For half price, this is a great trade, he can give us more depth, some scoring punch, hes only 27 so still got a few more good years left, Maybe Tallon will give the hawks brian campbell for 75 percent off, lol
Confirmed with Link: Hawks acquire Versteeg
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CS85
Tell 'em, Mean Gene!
Kurtosis
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DisgruntledHawkFan
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Regular season Jayes and regular season Bickell are pretty much interchangeable. Jayes has softer hands Bickell has the heavier shot. Both are skilledish big men that don't play to their size.
ChiGuySez
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This is the line Im also seeing. Versteeg also gives the Hawks some cushion for Teravainen to develop when he comes over next year.
CS85
Tell 'em, Mean Gene!
*gasp* ..so...many...awesome prospects...stacked roster...so....so badass...can't...*wheeze*
Kurtosis
GHG
At least in the playoffs we know Bickell has the ability to morph into the "I'm going to put you through the glass" version of himself. It would be nice to see him bring 3/4 of that energy in the regular season as well. He did have a decent hit tonight I suppose.
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All i can think about is a guy who won a Cup with the Hawks in 2010, gets traded to a perennial loser in Florida and struggles, then returns to a Cup winning team with a lot of the same players that were there in 2010.
ObeyPerry
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I honestly don't think either have much mean in them. Bickell has some that he can tap into, but the difference between Canuck Bertuzzi and Wing Bertuzzi is drive effort and the knowledge and willingness to make people hurt physically.
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TheDoorDoctor
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*gasp* ..so...many...awesome prospects...stacked roster...so....so badass...can't...*wheeze*
This could be my favourite post EVER!
But dear god, this team is just...yikes... Bickell just needs to be more consistent and use his body and that third line is...jeepers! this team is giving me the CREEPERS!
Versteeg deal
Don't live in the past, my brethren. Versteeg isn't quite what he was when he cashed in on his Stanley Cup winning season. He's always been a bit of a free radical which doesn't fit in with Q's high %, predictable type of play, too. I have no problem giving up on either Hayes or Olsen. Olsen didn't process the game quick enough and Hayes is a tweener of sorts. Hayes will never leverage his size adequately. My only regret is not getting a player with a bit more size and physicality than Versteeg. But, for the price, and his versatility and experience, can't complain too much.
Don't live in the past, my brethren. Versteeg isn't quite what he was when he cashed in on his Stanley Cup winning season. He's always been a bit of a free radical which doesn't fit in with Q's high %, predictable type of play, too. I have no problem giving up on either Hayes or Olsen. Olsen didn't process the game quick enough and Hayes is a tweener of sorts. Hayes will never leverage his size adequately. My only regret is not getting a player with a bit more size and physicality than Versteeg. But, for the price, and his versatility and experience, can't complain too much.
DisgruntledHawkFan
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You ain't kidding. If Pirri and Morin were questionable defensively, how's Q gonna react to Versteeg this time around?
ChiGuySez
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Bickell put the physical hammer down during the playoffs. Thats really all thats needed come playoff time. Conserve the body during the regular season.
Besides hockey sense, doubt Hayes could do that like Bickell. Theres other reasons Im relieved JHayes got dealt.
Besides hockey sense, doubt Hayes could do that like Bickell. Theres other reasons Im relieved JHayes got dealt.
CS85
Tell 'em, Mean Gene!
That's the beauty of it. Hawks aren't looking for Versteeg to turn the tide or become the missing link on the top 6. He's just gonna fill out the bottom of the roster at a hell of a price.
HockeySauce
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Versteeg is still Versteeg. Give him a few games to get back into it. He's finally back on a good team, with players that can finish and play the game.
TheDoorDoctor
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But about the love story of the Hayes Bros playing together!! thats IT!
Trade Kevin Hayes for Barkov, its hurts to much to see them separated!
Trade Kevin Hayes for Barkov, its hurts to much to see them separated!
MTP
I Love Shinpads
MTP
I Love Shinpads
A concept that not everyone seems to grasp. Hits are a way bigger part of the game in the playoffs than they are in the regular season. The team last year was constantly criticized as being soft, yet if you look at pretty much every OT goal that was scored by the Hawks en route to the cup last year you'll see that the play started with a huge hit.
They'll be fine.
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