Confirmed with Link: Seth Jones (25% retained) & ‘26 4th to Florida for Knight and a '26 1st

[ChiHawks10]

Of course he did

Laz is such a braindead clown. IDK who is worse, him or Chief over at Barstool.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Laz is such a braindead clown. IDK who is worse, him or Chief over at Barstool.

Chief is worst at least for me

 

[ChiHawks10]

Chief is worst at least for me

They're both completely clueless assclowns. They're maybe just a degree apart in assclownness.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

exactly. at worst, the trade is a B+. FWLIW (very little, lol), Laz gave it a C. wtf? if Knight hits, this is an A, all day, every day

if Laz hates this deal its likely to end up as good as Nazar for Dach

Laz is such a braindead clown. IDK who is worse, him or Chief over at Barstool.

does chief dislike the deal too?

 

[MTU34]

Wow. Getting genuinely positive value when only given one destination is phenomenal

 

[Pez68]

He doesn’t like KD, which is fine I guess. But trying to declare this an L for Davidson is hilarious.

This was about as good as you could hope for based on the circumstances.

I really hope that 1st becomes a 27, unprotected. Who knows what Florida could look like two seasons from now.

No. He's just a textbook example of Dunning Kruger on display for all of us.

 

[TLEH]

So if Knight were to either flame out, or become a top 5 goalie in the league, that has no impact on if the trade was good or not?

It doesn't determine if you got good value or not, no. It determines if you have good pro scouting or amateur scouts though.

 

[bwana63]

Wow. Getting genuinely positive value when only given one destination is phenomenal

this makes the trade an A. well done, KD

 

[CallMeShaft]

Wow. Getting genuinely positive value when only given one destination is phenomenal

Good value considering.

And f*** Seth Jones. I know, I know, he has a full NMC and is within his right to pick where he wants to go.

It's bad enough he went public with wanting out, which hurts his value, but then he is only willing to waive for a whopping two teams? What an asshole, glad his toxic ass is gone.

 

[Mister X]

honestly think giving up on Reichel would be a mistake unless a comparable player is coming back in a hockey trade

I was being flippant. Barring some trade where trading Reichel gets you a steal of a return, I would keep him around for at least another year or two and watch his development.

 

[Mrfenn92]

They're both completely clueless assclowns. They're maybe just a degree apart in assclownness.

Agreed. At least for me when mark was writing for the sun times or on Chicago tribune live back in the day he was just giving his observations from talking to hockey guys about actual hockey,

Nowadays he’s just what happens when you give a dumbass a platform like Twitter to engage in nonsense all around

Wow. Getting genuinely positive value when only given one destination is phenomenal

Jones contractual right but it was simple for Kyle give me value or we will keep Seth.

 

[ChiHawks10]

if Laz hates this deal its likely to end up as good as Nazar for Dach


does chief dislike the deal too?

No idea. I don't bother to look at anything he says. It wouldn't shock me, though.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Wow. Getting genuinely positive value when only given one destination is phenomenal

Good to know.

Reading "the Stars weren't interested" is hilarious though.

Hope Jones knows his bum ass wasn't in demand.

 

[statswatcher]

big team player number 1 d man (21st in overall toi/gp for the last three seasons, so you know he's good) forced his way to the defending cup champion. good on him. does he bumps down ekblad and play with forsling? very likely they try him on the pp and pk to see where he sticks. couldn't be a better situation for him.

blackhawks are also definitively a better constructed team right now for being rid of him. getting rid of that contract and opening up those minutes means playing the kids is now a depth chart necessity. if you kept jones he would have been a malcontent actively blocking your young defensemen from playing good time all strengths in the league rather than watching from the pressbox. you've opened up that cash and those minutes for years to come, and it's a wonderful thing considering that i worried if we'd ever even get out from under that contract within the last year.

the only question mark is what knight turns into, but not having to play mrazek is an immediate plus right away. i could see a world where kyle sends soda down, but that would be insanity. even if knight falls off a cliff behind the jonesless chicago, i sincerely doubt he or soda will be as bad as mrazek this season.

the late first round pick is again just medicine to make the cap retention go down. if kyle davidson drafts jared tinordi himself at the age of 35 in the 2027 draft with that pick then yeah, i will be mad about it.

 

[Pez68]

Mrazek hasn't been the same since Richardson played him into the ground and he got hurt. I honestly think the goaltending rotation was one of the major things that got LR fired.

 

[Crow]

Then we still got out of Jones' contract (the vast majority of it) recieved a first rounder, and got a goalie who still had a lot of pedigree who was signed for only one more year. Freeing 7 million from a terrible contract is still a positive.


Who TF is Barfy

It’s what he calls Murphy.

 

[ColbyChaos]

Laz is such a braindead clown. IDK who is worse, him or Chief over at Barstool.

You’d think Laz is a Wild beat writer with his non stop pessimism towards the Hawks

 

[Pez68]

You’d think Laz is a Wild beat writer with his non stop pessimism towards the Hawks

Some people just fall into being miserable and have no idea how to be anything else. We have 4-5 posters here like that.

 

[ColbyChaos]

Wow. Getting genuinely positive value when only given one destination is phenomenal

It’s very fitting when you think about it since he only wanted to come here or Dallas when he requested out of Columbus. Dallas had no interest for him beyond being a rental which somehow resulted in Bowman massively outbidding himself

Some people just fall into being miserable and have no idea how to be anything else. We have 4-5 posters here like that.

What if Laz is @Blackhawks

 

[Kevin Musto]

Main board is littered with people who think Jones is a 1D

They're all in for a rude awakening

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Main board is littered with people who think Jones is a 1D

They're all in for a rude awakening

fortunately this perception allowed the hawks to get rid of that contract and get value in return

 

[vegarover]

If what you say is true, Hawks could keep Mrazek up, not play him, and buy him out in the offseason.

I don't think that potential UFA signees would be upset in either case. KD was very generous on both the Mrazek and especially the Brodie deals.

I think keeping Mrazek up but not playing him at all would look equally as bad. If they do end up keeping all three on the NHL roster, it would probably be in everybody's best interest (team and player alike) to play him in some sort of rotation. Even if it means only a few more games this season.

I do agree with you, however, that an off-season buyout wouldn't be a terrible thing as far as potential UFA signees go. Mrazek would still be getting most of his money and would be free to choose his own destiny instead of being buried in the minors for a year.

Having said all that, I'd be pretty surprised if Mrakek or Soderblom aren't moved by the deadline.

 

[TheFridge]

I think keeping Mrazek up but not playing him at all would look equally as bad. If they do end up keeping all three on the NHL roster, it would probably be in everybody's best interest (team and player alike) to play him in some sort of rotation. Even if it means only a few more games this season.

I do agree with you, however, that an off-season buyout wouldn't be a terrible thing as far as potential UFA signees go. Mrazek would still be getting most of his money and would be free to choose his own destiny instead of being buried in the minors for a year.

Having said all that, I'd be pretty surprised if Mrakek or Soderblom aren't moved by the deadline.

Soderblom isn't going anywhere. Mrazek won't be dealt because he's played too poorly to be moved. They're just going to go with a 3-man rotation for the final 20 games. It's not an issue. Give Mrazek 3-4 starts the rest of the way and rotate Knight and Soda the difference.

 

[plebskeeto]

So does this guarantee we draft schaefer if we land the #1 overall?

 

[Callidusblackhawk]

I think keeping Mrazek up but not playing him at all would look equally as bad. If they do end up keeping all three on the NHL roster, it would probably be in everybody's best interest (team and player alike) to play him in some sort of rotation. Even if it means only a few more games this season.

I do agree with you, however, that an off-season buyout wouldn't be a terrible thing as far as potential UFA signees go. Mrazek would still be getting most of his money and would be free to choose his own destiny instead of being buried in the minors for a year.

Having said all that, I'd be pretty surprised if Mrakek or Soderblom aren't moved by the deadline.

How does it look bad on the Hawks? He's a short term veteran mercenary on a rebuilding team. If he plays himself out of the league and the team finds a young player to take his place then that's just how it goes. He's not providing even average backup play. He's among the worst goalies in the league.