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The Great Cam Barker Appreciation thread (And former Hawks talk vol 7)

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BobbyJet said:
Yes, like most I had doubts but I thought Dach deserved more time as a Blackhawk- he could have matured into being a significant contributor to the rebuild. He could have still been dealt at a later date if necessary.

And Kubalik: I liked him more than most Hawks fans. I think the lazy label is wrong and to give him away for nothing was ridiculous. Stevie Y gladly snatched him up quickly as a part of Wings rebuild.
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you would have tought he coulod have gotten something as a rental. no one wants to touch guys wth ARB rights. he signed for 2.5 what if he got 4.5 in ARB? But 4th or so for a rental last TDL would have seemed to make sense. I do get the impression that KD sets a price that is market and does not move off that much. maybe he thought a 2-3 was fair for strome and 3-4 was fair for Kubalik and Dehaan 5th-6th no retention and his offers were 4-5 strome. 5-6 for kubs and only could trade dehaan with rentention. on the one side 4-6th for guys you let walk is better then nothing, but it sets a bad precedent for a young GM.
 
Kaners Bald Spot said:
Man, I can't help but think what Richardson would be doing with last year's team.


I am still a Kubalik fan and still think he's capable of 40 goals if used properly.
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Richardson wouldn't have broken Kane's slump to start the year, MAF letting in beachballs, and Jones and McCabe playing way too tight.

That said, keeping Strome out of the top 6 would have made other teams try and that could have been good.
 
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Kaners Bald Spot said:
Let's see him put together a full season before panicking. He's also playing RW now, right?
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Yes, he was fine at C (although awful in the circle) but the Habs have very few legitimate top 6 players so they decided to just put the best 3 together. Definitely needs to put a full season together, the Suzuki line is riding a really hot shooting % stretch right now but Dach has been good for those who still root for him.
 
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Dach is scoring in close, don't think any of the 4 goals were more than a few feet from the blue paint. Unless he's gonna turn into Pavelski, he's still going to struggle with being a perennial 20 goal scorer.

Though scoring was never the biggest part of his game. His passing, which was off seemingly every time last season, is connecting a lot more now. His hand might be healing up enough where it's not hindering him.

Hawks need Nazar to turn into a top 6, preferably top line, guy for a long while to make that deal seem reasonable. Sucks that he's out for who knows how long; hopefully he comes back strong.
 
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CallMeShaft said:
Dach is scoring in close, don't think any of the 4 goals were more than a few feet from the blue paint. Unless he's gonna turn into Pavelski, he's still going to struggle with being a perennial 20 goal scorer.

Though scoring was never the biggest part of his game. His passing, which was off seemingly every time last season, is connecting a lot more now. His hand might be healing up enough where it's not hindering him.

Hawks need Nazar to turn into a top 6, preferably top line, guy for a long while to make that deal seem reasonable. Sucks that he's out for who knows how long; hopefully he comes back strong.
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Ya, I didn't think his shot was that bad coming out of Saskatoon. I think the wrist injury made it worse.
 
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