Ok if they do not want to burn his contract ,the same thoughts go for Rinzek Greene Moore and Thompson...though I think they should leave Moore in school 1 more season though maybe get hom to transfer portal to anithervsvhool if Minn refuses to use himas a 1C in a more offensive gobto role..
In any case if all these guys sign ,the 9th game remaining is Sunday March 39th...if they alk sign after that,it eliminates the "burning" issue..
Then too all thse guys cannot pkay forthe Hawks at the same time(limited roster spots)...
Not sure about how many Rockford coukdcabsorb either all at once..
Given roster limits it may be several will have to wait till next season anyway to gain roster spots either in Chicago or on Rockford ,as roster spots will then be made open as guys currently on rosters are cut or not re-signed or are traded this summer.
Maybe Rockford could send sone guys out to a lower league (is Indianapolis of the EHL still an affiliate?) To make room now for any infusion...but unless that happens,hard to fit all these guys on rosters
Still...the burning is for any count above 9GP in the NHL this season...Hawks coukd sign pkayersand just practice them abdvonlynpkayvthem upto a max if the final 8 games remaining g..
So the issue must be team roster limits...finding open spots to add pkayers.
Dickinson out rear of season creates 1 open forwardxspit...Maybe put Dach on OR est of season wouldxakkowxax2nd forwardcto infuse ...Retire Maroon early before finish couldopen a 3rd spot.
Coukd send any of Bedard Nazar Slaggert down and open more spots..
Could end Lev down and outbunRonzel with no extra roster spot needed.i fvthey do not want to burn the Lev cobtractvitbiscwhat they should do.
Howvwr I doubt tey want all 6 comtract expire at same time (Lev,Rinzel,Moore Greene James and Thompson)..so maybevthey are considering staggering some of these..in that case maybevtgey should burn on Lev and should be burning on James or one of the others if they can sign and play then by the March 30th game?
That means Hawks hoping Minnesota or Boston U.or Denver gets eliminated in their first (and this only) game in the NCAA Regionals...
If thise teNs advance to next roubd any hope of staggering contracts might be limited to Lev and maybeto James if they sign him now before tinevrins out.
It seems complicated.
I think I saw Hawks were at 42 of 50 maximum contracts..So on that score if this is the correct number Hawks can sign all 6 and still have 2 contracts left...but can make more room buying out or not re-signibg current players plus any legacy contracts coming off the books if any..