Hawks of Yesteryear Part II - Madden AHL 17

[pvr]

Smith with a goal tonight against Boston.

If he was still on the Hawks he wouldn't be scoring, just like everyone else.

 

[Panzerspitze]

Smitty placed on waivers by Toronto today. WTF?

 

[Any Colour You Like]

Smitty placed on waivers by Toronto today. WTF?

The Leafs have a ton of people coming off of IR (Bozak, Kadri, Komarov, etc.) and they want to burn a year off of the call-ups' ELCs, so he's the odd man out.

 

[CptnSerious]

Smitty placed on waivers by Toronto today. WTF?

Damn.

 

[ChiHawks10]

Massive hit by Buff on Stone from the Sens... Miss this guy on our team. One of the guys I probably miss the most out of all the ones who have left.



There's actually a video on the main board thread that is front row on the glass directly where the hit happens. Might be one of the craziest real-time videos of a massive hit that I've ever seen.

Edit: Damnit, how do I embed? lol

Edit: Got it. Haha.

 

[SAADfather]

Buff is without a doubt my favorite former Hawk. Would do very bad things to have him back in the Indian head.

 

[ChiHawks10]

Buff is without a doubt my favorite former Hawk. Would do very bad things to have him back in the Indian head.

 

[BobbyJet]

Former Blackhawks assistant coach Jamie Kompon fired as coach and GM of Portland Winterhawks. Via @SSepich:

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Seems like Komp got a raw deal

Didn't do poorly in Portland and suffered this year because of injuries and loss of talent to professional ranks

 

[Gooner]

Buff is without a doubt my favorite former Hawk. Would do very bad things to have him back in the Indian head.

Our D corps would be nasty with him in the team. I still miss Sharp more, mostly for personal reasons though.

 

[SAADfather]

Our D corps would be nasty with him in the team. I still miss Sharp more, mostly for personal reasons though.

This is still one of my favorite pictures and since this series, Buff has been probably my favorite NHL player:

Buffy the Luongo slayer. God, I miss that.

 

[BrianE]

Johns pinches in and picks up the puck in the corner, 2 Kings run into him and they both hit the ice, Johns then lays a perfect pass to team mate but he fans on it, why is it that every time I see this guy he shines. What could have been

 

[ndgt10]

Johns pinches in and picks up the puck in the corner, 2 Kings run into him and they both hit the ice, Johns then lays a perfect pass to team mate but he fans on it, why is it that every time I see this guy he shines. What could have been

He's going to be a good one

 

[BK]

Seems like Komp got a raw deal

Didn't do poorly in Portland and suffered this year because of injuries and loss of talent to professional ranks

Very much so.

 

[ndgt10]

Saad just potted his 26th. What a year

 

[Gooner]

Saad just potted his 26th. What a year

He is what he's always been. A decent Top 6 Power Forward. They certainly don't grow on trees, but considering his contract I still don't think the Hawks regret giving him up. He's barely producing more than Anisimov.

 

[ndgt10]

Saader with the hat trick. Up to 28 goals now

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

He is what he's always been. A decent Top 6 Power Forward. They certainly don't grow on trees, but considering his contract I still don't think the Hawks regret giving him up. He's barely producing more than Anisimov.

Is Saad playing with NHL's leading scorer and leading rookie scorer every night?

It was terrible move at time and will always be a terrible move

Saad is going to be great player for many years and Anisimov has already shown his limitations and cost for him will go up next yera

 

[clydesdale line]

I still remember people here who said Saad will never get to 30 goals (or at least not for another 3-5 years) playing with Johansen. Now Johansen is gone and he's still on the cusp. Great year for Saad on a ****** Blue Jackets team. I'm sure he's not too happy not making the playoffs though. I still wonder if Stan signed him and still traded for Anisimov (Which according to Jackets GM he's been asking for Anisimov for years and just couldn't get it done until Saad entered the picture) what this team would've been like.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Being on a ****** team my have helped Saad and his point totals. He wasn't going to get the same PP minutes here as he has in Columbus. Plus his overall defensive play has taken a minor step back this year (less structure on that team).

Hawks are obviously missing him and will continue to miss him for the foreseeable future, but Anisimov isn't a bad player and he's a bit cheaper for a team looking to save some bucks here and there.

 

[Any Colour You Like]

Is Saad playing with NHL's leading scorer and leading rookie scorer every night?

It was terrible move at time and will always be a terrible move

Saad is going to be great player for many years and Anisimov has already shown his limitations and cost for him will go up next yera

That's one hell of a hill to die on.

 

[Gardener]

a hill to die on

I've never heard this expression before. Love it.

 

[Hawkaholic]

Is Saad playing with NHL's leading scorer and leading rookie scorer every night?

It was terrible move at time and will always be a terrible move

Saad is going to be great player for many years and Anisimov has already shown his limitations and cost for him will go up next yera

Funny that we call guys with a career high of 52pts a great player.

 

[Gootie]

Funny that we call guys with a career high of 52pts a great player.

He'd have a better career high if he ever played with elite players like Toews and Hossa

 

[Hawkaholic]

He'd have a better career high if he ever played with elite players like Toews and Hossa

Definitely, superstar if Q ever gave him a chance.