Speculation: 2019-20 Expected Blackhawks Roster Part 4 - To Eberle or Not to Eberle - that is the question..
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RememberTheRoar
“I’m not as worried about the 5-on-5 scoring.”
Kaners Bald Spot
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I think he would fit like a glove with DeBrincat and Strome on the 2nd line. If they can launch Anisimov, I wouldn't mind both.
Hawkaholic
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Kaners Bald Spot
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I prefer Lee by a long shot, but if they can move Anisimov I wouldn't mind him for 3C. Would you rather have Anisimov at 4.5 or Hayes at 5.5?
featherhawk
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Your missing Sikura and don’t be sleeping on kurashev and entwhistle they will both push for roster spots
Hawkaholic
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Neither. Rather have 4.5-5.5 mil in cap space, or a Brock Nelson.
RememberTheRoar
“I’m not as worried about the 5-on-5 scoring.”
I'm not forgetting Sikura, I'm actively leaving him out.
He's to me what Anisimov is to you.
Kaners Bald Spot
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I don't know enough about Brock Nelson. I'll have to look him up.
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I'm with you now.
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AmericanDream
Thank you Elon!
can't recall another UFA forward class this deep in the past decade...many names I would have zero problems with....the key thing being so many 27/28 instead of 32/33 years old...
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RememberTheRoar
“I’m not as worried about the 5-on-5 scoring.”
You can give them 5-6 year deals and feel pretty confident they won't fall off a cliff before the end of that deal.
AmericanDream
Thank you Elon!
I would be floored if the Isles let their captain walk in back to back years..would absolutely love him here though....
Kaners Bald Spot
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If you could get Lee and Nelson for around the same price as Panarin I think you have to do that. Lee is 29 on OD though.
AmericanDream
Thank you Elon!
Lee is also a late bloomer who played football throughout high school which massively hurt his draft stock as he had plenty of d-1 offer to play QB...he really didn't start his NHL career until 24/25 years old...I think he has plenty of gas left in the tank, but I agree need to be cautious as a 5-6 year deal could look ugly by the 4th year if his skating collapses at that age.
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Ha ha nicely put. Jc likes sikura though so he is going to get a shot imo
Kevin Musto
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Sikura played well to close the season so he certainly deserves that shot.
RememberTheRoar
“I’m not as worried about the 5-on-5 scoring.”
Sure, if he earns it for himself in camp, by all means. I'm just not going to count on him doing it, but I'm just biased against him because I don't think he has the high-end skill to offset his low-end strength.
Kevin Musto
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The lack of strength is a huge issue for sure. He needs to have a monster offseason.
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I'm on the package Sikura and Forsling for a Forward train. They both still have decent value, so I think they could get a nice player for them.
Kevin Musto
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I think Sikura can increase his value this season. I would wait.
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If Anders Lee isn't an Islander by July 1st, he's definitely the forward I think the Blackhawks should be most aggressive about going after.
He's a consistent 30 goal scorer, so he's going to be expensive, but not Panarin expensive, because despite how good he is, playing on a bad islanders team (in the shadow of Tavares for a lot of it) has prevented him from building much 'brand value'.
Duchene earned himself some money this off-season. I think he's going to get 8-9mil, and I don't want him at that price. When he's on, he's fantastic, but he's not on consistently enough to be worth that kind of investment, IMO.
Besides, I think he already has his heart set on Nashville. Which is fine with me, cause that only pushes Nashville harder to trade PK Subban for cap reasons. 3 years at 9 million fits pretty well into the Blackhawks window as it stands... I'm just not sure they have the assets to get it done, unless they're willing to part with next season's 1st pick as a starting point.
He's a consistent 30 goal scorer, so he's going to be expensive, but not Panarin expensive, because despite how good he is, playing on a bad islanders team (in the shadow of Tavares for a lot of it) has prevented him from building much 'brand value'.
Duchene earned himself some money this off-season. I think he's going to get 8-9mil, and I don't want him at that price. When he's on, he's fantastic, but he's not on consistently enough to be worth that kind of investment, IMO.
Besides, I think he already has his heart set on Nashville. Which is fine with me, cause that only pushes Nashville harder to trade PK Subban for cap reasons. 3 years at 9 million fits pretty well into the Blackhawks window as it stands... I'm just not sure they have the assets to get it done, unless they're willing to part with next season's 1st pick as a starting point.
ref anders lee, there is no way the team should sign him, he will be asking for the moon.
now with ref to his price, i not talking about the $$$ aspects but his yrs he would be wanting. this is his last contract and well he wants it to be his best contract.
now with ref to his price, i not talking about the $$$ aspects but his yrs he would be wanting. this is his last contract and well he wants it to be his best contract.
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