2024-25 Roster…too soon?

[Hawkaholic]

Add Jones. That’s four in what…five years?
Centers and RHD. You have them or you don’t. And it’s the difference between being Toronto or Edmonton and a winning team.

You're acting as if Levshunov is a for sure lock as a top RHD. And EDM is in the Cup Final, what are you even talking about?

 

[TLEH]

Add Jones. That’s four in what…five years?
Centers and RHD. You have them or you don’t. And it’s the difference between being Toronto or Edmonton and a winning team.

Burns moved. Jones moved twice. There is likely more. I'm just spitballing. Its less about positions and more about elite players. Kucherov and Kane ran the game just as much as any other players and they were wildly successful.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Pesce is available. Shea Theodore is likely available. Petro got traded. Erik Karlsson got traded multiple times.

The truly premier players (if healthy) barely move in their prime, regardless of position.

Pesce is gonna get a Seabrook contract that looks awful before it's halfway through.

 

[MicronMega]

Kane and Guentzal. Kane big money for two years, he is coming off 1 x 2.75. Give him 2 x 6M. Guentzal 7 x 8M. Kane takes a cheaper extension after his two year deal.

Then bring in some meat and potatoes in Matt Martin, Liam O'Brien, and Brenden Dillon, and add Colin Miller as an RD for the bottom pair

Leaves $13M for arts and crafts

Guentzal-Bedard-Kane....Skill and fun line
Hall-Dickenson-Kurashev...Balanced line
Reichel-Foligno-AA...Balanced line
Martin-Donato-O'Brien...Meat line

Vlasic-Jones
KK-Murphy
Dillon-Miller
Kaiser

Let Levshunov/Demidov play in AHL or Russia. Nazar, and Slaggert play big minutes and are the first call ups in Rockford

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Kane and Guentzal. Kane big money for two years, he is coming off 1 x 2.75. Give him 2 x 6M. Guentzal 7 x 8M. Kane takes a cheaper extension after his two year deal.

Then bring in some meat and potatoes in Matt Martin, Liam O'Brien, and Brenden Dillon, and add Colin Miller as an RD for the bottom pair

Leaves $13M for arts and crafts

Guentzal-Bedard-Kane....Skill and fun line
Hall-Dickenson-Kurashev...Balanced line
Reichel-Foligno-AA...Balanced line
Martin-Donato-O'Brien...Meat line

Vlasic-Jones
KK-Murphy
Dillon-Miller
Kaiser

Let Levshunov/Demidov play in AHL or Russia. Nazar, and Slaggert play big minutes and are the first call ups in Rockford

Kane is not coming back!

Guentzal is going to get far more than that and team that gtives him that will regret it

And no thanks on those "meat and potatoes" guys

 

[Sarava]

The Kane thing is weird. How often do you see a team legend and sure fire hall of famer, who is still playing somewhat close to his high level of play - and the team he did it all for wants nothing to do with him.

But yeah, Kyle shot down those rumors, so it's not happen unfortunately.

 

[Wally1112pac]

For Musto...

The Athletic ran an article about fixing every teams biggest draft error.

Blackhawks

"In 2012 at No. 18, Andrei Vasilevskiy instead of Teuvo Teravainen. Teravainen has been a solid NHLer ever since the Blackhawks traded him to Carolina, but there’s a difference between solid NHLers and arguably the greatest goaltender of his generation, which is what Vasilevskiy became in Tampa Bay. Honorable mention: In 2020 at 17, they could have had Dawson Mercer instead of Lukas Reichel. It’s still early in the career arcs of both players, but Mercer has settled in almost as an emerging core piece in New Jersey while Reichel is still lingering on the periphery of the Blackhawks’ forward group."

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

For Musto...

The Athletic ran an article about fixing every teams biggest draft error.

Blackhawks

"In 2012 at No. 18, Andrei Vasilevskiy instead of Teuvo Teravainen. Teravainen has been a solid NHLer ever since the Blackhawks traded him to Carolina, but there’s a difference between solid NHLers and arguably the greatest goaltender of his generation, which is what Vasilevskiy became in Tampa Bay. Honorable mention: In 2020 at 17, they could have had Dawson Mercer instead of Lukas Reichel. It’s still early in the career arcs of both players, but Mercer has settled in almost as an emerging core piece in New Jersey while Reichel is still lingering on the periphery of the Blackhawks’ forward group."

Hawks had Crawford who more than worked out so Vasi is not really a mistake. + TT was important in moments in 2015 cup run/win

Its still too early on Mercer/Reichel and people seem to be ignoring that Mercer was atrocious for Devils this past season regressing in every facet of his game

 

[Wally1112pac]

Hawks had Crawford who more than worked out so Vasi is not really a mistake. + TT was important in moments in 2015 cup run/win

Its still too early on Mercer/Reichel and people seem to be ignoring that Mercer was atrocious for Devils this past season regressing in every facet of his game

I agree on both accounts.

Plus Reichel is going for 50 points this year.

 

[Pez68]

It wouldn't happen but I'd swap 2nd overall + Reichel for 4th overall + Laine

Low key one of the worst trade proposals ever.

 

[Styles]

For Musto...

The Athletic ran an article about fixing every teams biggest draft error.

Blackhawks

"In 2012 at No. 18, Andrei Vasilevskiy instead of Teuvo Teravainen. Teravainen has been a solid NHLer ever since the Blackhawks traded him to Carolina, but there’s a difference between solid NHLers and arguably the greatest goaltender of his generation, which is what Vasilevskiy became in Tampa Bay. Honorable mention: In 2020 at 17, they could have had Dawson Mercer instead of Lukas Reichel. It’s still early in the career arcs of both players, but Mercer has settled in almost as an emerging core piece in New Jersey while Reichel is still lingering on the periphery of the Blackhawks’ forward group."

I’d go with Jokiharju over Oettinger. Especially when you let Dallas trade up with you to get him.

 

[MicronMega]

Would you trade:

Goodrow and NYR 1st (30th OA)
for
Entwhistle and CHI 3rd (66th OA) and 2nd (2026)

Salary dump for NYR and they get two draft picks. CHI gets another 1st round pick and can draft one of Letourneau, Surin, Basha or Gridin

 

[Wally1112pac]

Would you trade:

Goodrow and NYR 1st (30th OA)
for
Entwhistle and CHI 3rd (66th OA) and 2nd (2026)

No.

Goodrow is the rangers problem.

I'd take him with 30th overall but that's it.

 

[MicronMega]

No.

Goodrow is the rangers problem.

I'd take him with 30th overall but that's it.

I haven't watched him at all, but if the Hawks can get him as a cap dump and acquire a 1st then why not

 

[Bubba88]

Doubt the Rangers would agree to this trade, but as Chicago it's a yes. I'd take a look at Kaako too.

Other options I'd look for as trade would be Wahlstrom or Laine (yes he might miss time due to injury). Zegras would be interesting, but after that down-year I don't see a trade both teams would like.

 

[ColbyChaos]

I haven't watched him at all, but if the Hawks can get him as a cap dump and acquire a 1st then why not

With a second and 3rd going back that’s not how you do a cap dump trade lol

 

[Hawkaholic]

Would you trade:

Goodrow and NYR 1st (30th OA)
for
Entwhistle and CHI 3rd (66th OA) and 2nd (2026)

Salary dump for NYR and they get two draft picks. CHI gets another 1st round pick and can draft one of Letourneau, Surin, Basha or Gridin

Take out our picks, then sure.

 

[hawksfan50]

Eklund's rumour chart speculates Hawks have 30%(highest among those interested) oflanding TT in free agency.

TTwasxa 60 points+guy several years with Aho as his center..Aho is an 80-90pintscguy in several years..
Bedard woukd need to go from 60 to 80orv90 points just to get TT upto hos 60 poibts + level ..Asking a huge offebsive improvement for Bedard in year 2 of his ELC.

Other rumors out there in the hockey media are the Hawks possibly targeting 4other potential free agents but other clubs also interested in them...

 

[Taze em]

Man there are a lot of free or low cost players out there.

Cam Atkinson
Jeff Skinner
Patrick Laine
Barclay Goodrow

Obviously a lot more. Easy pickins for the Hawks to field more of an NHL team this year.

 

[MicronMega]

Trade:

PHI gets pick #34 and Raddysh
for
CHI gets 12th, Atkinson (1 x $5.875) and Johnasson (1 x $4M)

 

[Wally1112pac]

Trade:

PHI gets pick #34 and Raddysh
for
CHI gets 12th, Atkinson (1 x $5.875) and Johnasson (1 x $4M)

If phili was dumb enough to do it.

Isn't Raddysh an rfa?

 

[No Fun Shogun]

I mean...





... I'd think about it.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Goodrow had twelve points in eighty games last year. Entwistle had eleven in sixty seven. For free a big no thank you.

 

[Crow]

Feel like they should have to pay to get rid of him.

 

[BHawk21]

Sounds like a decent amount of teams in on Guentzel.