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in fairness though the blackcocks didnt help themselves. all season long i am thinking to myself too little too late. it was the last day....the last fucking day of the season when dallas choked which allowed chicago to go to the playoffs in the first place. chi lost their last game of the season which they needed to win in order to control their own destiny. they couldnt even pull that off.
why so much trouble this year? well when you stock up on talent and players like they did last year and you have a team that scores more points on the penalty kill then they do in regular ice time which is accomplished through teamwork and heart and dedication by the team as a whole - then you have a stanley cup winning team.
however when the next year rolls around and you have to be within the constraints of sallary caps - you have to trim the fat. in chicago trim the fat means get rid of a lot of good players. they trade eager (lw) sopel (rw) byfuglien (rw) and ladd (lw) all to atlanta for a couple no names and a draft pick. whoopty fuckin shit. versteeg (rw) was traded to toronto.
bleacher report dot com says: "Chicago lost three of its players including one that made a big difference for them in the Stanley Cup finals (Byfuglein). They will be able to replace these guys though and continue on winning."
perhaps this is true in time and perhaps i am just sour over losing my main man. and perhaps bleacher report should learn to spell byfuglien's name right. but with any report on the moves the hawks made in the off season, everyone seems to justify it for the sake of clearing up room in the cap - why do we need to clear up space in the cap? because we pay pretty boys like toews and kane way to much fuckin money. toews i can justify - sorta. anyone who knows his performace this year is falling way short to that of last year. he's had slumps where he doesnt score for numerous games at a time. thats unacceptable. youre one of the highest paid players on the team and you dont produce? but i like toews - i think he will be great.
but kane hasnt produced shit this year. if youve watched them, he skates around like he could give two shits about being out on the ice. there is no aggression, there are hardly any shots to the goal and this is one of our number one scorers not to mention the douche who scored the game winning goal for the cup last year.
and thats what i think chi is hanging its hat on. we have to keep this guy (kane) because he won it for us. bull shit - fuck that. if i was quenneville i would tell that fuckin pussy shit to "fuck or walk" - id let alec baldwin talk some sense into him
we lost a lot of our muscle. we lost a lot of our heart. and what we got for trade didnt make up for the loss. and relying on our big names to pick up the slack? fuck....thats a nice thought.
the one replacement i have to say i am happy about is crawford. i liked niemi last year but he was hot and cold and undependable. you didnt know from one game to the next if he was gonna make you or break you. that kind of inconsistency in goal is not a good spot to be in. so the hawks bring in a rookie and the hawks need to do everything they can to keep him. the chicago tribune says:
"(Crawford is) a top priority for us," said Bowman. "He has earned the right to be a No. 1 goalie for us, and our team loves playing in front of him. He has the right demeanor, the right approach (and) a great attitude. He wants to sign more than just a one-year contract ... and we're in the same boat. There are still negotiations to be done, but I'm very optimistic it's going to work itself out." Crawford is a restricted free agent after earning $850,000 this past season. The rookie netminder posted 33 wins with a 2.30 GAA and a. 917 save percentage. Apr. 29 - 6:33 am et
i could tell while watching the games this year that it just wasnt there. but thats the beauty of a team thats this young. you get to watch them grow and mold and improve. there's always next year.
2 comments:
nice write up. didn't the hawks also need to resign Duncan Keith last year?
I'd say Campbell is the biggest waste of money. he wasn't in his contract year last year, but still, the guy hasn't done shit since signing that big contract. I used to like him too.
with Crawford and Keith, (and Toews plays very good D) the Hawks will be fine. Defense may not always win championships, but just look at the Ducks this year. you can't go far with a crappy D.
yea they did - and i mean, if you go on and look at everyone's individual stats production is down. in some cases not much but in others (goals) it is.
i completely agree with you - and i think d has a huuge part in it - i mean you can rely on your rookie freak of a goal tender all you want but eventually he's gonna let one get by him because the d isnt keepin the shit outta the zone.
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