Speculation: 2019-20 Expected Blackhawks Roster Part 4 - To Eberle or Not to Eberle - that is the question..

[LDF]

I think Sikura can increase his value this season. I would wait.

ref Sikura, the Bhawks does not have the luxury of waiting.

 

[Kevin Musto]

ref Sikura, the Bhawks does not have the luxury of waiting.

Sikura's value right now is next to nothing. They're better off waiting.

 

[Rick C137]

I’d absolutely love Anders Lee and he’d fit here like a glove but I can’t imagine the Islanders aren’t gonna pull out all the stops and overpay him if they have to to keep him on the island.

... unless of course Anders has some Blackhawks pajamas we don’t know about?

 

[RememberTheRoar]

Sikura's value right now is next to nothing. They're better off waiting.

Definitely agree. You don’t count on Sikura contributing next year, but you certainly don’t sell him now for nothing.

There’s still a chance he surprises you (and definitely me), so there’s no reason to not see him in camp.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Definitely agree. You don’t count on Sikura contributing next year, but you certainly don’t sell him now for nothing.

There’s still a chance he surprises you (and definitely me), so there’s no reason to not see him in camp.

I think Sikura is in for a decent year tbh...he looked much better to finish the year than at any point in his nhl career...

 

[Castle8130]

Panarin, Skinner, Lee, Zuccarello, and even Johansson interest me if they don't get signed.

 

[RayP]

I think Sikura is in for a decent year tbh...he looked much better to finish the year than at any point in his nhl career...

He plays with so much effort that he definitely deserves a shot. I’ll be real interested to see how he does next year with an off season of training now that he knows what he needs to work on after playing at the NHL level.

I’d personally try and groom him into an elite 4th liner and PK specialist like Frolik.

 

[Mrfenn92]

I thought Sikura really showed some good things after his second call up.
He looked more dangerous with the puck setting it up when he was up with Toews. Also like how he saad and Anisimov played together. His defense mostly back checking was noticeable also.
I think he has a decent future for the hawks. Probably not top 6 but a bottom 6 you can move up and down.

 

[Mrfenn92]

This post is just because I'm extremely bored. Positions might be off, so might be the money owed. I'm just doing it from today's roster wise as of now.

2019 Chicago Blackhawks

Lw 20 Brendan Saad 6'2 205 L
Tr/Cbj USA 2yr $12.0 $6.0
Lw 12 Alex Debrincat 5'7 170 R
2rd 39p USA 1yr $809k
Lw 11 Brandon Perlini 6'3 211 L
Tr/Ari Eng Rfa
Lw Anton Wedin 5'11 194 L
Ufa Swe 1yr $925k
C 19 (C) Jonathan Toews 6'2 207 L
1rd 3p Can 4yr $42.0 $10.5
C 17 Dylan Strome 6'3 200 L
Tr/Ari Can 1yr $863k
C 15 Artem Anisimov 6'4 198 L
Tr/Cbj Rus 2yr $7.0 $4.55
C 64 David Kampf 6'2 200 L
Ufa Cze Rfa
Rw 88 Patrick Kane 5'10 175 L
1rd 1p USA 4yr $42.0 $10.5
Rw 24 Dominik Kahun 5'11 175 L
Ufa Ger 1yr $925k
Rw 91 Drake Caggiula 5'10 176 L
Tr/Edm Can 1yr $1.5
Rw 40 John Hayden 6'3 225 R
3rd 74p USA 1yr $750k
D 2 (A) Duncan Keith 6'1 200 L
2rd 54p Can 4yr 9.75 $5.53
D 56 Erik Gustafson 6'1 200 L
Ufa Swe 1yr $1.2
D 63 Carl Dahlstrom 6'4 225 L
2rd 50p Swe 2yr $1.7 $850k
D 5 Connor Murphy 6'3 212 R
Tr/Ari USA 3yr $11.55 $3.85
D 42 Gustav Forsling 6'0 181 L
Tr/Van Swe Rfa
D 7 (A) Brent Seabrook 6'3 225 R
1rd 14p Can 5yr $34.0 $6.875
D 68 Slater Koekoek 6'2 194 L
Tr/Tb Can Rfa
G 50 Corey Crawford 6'2 200 L
2rd 52p Can 1yr $6.0
G 60 Colin Delia 6'2 200 R
Ufa USA 3yr $3.0 $1.0

2019 Rockford Icehogs
(Roster as of now)

Lw Phillip Kurashev 6'0 190 L
4rd 120p Aus 3yr $2.775 $925k
Lw 42 Brandon Hagel 6'1 175 L
Ufa Can 2yr $1.85 $925k
Lw 84 Alexandre Fortin 6'1 187 L
Ufa Can 1yr $685k
Lw Tim Soderlund 5'9 165 L
4rd 112p Swe 3yr $2.775 $925k
Lw 49 Graham Knott 6'3 205 L
2rd 54p Can 1yr $717k
C 36 (A) Matthew Highmore 5'11 180 L Ufa Can 1yr $775k
C 62 (A) Luke Johnson 6'0 180 R 5rd 134p USA Rfa
C 67 Jacob Nilsson 5'11 179 L
Ufa Swe 1yr $700k
C 19 Reese Johnson 6'1 192 R
Ufa Can 3yr $2.775 $925k
C Mikael Hakkarainen 6'1 195 L
5rd 139p Fin 3yr $2.775 $925k
Rw 95 Dylan Sikura 5'11 170 L
6rd 178p Can Rfa
Rw 45 Anthony Louis 5'7 160 L
6rd 181p USA Rfa
Rw 58 Mackenzie Entwhistle 6'3 185 R Tr/Ari Can 3yr $2.775 $925k
Rw 20 Nathan Noel 5'11 179 R
4rd 113p Can 1yr $775k
D 23 Lucas Carlsson 6'0 190 L
4rd 110p Swe 2yr $1.584 $792k
D 28 Henri Jokiharju 6'0 185 R
1rd 28p Fin 2yr $1.85 $925k
D 74 Nicolas Beaudin 5'11 175 L
1rd 27p Can 3yr $2.775 $925k
D 39 Dennis Gilbert 6'3 215 L
3rd 90p USA 2yr $1.85 $925k
D 4 Chad Krys 5'11 185 L
2rd 45p USA 3yr $2.775 $925k
D 55 Blake Hillman 6'1 190 L
6rd 173p USA Rfa
D 36 Joni Tuulola 6'3 181 L
6rd 181p Fin 1yr $767k
G 34 Kevin Lankinan 6'2 185 L
Ufa Swe 1yr $925k
G 31 Anton Forsberg 6'3 178 L
Tr/Cbj Swe Rfa

Players signed to Ahl Only Deals for next year

C 18 Dylan MacLaughlin 5'11 182 L
Ahl Deal USA
Rw Kris Versteeg 5'10 185 R
Ahl Deal Can
Rw 7 Nick Moutrey 6'2 210 L
Ahl Deal Can
Rw 26 Mathew Thompson 6'1 195 R
Ahl Deal Can
D 29 Dmitry Osipov 6'4 230 R
Ahl Deal Rus
D 12 Josh McArdle 6'1 195 R
Ahl Deal USA
G 30 Matt Tompkins 6'3 206 R
Ahl Deal USA 7rd 206p
G Chase Marchand 6'0 180 L
Ahl Deal Can

Prospects

Russia(Rights don't expire)

C Maxim Shalunov 6'3 211 L
4rd 109p Rus
G Ivan Nalimov 6'4 220 L
6rd 178p Rus
Lw Artur Kayumov 5'11 176 L
2rd 50p Rus
Rw Andrei Artybarmaykan 5'10 183 R
3rd 70p Rus

(NCAA)

D Ryan Shea 6'0 175 L
4rd 112p USA Senior
D Jake Massie 6'1 172 L
Tr/Car Can Senior
D Ian Mitchell 5'11 175 R
2rd 57p Can Junior
C Evan Barratt 5'11 187 L
3rd 90p USA Junior
C Parker Foo 6'1 175 L
5rd 144p Can Junior
D Josh Ess 5'11 184 L
7rd 215p USA Junior
C Jake Wise 5'10 195 L
3rd 69p USA Sophomore

(CHL)

D 27 Adam Boqvist 6'0 181 R
1rd 8p Swe 3yr $2.775 $925k
(Ahl Eligible if they choose)
D Jake Ryzcek 5'10 181 R
7rd 203p USA
G Alexis Gravel 6'3 220 R
6rd 162p Can

(USHL)
Lw Josiah Slavin 6'0 160 L
7rd 193p USA

(Shl & Liga)
Lw Victor Edjsell 6'4 210 L
Tr/Nas Swe (rights expire if they do not qualify him)
Lw Mattias From 6'1 217 R 5rd 143p Swe (Rights Expire After this year)
G Wouter Peeters 6'4 205 R
3rd 83p Bel (Rights Expire after this year)
D Roope Laavainen 6'2 210 R
4rd 119p Fin
Rw Niklas Nordgren 5'9 174 R
3rd 74p Fin

(Czech)

Lw Dominik Kabulik 6'2 190 L
Tr/Lak Slv (Expected to sign after worlds)
D Jakub Galvas 5'11 165 L
5rd 150p Cze


I know I'm off on positions, money jersey numbers and such. I left everyone go amongst the free agents from Rockford and the hawks.
This killed some time tonight.
Happy mothers days everyone.

 

[Sinbad]

Saad - Toews - Sikura
Kubalik - Kahun - Kane
Dzingel - Strome - DeBrincat
Ferland - Kampf - Caggiula

Extra forwards: Perlini

Keith - Jokiharju
Byram - Murphy
Gustafson - Seabrook

Extra defensemen: Forsling

Crawford
Delia

Lankinen and Forsberg on the farm

 

[ChicagoHockeyFan]

Saad - Toews - Sikura
Kubalik - Kahun - Kane
Dzingel - Strome - DeBrincat
Ferland - Kampf - Caggiula

Extra forwards: Perlini

Keith - Jokiharju
Byram - Murphy
Gustafson - Seabrook

Extra defensemen: Forsling

Crawford
Delia

Lankinen and Forsberg on the farm

Ferland is gonna get paid and wouldn’t be on the 4th line

 

[Hattrick Kane]

Saad - Toews - Sikura
Kubalik - Kahun - Kane
Dzingel - Strome - DeBrincat
Ferland - Kampf - Caggiula

Extra forwards: Perlini

Keith - Jokiharju
Byram - Murphy
Gustafson - Seabrook

Extra defensemen: Forsling

Crawford
Delia

Lankinen and Forsberg on the farm

No chance we sign Ferland to play on the fourth line. Dzingel is a maybe but not really the defensive type player we need to play with Strome and Cat.

Sikura might not even be on the roster, he wasn’t super impressive. And I’m assuming Anisimov is gone back to CBJ. I think it’s more likely we go after a guy like Brock Nelson to fill a hole in the lineup.

 

[Rolo]

Torey Krug 5’9
Matt Gryzelcyk 5’9
Connor Clifton 5’11
Charlie McAvoy 6’0
Brandon Carlo 6’5
Zdeno Chara 6’9

 

[AmericanDream]

Grz is a tough little shit...

 

[RememberTheRoar]

Torey Krug 5’9
Matt Gryzelcyk 5’9
Connor Clifton 5’11
Charlie McAvoy 6’0
Brandon Carlo 6’5
Zdeno Chara 6’9

Yep, “size” in this NHL is more about a mentality than actually about physical size.

 

[AmericanDream]

Torey Krug 5’9
Matt Gryzelcyk 5’9
Connor Clifton 5’11
Charlie McAvoy 6’0
Brandon Carlo 6’5
Zdeno Chara 6’9

yep, and if you add them all up and divide for their average - it is 6'4!! hahahaha, f***ing Chara....I kid..I didn't add it up..lol

 

[Visnovsky]

I noticed you guys and gals were talking about possibly adding Brown from Toronto. What would a deal for Saad look like, while including Brown in the deal?

I'd prefer Toronto adding Zaitsev in the deal, but that is probably a no-go for Chicago.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

I noticed you guys and gals were talking about possibly adding Brown from Toronto. What would a deal for Saad look like, while including Brown in the deal?

I'd prefer Toronto adding Zaitsev in the deal, but that is probably a no-go for Chicago.

Hawks will not be dealing Saad. He looked like his 2015 Saad to finish the season. Hawks have an abundance of defense prospects though, excluding their top 4 - Boqvist, Mitchell, Beaudin, Jokiharju.

 

[Hawkaholic]

I noticed you guys and gals were talking about possibly adding Brown from Toronto. What would a deal for Saad look like, while including Brown in the deal?

I'd prefer Toronto adding Zaitsev in the deal, but that is probably a no-go for Chicago.

Yeah, not sure How Toronto would get Saad in a deal while shedding cap space. Zaitsev is defintiely a non-starter.

 

[Drumman44]

I noticed you guys and gals were talking about possibly adding Brown from Toronto. What would a deal for Saad look like, while including Brown in the deal?

I'd prefer Toronto adding Zaitsev in the deal, but that is probably a no-go for Chicago.

I think a third rounder is about right for Brown, so you'd have to cough up some assets for Saad.

 

[Kevin Musto]

I noticed you guys and gals were talking about possibly adding Brown from Toronto. What would a deal for Saad look like, while including Brown in the deal?

I'd prefer Toronto adding Zaitsev in the deal, but that is probably a no-go for Chicago.

Saad won't get moved.

Anisimov, Perlini, Forsling, Hayden, Fortin, and Koekkoek are available. And of course picks which are probably the more enticing offer.

 

[RememberTheRoar]

DeBrincat-Toews-Kubalik
Caggiula-Strome-Kane
Saad-Anisimov-Kahun
Perlini-Kampf-??

First two lines get basically even icetime, third line is the two-way matchup line, fourth lint is the d-zone matchup line.

Poweplays remain the same as this year with Kahun and Kubalik rotating on PP2, unless Kubalik fully steals the spot from Kahun.

If that first line stumbles, swap Saad and Kahun with DeBrincat and Kubalik. Toews line would then be the matchup line, and DeBrincat line would be the bumslaying line.

 

[piteus]

Since Seabrook will be on the roster next year regardless of what posters say, what can he do to improve his game? Can he lose even more weight to get faster? Allegedly, he came into last season in the best shape of his life. Is Brent Seabrook just washed or is there anything he can do to make himself better? I'm just asking for a passable third pairing DMen next year. What a possibly sad ending for once a great player.

https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/b...-trying-adapt-game-while-staying-true-himself

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Assuming Hawks want to make at least one big UFA splash and if Stanley seems to want to bring back most of this years D (Leaving open chance another kid besides Joker joins club in camp) and doesn't plan to trade Anisimov

And lets say he see's someone dropping to late 1st round he wants

- Panarin (11M x 7) as big UFA/Attention getter
- Trade Forsling to Panthers for Pens 4th in 2019
- Trade Saad to Islanders for 2019 1st and 2020 4th
- Sign Kubalik to ELC
- Re-Sign RFA's Kampf (1.4M x 2) , Perlini (1.15M x 2) and Sikura (975k x 2)
- Promote Joker , Highmore and Delia to NHL roster fulltime

Panarin-Anisimov-Kane
Kabalik-Toews-Kabun
Debrincat-Strome-Sikura
Caggiula-Kampf-Perlini
(Highmore)

Keith-Joker
Gus-Murphy
Koekkoek-Seabrook
(Dahlstrom)

Crawford
Delia

Presuming a 81M cap that leaves Hawks with 8M in cap room to carry another forward and leave room open for potential trades in season

Longterm leaves Hawks in good cap shape to extend Debrincat , Strome and Kahun and with our young defenders coming on ELC"s in coming years that will help with cap longterm as well as guys like Anisimov and Murphy coming off books in coming years as well and eventually Kane/Toews will have new contracts down line that should be lesser cap hits

Its painful and makes we want to vomit bringing back most of our D from last year but maybe Byran (Would be mistake to pass on him) or Boqvist excel in camp and capture a spot leading to someone like Dahlstrom being sent packing

Thoughts?

3 balanced scoring lines (If things work out) and a good energy 4th line

 

[BK]

BWC - I get the want for AP but is it the best way to spend the cash?

I would prefer to trade AA then sign Matt D for 7x8. This removes some cost and improves our depth down the middle. Thoughts?