguay-vs-ghana
Suarez is one of Uruguay's best
and he can’t take a shot
FUCKING VEVUZELAS!
I usually love the chanting but all you hear are those damn horns
netminder guessed way wrong, penalties are hilarious
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by BigCSouthside on Jul 2, 2010 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
did he just go 5 hole??
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by BigCSouthside on Jul 2, 2010 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Big save
Uruguay [x] [x] [x] [] []
Ghana [x] [x] [-] [] []
Blown Opportunity
Uruguay [x] [x] [x] ] [] [] []
Ghana [x] [x] [
Sorry
the strikethru command is similar to my missed
what... ...does... ...a yellow... ...light....
mean?
by northernsails on Jul 2, 2010 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
slooooww dowwwwnn
Oh Taxi, I appreciated your reruns. Now if only WKRP would come out on DVD, I’d be set on all the awesome shows that my parents watched before they had kids.
Linky to that whole scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvn-tBeLpCk
Rev Jim is one of my all-time favorite characters on TV. I believe that was his first episode as a regular. And of course, Andy K’s Latka is on my list. What a great show.
Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet Home Chicago!
by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 2, 2010 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions
"Mental illness of Narcotic addiction?"
“That’s a tough choice.”
by northernsails on Jul 3, 2010 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Robbery by the Keeper
Uruguay [x] [x] [x] ] [] [-] []
Ghana [x] [x] [
I though NHL shootouts were bad
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by BigCSouthside on Jul 2, 2010 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Dude,
he stole Datyuks shootout move on Nemo!
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by BigCSouthside on Jul 2, 2010 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
i was just mentioning that below
that was a pretty sneeky goal.
i almost laughed off my seat watching it!
"It's The Chicago Blackhawks, man." ~ Jeremy Roenick, June 9th, 2010.
Isn't that actually pretty common in soccer?
Since it’s all about deception in the short run-up plus the kick, and the goalie can’t move until the kick, you uh, “throw a changeup” I guess?
…and apparently a hockey-style deke is actually illegal.
last gasp
Uruguay [x] [x] [x] [/] [x] Winner
Ghana [x] [x] [/] [/] []
Abreu buries it
I didn't realize these two countries
had such good bowling programs
by VerStig on Jul 2, 2010 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
unless he was imitating Velma:
“Chinkies!”
by northernsails on Jul 2, 2010 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
was the Uruguayan player who made the winning shootout goal
just pull a “Datsyuk” move??
that has a pretty slick goal, very sneeky
"It's The Chicago Blackhawks, man." ~ Jeremy Roenick, June 9th, 2010.
Anybody know
if Afinogenov has been signed or resigned yet? He wouldn’t be a bad pick up for the Hawks at 24-37-61 last year. He also has a small cap number I think
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I don't know a whole lot about his overall game
but in the few Thrashers games I did see, he looked solid. I think he had a decent game against the Hawks when they played.
If he has any kind of defensive skill, he’d be a nice piece on the third line with Bollie, but I’m clueless on whether or not this is the case.
I would think that if the Hawks had any interest, his rights would’ve been traded over during one of the 2 ATL trades.
Ditto for CNS
He only made
800K last year so I wonder what he would be asking now, 1.5..ish
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by chiblackhawks on Jul 2, 2010 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
hmmm
definitely would be interesting. He’s a little streaky (so was Versteeg) but has a LOT of speed and some nice hands as you can see HERE.
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also
HERE at the World Championships in 08
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Im sorry, i lied
it was in 2002 at Salt Lake
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And check out this one
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The replay at the end is awesome
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 2, 2010 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions
WOO HOO!!!!
I JUST LANDED THE FILM SERIES GIG I AUDITIONED FOR THIS PAST TUESDAY!!!
Man, landing an acting gig feels really good right now. i seriously have been out of the artistic loop for a while. Wow, this feels awesome. Hey Stan! lets make this even better and pull a cheep 60point man out of your hat for our roster this coming October! It would be really cool of you id you did (see above. Afinogenov, Maxim.)
"It's The Chicago Blackhawks, man." ~ Jeremy Roenick, June 9th, 2010.
Personally, I’m banging the “Bill Guerin” drum right about now.
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oooo, i don't know
i remember him either not playing well near the end of the reg season or just completely mia because his old bones are made of glass. but he is a player who sees the ice and can anticipate plays pretty well.
but hey, its another fine suggestion. i just feel with Scott now lumbering around, we really need to re-emphasize that our fill-in members reflect the attributes of our “Core”. fast and talented (with the added benefit of being relatively cheep). What is Guerin’s cap hit? is he even a UFA? The people want to know, hawks61 (mainly because i don’t want to look it up myself)
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Something tells me that at the end of next week (or sooner) he’ll take a one-year deal at $2.25 million/year or lower. A contract relatively similar to what John Madden signed to come here this past season.
Yah, his age may deter some but his experience and attitude in the room would make him a welcomed addition to this team. Anything that I’ve ever heard from Guerin recently is that he’s a great teammate and that is just as important, if not more important, as to what you can bring to a team – just as Ilya Kovalchuk who still remains unsigned.
A winner of 2 Stanley Cups (’95 Devils and 2009 Penguins) he brings that experience that has left with the losses of Ladd and Madden. Not to mention both of those wins came against the Red Wings.
I still feel he has a lot left in the tank and may be spurned a little by the Penguins unwilling to re-sign him thinking that Pascal Dupius can fill his spot on Crosby’s line (good luck with that Pittsburgh, but hey you got a good defence which wasn’t why you lost in the first place or is it you’ve finally realized that McFleury is no better than Theodore or Leighton?).
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good points you have
but i just don’t know if signing a seasoned vet to the tune of what we gave Madden (2+ million for 1 year for a 3rd/4th line center) is in the stars for this team, especially with the cap. but, i am going to go on record and say that i have ab solutely no idea how the cap works or even what the actual numbers are which is a nother reason why Stan is the #s smart GM and I am just a passionate fan.
all in all, anything can happen. its going to be a LONG summer before October.
hold on to your butts.
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to detail attentive you are
oops, sorry there i believe i was having some sort of stroke
ba dump bump!
thank you thank you, stay for the second show all new material thank you
"It's The Chicago Blackhawks, man." ~ Jeremy Roenick, June 9th, 2010.
I'd merely like to point out that every returning member of the Chicago Blackhawks
has already achieved half of the number of Stanley Cups that Guerin has himself achieved, and they are all considerably younger.
While I like Guerin mostly as a player (I recall some years that I merely thought he was a big crybaby), he will not sign for anything that can be considered “cap-friendly” and we have to get Hjammer taken care of above all else, before we sign any other FAs.
I honestly don’t expect any FA signings of any note whatsoever, as every single one will mean that another deal has to be made.
We just don’t have the money, and after the events that took place in Philadelphia last month, I don’t know that anyone else’s experience matters anymore. We’ve got plenty of our own.
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I like him
He has the experience, good hands, can score goals, and he can probably be had for no more than 1.25-1.5 at the most.
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Its like Bang the Drum Slowly
except the drum is Bill Guerin
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by BigCSouthside on Jul 2, 2010 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Funny, I thought the drum was Kopecky. – Marian Hossa
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by northernsails on Jul 4, 2010 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Congrats Hawkynite!!!
but I thought Barney was only reruns now ;)
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 2, 2010 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Congrats!
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too." -- 2/28/10, so our Captain has said, and so it was done.
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by chiblackhawks on Jul 3, 2010 8:20 AM CDT up reply actions
He has really long arms
Which makes “Dino” even more amusing.
Fezzik
as in Andre the Giant’s character in The Princess Bride
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by Hawkynite! on Jul 2, 2010 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
HA Sloth!
classic…i like that one or dino…but dino reminds me too much of dino cicarelli(sp)
I can't wait to dive into a pool and end up in a jacuzzi
That looks like one of my eHarmony matches
And also one of the guys that Scott beat up last season.
it's like lightening hit me...
but I’m hungry for a Baby Ruth candy bar.
A name that easily rolls off the tongue....
For the crowd to yell whenever he gets into a fight, which seems to happen frequently. Dino fits the bill.
Our good old friend Andrew Ebbett...
has just signed in Phoenix. And will undoubtedly score a GWG against us in the regular season because that’s what all former ’Hawks do to us ex.) Kyle Calder.
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yeah but didn't we get ebbett off waivers from
anaheim last season also? this guy gets around more than kyle wellwood at a golden corral
I can't wait to dive into a pool and end up in a jacuzzi
by desertindian on Jul 2, 2010 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
and then Minnesota got him off waivers
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too." -- 2/28/10, so our Captain has said, and so it was done.
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by chiblackhawks on Jul 3, 2010 8:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Wow,
that brings up an interesting mental picture…
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by burpchelischili on Jul 4, 2010 7:18 AM CDT up reply actions
HA!
this guy gets around more than kyle wellwood at a golden corral
nice.
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you ever heard the guy talk?
he was puffin on some premium Island Lady from his 6 foot bong
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by BigCSouthside on Jul 2, 2010 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions
He's
got a hungry look in his eyes, not for a cup, but for a bag of Fritos!
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Funyons
are the official munchie time snack of stoners
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by BigCSouthside on Jul 2, 2010 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Isn't
that printed on their bags? Kind of like Coca-Cola being an Olympic sponsor
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If they ever legalize pot
you could be damn sure that there would be a strategic partnership there
“Buy an ounce, get a free large bag of Funyons with this coupon!”
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by BigCSouthside on Jul 2, 2010 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions
You would
have to send in like 10 proofs of purchase along with $2.95 shipping & handling and wait 4-6 weeks for delivery
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dude
notice how some comments are indented?
i understand you’re still in the two-week training phase, but ya gotta figure this out.
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ScottSquatch
is gonna’ be about as useful as a poopy flavored lolly-pop
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Not Roscoe P Coltrane?
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by BigCSouthside on Jul 2, 2010 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Fly on the wall
I would love to know what the remaining guys are saying about the goings and the comings.
Kaner is still hammered
they keep telling him, but he forgets by the time he sobers up, hence he needs to drink more each night, as he believes he is washing away a new sorrow, when in fact its the same one over and over again
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by BigCSouthside on Jul 2, 2010 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I wonder how many times he's drunk-dialed Buff asking if he wants to hit McDonald's tonight?
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Apparently, the Flyers think they don’t need to score anymore. I mean who would with 8 defencemen under contract, why trade one of them?
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Well, both of them have 2 of the most overrated and overpaid defencemen in the game with Kimmo Timonen and Dan Hamhuis.
Both are “supposed to be” great at neutralizing the opposition’s top players but all they do is get turnstiled all the time as highlighted by this goal by Toews on Hamhuis and Kane’s epic goal to win the Cup (look who falls for the NBA cross-over head fake – Timonen)
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and Keith Ballard
is Kevin Bieska of the East. He was a pylon in a shit division AND almost killed his goalie…twice…
So how ’bout Olli in Calgary?
I'm with you on Hamhuis
based on what I saw in the playoffs, but I was very impressed with Kimmo.
The guy logs a ton of minutes, the game was in OT, and Kane didn’t really beat him- he was forced to the outside and a low % shot there.
June 30, 2010. We will rue this day.
Kane?
I never realized that was Kane that scored that last goal.
"....we have to find a way to win. And good teams do that."
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Good catch with this big guy. At least you guys didn’t sign our big 6 ’8 Booger for a full million dollars more than this guy :(
Yeah looks like The Wild lost their twin towers
At least Scott has a whopping 3 pts in his 71 games. Has Boogaard even ever scored a goal?? He plays net right?
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 2, 2010 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Wishful Thinking
We are all gonna’ wake up and feel better after the Hawks sign Maxim Afinogenov and his 61 points for a decent cap number, but instead of talking about it, we will discuss the 10 year 100 mill. contract the Isles are fixing to offer Ilya Kovalchuk. Just remember that no matter how dark it gets, it could be worse…….. We could be in the old position where Robert Lang was considered by some to be a good fit for the Hawks
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meh...
I take the Don Cherry school of thought on this guy = this Russian doesn’t play good hockey. Skilled? Yes…very much so. But he’s a defensive liability and he takes a lot of games and shifts off.
If he was 23 or 25…sure. A training camp and a season w/coach Q would do wonders for his game. But at 30, he’s a bit past the ‘coachable’ stage of his life and what you see is what you’ll get. Very hard to teach old dogs new tricks…especially when their old tricks got them success in the NHL.
Unless you really want someone on the Hawks to get your blood pressure up (since VERSTEEG! and Buff are gone), I would pass on that guy.
I was talking about Afinogenov
Kovalchuk would get scalped by the Chicago coaching staff…guys like and Carlyle would eat him before the ink is dry on the contract.
With what
we have lost and what we have or haven’t gained so far, I would take him and his 61 points for one year. I have seen him play a number of times and IMO he doesn’t take off any more shifts than any other player in the league. Sure he is 30 and set in his ways, but the man can score. We bring him in for a year at a good cap number to alleviate some of the offense that was lost, and it takes some pressure off the core players to pull that weight. And then we send him on his way after the season when guys like Beach, Bickell, possibly Morin are ready to step up and play the roles they were drafted for. Certainly it has its draw backs, but of the FA left, there isn’t a whole lot of help out there. But then again none of this is going to happen anyway, like I said, its just wishful thinking.
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Golf claps
Didn’t even read what you wrote yet, but you didn’t reply fail!
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 3, 2010 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Give me
a moment, I’ll get better. I’m a little old to be learning new tricks so it takes me a little longer than most. Plus after moving from Joliet to my new home in Houston my IQ dropped about 30 points! Go figure.
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And the city of Houston
went up 60
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 3, 2010 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Kudos, for the reply win.
But Kovy is NOT happening.
That idea is a pipe-nightmare.
There’s no way he takes what we’re able to afford, and the kind of money that he’s asking could be used to sign lots of guys like Afinogenov – who I like much better – but also don’t think we can afford.
I seriously don’t believe that we’re going to sign a single FA that makes any of us go YES! like Marv Albert at a denture convention.
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No way
do we even entertain the thought of signing Kovy, I think he would be poison on this team. However I do believe Afinogenov could be afforded. He made 800k last season so he couldn’t be asking for more than 1.2-1.5 at the max, but like you said I’m starting to think that we are not gonna’ sign any of those so called denture droppers either, it just gives us something to bump our gums about.
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Slow news day
Hawks fire-sale appears to be over, and sign a goon.
Cubs appear to have cut, traded or waived “Heart and Give a Fuck” at some point in Spring training, or perhaps they are hanging out with Johnsson, MIA.
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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 3, 2010 11:25 AM CDT reply actions
After
some research & a lot of UTube, I’m beginning to think that Stalberg may be able to pull some weight on the 4th line.
Everybody says that he lost some of his game & nerve after that big hit he took last year and his production dropped. IMO I hope that wasn’t what caused it to drop because that hit didn’t look all that bad. Not nearly as bad as Mitchell’s hit on Toews.
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Love me some Neil Young
late on a Saturday night. I know he’s a big hockey fan, but probably of the Canucks, but whatever, I just hope this link works. There’s some relativity here.
Good point
Madden will be gone, so they could use an “elder” on the team, god knows they will need one. Not sure whether this guy could be the kind of influence that Madden was.
actually...
the guy everyone’s been wondering about the Blackhawks convincing, Modano? Yyyeah, he’s 39 already. So let’s not be ageists now ;)
by northernsails on Jul 4, 2010 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions
Personally,
I would rather have Chelios than Modano. I might be just a little biased though…
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by burpchelischili on Jul 4, 2010 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
It would be cool if
he went back to the Greek spelling of his name: Tselios…just to screw with people.
nah,
He should wait until he goes into the HOF and change it right before.
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by burpchelischili on Jul 5, 2010 8:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Happy Birthday America!
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by burpchelischili on Jul 4, 2010 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Kris Versteeg
For those who haven’t seen or heard anything of the man VERSTEEG! there are some cool vids courtesy of TSN.ca of Versteeg’s day with the chalice. Enjoy.
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Probert Collapses!!
Don’t know what happened yet: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=326672
1961 is a long time ago.
Wow
He was only 45 too.
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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 5, 2010 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Wanna Laugh!
Here is the Yahoo Team Ranker for 2009-10 as voted by Yahoo users!
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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 5, 2010 6:14 PM CDT reply actions
I think that is incorrect
Hawks were #1 most of the year
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by BigCSouthside on Jul 5, 2010 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I would tend to agree
Especially given how they ended the season.
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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jul 6, 2010 4:26 AM CDT up reply actions
I think
this is good news regarding Nemo, at least for the upcoming year, right?
However, whenever I hear “arbitration” and associated negotiating negativity, I always think of Greg Maddux and Larry Fucking Himes.
June 30, 2010. We will rue this day.
look at that!
I thought he was going to be signed by the Sharks. Huh…I guess BLou was wrong then.
by northernsails on Jul 6, 2010 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Bob Probert
….a man among boys when fighting was a part of the game. Today, sadly fights are side shows for the paying customers. To look back on our season and watch the blantant head hunter shots including the near miss on Toews, one wonders if a ‘enforcer’ is still needed. I guess the management of the Stanley Cup winners thought so—-welcome John Scott.
I would hope either the Wings or the Hawk would retire his jersey. He is the measuring stick for all tough guys.
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Sharks series torrents
Does anyone know where I can get torrents for the Hawks/Sharks WCF games?
I’m still working on understanding the C&B scoring chances and I would like to look at those games too.
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