BobbyJet
The accountability era?
Funny the number of times that Hammer is mentioned when folks are trying to pump Oduya. If he's worth as much as Bubba seems to think, I say hallelujah, can't wait for the trade in September.
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Hawkaholic
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Whats funny about it? Some players gel very well together, Hammer and Oduya are those type of players. Some like to forget that Hammer struggled before Oduya showed up as well, he wasn't always a great Dman.
I think Runblad for a 2nd rounder is a bit high. A 3rd would have been better. I'm sure the GM for pheonix said he had another offer on the table for a high 3rd and it would take a Chicago 2nd to get him or he was going to trade him to someone else. I think I would have rolled the dice and called his bluff. My biggest issue is he cannot be sent down. Runblad needs to play to have any shot of reaching his potential. And I'm just not sure the Chicago is were he will be getting minutes. Bowman should have saw that he was not going to get minutes here and that he needs to get minutes. Bollig trade was great (though I was not a huge fan of the Pick. Steeg trade he just did not have many options. The fact that he got someone to eat 1/2 a player's salary is Huge but Steeg just did not look good. I will wait till Nov to say how that trade went down. Piri trade was fine I guess but he basically gave of Pirri and our 1st for Nick S?
Its been a mixed bag.
Its been a mixed bag.
I'm very skeptical about Rundblad, but Oduya has been a very good #4 dman for Chicago. There's no way around it.
Hawkaholic
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Agreed. I didn't mind the Rundblad acquisition. I mean to be honest, I thought we overpaid when we got a subpar 2nd pairing dman from Winnipeg for 2 2nd round picks. And voila, Johnny Oduya proved to be a major asset.
OMG the reading comprehension is bad here.
Oduya was traded for a 2nd and a 3rd.
I don't know what Oduya your watching but Oduya is only a #1 at coughing up the puck game in a game out. When that doesn't happen it's viewed as a good game for Oduya.
build a Top10 prospect pool
WON A CUP
KEEPS ALL OF OUR STAR PLAYERS TO KEEP US A CONTENDER A LONG TIME
DRAFT SUCCESS
what else is successful? Only 2 other GMs were as good as him or better since he was named our GM.
tell me more why Bowman isn't good
or why our Players suck
or why Q isn't a good Coach...
please finally Show up with some sense and arguments
There isn't one thing this kid has done that has impressed me. His positioning is awful, his skating his mediocre at best and his hockey sense is terrible..... IMO, this is one of those situations where a players alleged potential/draft position takes him farther than he should be. He belongs in the AHL where is looks better than what he actually is, and honestly I think that is the problem. He is just one of those guys that cannot transition his game from the AHL to the NHL.
Brookbank was way better than Rundblad and that is saying something.
Bowman didn't build this team. He inherited it. Name one significant trade that Bowman has made?
I didn't say all our players suck so don't put words in my mouth.
Q is a horrible coach and he even admitted he would have a hard time finding a job. There were many rumors he was going to get fired but B. Smith stepped in and tried to put him on the right path. The only reason Q lasted this long is he is MCD's boy. IF you don't know that I'll find you a link since it was posted all over the internet. His line combinations and who he plays has been questioned for a very long time. I'm sorry if this is all news to you.
DisgruntledHawkFan
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I'd love for you to produce a link saying the only reason Q still has a job is because he's McD's boy.
The link was in reference to the helping hand of B. Smith witch is very easy to produce.
Your incorrect. Even Q doesn't agree with your number 4. You may want to check your facts.
BobbyJet
The accountability era?
Yep. Surely Rundblad is better than what he has shown, but I'm afraid you are absolutely right. If what we've seen is all he has, I'd rather have a kid take that spot.
DisgruntledHawkFan
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Then doesn't equal now. In the past six years he has two cups and two conference final appearances. He'd find work quickly.
Periwinkle
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Even Bylsma reportedly received interest/offers after not just underperforming with the Penguins for several years, but leading Team USA to an underwhelming performance at Sochi (finishing with a rather embarrasing blowout in the bronze game), and you're saying someone with Quinneville's track record would not be able to yield a single offer? I have to assume you are trolling at this point, c'mon now.
If Runblad could be sent down, there was no reason for Phoenix to trade him.
Of course a third would have been better, but Chicago's third would have been trumped by pretty much every other team.
You have zero idea what actually transpired in the trade discussions, but a very late 2nd is fair value for a very high upside d-man.
There may be some team in the bottom half of the NHL that may take a flyer on him. Not a top team that's for sure. You could also rule out Colorado and St. Louis since they got sick of his questionable lines, poor decisions and playoff exits.
