Jose Abreu Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Isn't that a sarcastic/joke-thing? I didn't take it as a serious insult Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 25, 2016 -> 08:34 PM) Isn't that a sarcastic/joke-thing? I didn't take it as a serious insult There's zero doubt in my mind it was a full on joke at an old friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 25, 2016 -> 08:43 PM) There's zero doubt in my mind it was a full on joke at an old friend. Pretty obvious really. Steeger and Toews are great friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Hawks sign Stan Bowman to 3-year extension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 08:12 AM) Hawks sign Stan Bowman to 3-year extension certain people wonder what he has done to deserve the extension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 08:15 AM) certain people wonder what he has done to deserve the extension Not so much that. They have basically signed Stan Bowman to the time where it will be up to him to rebuild this when all his players are past his prime. Seems only appropriate he ride this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 08:12 AM) Hawks sign Stan Bowman to 3-year extension First GM to win three cups in the salary cap era of the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 09:43 AM) Not so much that. They have basically signed Stan Bowman to the time where it will be up to him to rebuild this when all his players are past his prime. Seems only appropriate he ride this out. That wasn't directed at you fwiw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Mark Lazerus @MarkLazerus Kris Versteeg casually mentions the #Blackhawks have "five" future Hall of Famers. He adds Seabrook to Hossa, Keith, Toews and Kane. Nice praise for Seabrook from Steeger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Mark Lazerus @MarkLazerus 2h2 hours ago #Blackhawks signed through: Q: 2020 Crawford: 2020 Bowman: 2021 Hossa: 2021 Anisimov: 2021 Keith: 2023 Toews: 2023 Kane: 2023 Seabrook: 2024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 02:22 PM) Mark Lazerus @MarkLazerus 2h2 hours ago #Blackhawks signed through: Q: 2020 Crawford: 2020 Bowman: 2021 Hossa: 2021 Anisimov: 2021 Keith: 2023 Toews: 2023 Kane: 2023 Seabrook: 2024 In 2023, I'm guessing at least two of Hossa, Keith, and Seabrook will be on LTIR. The recapture on those guys is awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 02:53 PM) In 2023, I'm guessing at least two of Hossa, Keith, and Seabrook will be on LTIR. The recapture on those guys is awful. Keith? Dude is a fitness freak of nature and has arguably the best contract in the NHL. I can see him playing at an elite level well into his contract. Not saying he'll be winning a Norris when he's 40 like Lidström, but he'll still be very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Players age much more gracefully in hockey as compared to any other sport and the physicality of hockey seems to have gone down over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 04:34 PM) Keith? Dude is a fitness freak of nature and has arguably the best contract in the NHL. I can see him playing at an elite level well into his contract. Not saying he'll be winning a Norris when he's 40 like Lidström, but he'll still be very good. Hossa almost 100% will finish his career on LTIR. It's not a matter of good, it's a matter of "These players cannot retire less the Blackhawks get killed on recapture" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 QUOTE (Tony @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 05:09 PM) The Seabrook deal I can understand Hawk fans getting semi-upset about, but while the Hawks were trying to circumvent the cap system, I give credit to a front office for trying to get creative. Once the NHL changed the rule, AFTER the Keith and Hossa contracts have been signed, changed things. Those deals, certainly the length, would not have been signed if the rule had already been changed. For sure. But the Flyers have figured out the workaround, which is to basically have a player go on IR and never be in playing shape, but keep them "active". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 05:02 PM) Hossa almost 100% will finish his career on LTIR. No arguments there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Not a good start. 1-0 Swirls halfway through the 1st. Shots 9-2 canes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Carolina scores again. 2-0 canes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Versteeg scores. 3-0 Canes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 05:12 PM) For sure. But the Flyers have figured out the workaround, which is to basically have a player go on IR and never be in playing shape, but keep them "active". The Flyers "figured out " how to give Chris Pronger life changing concussions and permanent vision impairment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 07:13 PM) The Flyers "figured out " how to give Chris Pronger life changing concussions and permanent vision impairment. And yet he's not retired. How could that be? In any other sport or situation, Pronger would be retired. Everyone in hockey knows exactly what is happening. Multiple teams hide players on LTIR. It's the only way GMs can avoid the huge frontloading penalties. LTIR Frauds Players in this situation are Chris Pronger of the Philadelphia Flyers, Marc Savard of the Boston Bruins and Mattias Ohlund of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Pronger has not played an NHL game since 2011. He is a candidate for the job working in the NHL's department of player safety. Clearly this is an admission that he isn't an active player despite his being characterized as such. Savard has not played since 2011 either. He scouts for the Ottawa 67s of the OHL. That clearly isn't an activity consistent with being an active player. Ohlund hasn't played a game since 2011 either. None of them should count as active players but they do. They only count as active players to skirt salary cap rules. Edited January 27, 2016 by AustinIllini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Phew this team needs the break real bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) I'll watch another period because the Canes aren't very good, but this is a tough watch so far. Darling in goal to start the 2nd. Edited January 27, 2016 by AustinIllini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 07:18 PM) And yet he's not retired. How could that be? In any other sport or situation, Pronger would be retired. Everyone in hockey knows exactly what is happening. Multiple teams hide players on LTIR. It's the only way GMs can avoid the huge frontloading penalties. LTIR Frauds I get your point but I'm just saying that Pronger and Savard suffered serious head injuries, so the team isn't hiding a player who is fully capable of playing. You can't just make that up out of thin air with Hossa. Now I'll give you the Ohlund situation, that seems fishy and what the Hawks would need to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 The first Carolina game was the first game after Christmas and I almost fell asleep twice at the UC it was so boring. Lucky scheduling break for the Hurricanes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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