Hattrick Kane
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This may be good for Reichel as well. He’s always played well for him in Rockford. Now he has been playing well this year, but he may get a real chance higher up the lineup now.
Confirmed with Link: Luke Richardson Fired
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Darkstar
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With Luke gone, Bedard's development track into a 3rd line grinder is in serious jeopardy.
TLEH
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They hoarded picks and then wasted them trading up 4-5 slots chasing their guys while teams like Carolina clean up in the draft trading back. That’s more my own personal opinion anyway. I’m not a fan of that strategy. The trade with the islanders for two spots for a 2nd when you don’t even know who is available? Like makes zero sense.
I’m not a KD “hater” but I also haven’t seen anything to say he’s the guy.
DisgruntledHawkFan
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Calls em likes I sees em. You form opinions of eighteen year old kids and never move from them.
Hattrick Kane
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You people with jerking off the Hurricanes. Their drafting has been nothing impressive lately. Just say you’re mad about Artamonov because you’re entering Musto territory.
DisgruntledHawkFan
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Lol yeesh. Davidson made a bad team terrible. That's not hard to do.
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DisgruntledHawkFan
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He's way faster and way more Russian. Maroon can't skate but he's got more skill in his left pinky than Mikheyev has in his entire body.
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Hawkaholic
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Maroon is too slow for this league. But if the rest of the guys had his heart and soul, they'd be in a much better position today.
The fact we have him, Dickenson, Foligno, and Smith being some of our better players is sad.
The fact we have him, Dickenson, Foligno, and Smith being some of our better players is sad.
Hawkaholic
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Carolina has 1 guy (13th overall) they've drafted since 2018 to play more than 83 games. The only other guy to play more than 26 is their current goalie. I'm not sure I get the love for their scouts either. You hear about them doing well in the draft every year, only for them to never make the NHL.
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Luke coached this team to be almost competitive at the expense of any and all offensive creativity.
It was getting into the offensive zone, working the puck back to the point, and trying to have net front presence; which only works if you got someone like Shaw that is worthwhile near the blue paint.
I saw way too much of Bedard playing near that spot for my liking. I appreciate him going to the dirty areas now and again, but it started being his default position in the offensive zone. Having a high end shooter/playmaker there is not utilizing any of his talents and is putting him in harms way too often. He should've been roaming the offensive zone, looking to either sneak past coverage and find open ice, or try to force multiple guys to try to cover for him, leaving the rest of the team a bit more room.
I hope we won't be too good to ruin our shot at one of the top 4 of the draft (or hell, Frondell), but we need to fix Bedard in the worst way. So much of what made him special last year is missing and it feels like a lot of that is because he was being coached out of it.
It was getting into the offensive zone, working the puck back to the point, and trying to have net front presence; which only works if you got someone like Shaw that is worthwhile near the blue paint.
I saw way too much of Bedard playing near that spot for my liking. I appreciate him going to the dirty areas now and again, but it started being his default position in the offensive zone. Having a high end shooter/playmaker there is not utilizing any of his talents and is putting him in harms way too often. He should've been roaming the offensive zone, looking to either sneak past coverage and find open ice, or try to force multiple guys to try to cover for him, leaving the rest of the team a bit more room.
I hope we won't be too good to ruin our shot at one of the top 4 of the draft (or hell, Frondell), but we need to fix Bedard in the worst way. So much of what made him special last year is missing and it feels like a lot of that is because he was being coached out of it.
I disagree with those who say Bedard was much better last year. And most certainly not at the end of it. And by end, I don't mean the last 5 games. In his last 14 games he had 1 goal. That's right, 1 goal in 14 games. And just 7 assists. All the talk about how systems and teammates worked better last year I think is overplayed. He had flashes of brilliance, and I hope he becomes a later bloomer like MacKinnon. But I just don't see him ever being able to skate like Mac, or McD. Whoever comes in for Luke hopefully will make him reach his potential, but a coach can only do so much.
I think we may need to wait until he's about 21 perhaps. Still, he is our best offensive player. But any team's best O player should be at least a point per game.
I think we may need to wait until he's about 21 perhaps. Still, he is our best offensive player. But any team's best O player should be at least a point per game.
My take is they don't want LR messing around with no. 2 AHL scoring leader when they bring him up and that's about it. My hot take is this lessens the possibility of the Hawks going on a streak due to all the uncertainty a coach change makes. Even an LR coached team might get hot for a bit with all the vets on the team.
TLEH
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Nikishin is great. Jackson Blake is great. I like a lot of what they did in 2023.
It’s less about them and more about I don’t like how we managed our draft capital. They trade back more than anyone so it was easy to contrast their style with the Blackhawks. Thought we’ve been mediocre in the 2nd round in 2022 and 2023 so in 2024 they just decided f*** that round.
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I honestly wonder if Bedard not being on the Canadian Four Nations roster was the tipping point. The timing suggests it may be a possibility at least.
Like, “we drafted this alleged phenom and he’s not even a top 15 C in the league. He’s not even a top 12 Canadian forward??? How badly are we coaching this kid and what the he’ll is happening???”
Like, “we drafted this alleged phenom and he’s not even a top 15 C in the league. He’s not even a top 12 Canadian forward??? How badly are we coaching this kid and what the he’ll is happening???”
Never go full Musto
So been bottom of the barrel wasn't the plan, what was? Bottom 5 or 10?
I was a against this and still am, O-zone been problem.
I hope this doesn't mean Bedard goes back to last season, floating haft the game and 0 D-zone responsibility. That’s not winning hockey it's Patrik Laine hockey.
I was a against this and still am, O-zone been problem.
I hope this doesn't mean Bedard goes back to last season, floating haft the game and 0 D-zone responsibility. That’s not winning hockey it's Patrik Laine hockey.
Have a bad Roster = Bottom 10 or worse
See improvement with young guys and be more competitive.
Pretty sure that's the plan for this season.
See improvement with young guys and be more competitive.
Pretty sure that's the plan for this season.
Hawkaholic
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Nikishin is unknown, I assume he'll be good, if he comes over. Jackson Blake is great? I mean, he's an NHLer, nothing suggests he's going to be a star.
I agree to an extent that the way they have managed their picks hasn't been great, but we'll see how it plays out in the end. I just don't think Carolina is a gold standard when it comes to drafting, they really have very little to show for their picks in the last 6 or so years.
TLEH
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Yeah fair. I'm not some Carolina snob. Dallas would be the more gold standard of drafting. I was just just whining about our use of draft picks.
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My problem with KD's strategy is that for all of the draft picks and all of the players who project to be a part of the Blackhawks in the next few years, there is no definitive solution long-term for who Bedard's linemates are/will be and there is no definitive solution for any center position. Selling the idea of Taylor Hall being Bedard's primary linemate was a con from the day he was signed. He's a middle six guy who can do a few things, but the sales pitch that he was here for anything more than that--if that was an honest evaluation, then that's a horrible misjudgment. Beyond that, anyone expecting more than a middle six level of play from Bertuzzi didn't watch him in Toronto or Boston.
As for the center position, anyone can project a few guys to possibly be a solution, but would it be a big surprise if Nazar settles in here at wing? Anyone else is yet another bottom six guy who maybe is, maybe isn't a solution. Finally, the big push for more speed. Do any of these non-NHL guys in the organization play with that much speed compared to their opponents? Does it look like some wave of talent is going to show up here and be some competitive advantage against the rest of the league?
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They've had tons of 2nd and 3rd round picks. They moved up, likely, to get into a range they believe the draft started to drop off. What's the issue there? We won't know if they were right or wrong for years anyway.
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