We have a GM problem

[Clownish]

So you wanted to go from -111 to +111 in one season. Im not sure if you are aware of that but that is not realistic. UFA signings tend to have modest impacts. which UFA signing has been Big this year? if you are trading assets for players you have to evaluate what type of player you might be in 2-3 years when you might be a playoff contender. When KD took over he did not have a high 1st in 2021 and did not have a 2022 1st (his first draft) our prospect pool was bottom 5 in the league because bowman kept putting old band ads on. right now on the blackhawks you have Vlasic and bedard, as young players that look part of the core and Allen, reichel Dach nazar would could be. then in the AHL we have KK, ARTY who will probably be added to the core in the next year or 2 (they are the only sure things IMO. guttman del mastro slaggert could be NHL players. all of which were pre KD
2022 we will add Rinzel, thompson, James greene to the AHL next year
2023 lardis moore added next year and kantersov in 2 years
2024 Sacha, vanancker, mustard, speallacy and pridham (lesser extent henry) are still a few years from AHL but have trended very well compared to there draft stock and all have size and speed.
and we have one of the most draft capital in the league over the next 3 drafts and more then likely add a little more this year.

we are in a OK spot. I hope next year we can get down another 35 +/- which would put us at about 1 pt per game (80 or so PTs) and then the next season (even+/-) which would be a playoff contender. of the teams in the league how many do you think could possible be called ST cup contenders? my quick look says 6-7 is your goal to be AVG or be part of those 6-7 for 5-10 year stretch?

stopped reading after your ridiculous first line

 

[BobbyJet]

Numerous teams passed on Kaliyev for a reason even for the waiver wire. It took arguably the most dysfunctional team at the moment who has players openly quitting on their coach and gm to claim him

hmmmmmmmm

 

[Crow]

Kakko isnt our type of player long term. He’s slow. I’d rather keep Kaiser and the 2nd

 

[ploppsdman]

Numerous teams passed on Kaliyev for a reason even for the waiver wire. It took arguably the most dysfunctional team at the moment who has players openly quitting on their coach and gm to claim him

Define "numerous".

Again, I'm not saying Kaliyev will be a star - I'm saying this roster is trash, take calculated risks.

The "rebuilding" card is a cop out.

Chicago is currently losing 4- 1 and has NINE shots in the third.

When is it OK to be not OK with this?

 

[statswatcher]

When is it OK to be not OK with this?

i'm ok with you not being ok. are you ok with me not being ok with you not being ok that they didn't claim arthur kaliyev to the point that you make me have to read about it for multiple days on end?

 

[ColbyChaos]

Define "numerous".

Again, I'm not saying Kaliyev will be a star - I'm saying this roster is trash, take calculated risks.

The "rebuilding" card is a cop out.

Chicago is currently losing 4- 1 and has NINE shots in the third.

When is it OK to be not OK with this?

Ok, look at the standings.

Then follow Chicago all the to where the Rangers were at. Those teams from Chicago to New York all passed on claiming Kaliyev

 

[Blackhawks]

This team will not progress to a contender with Davidson, most of his moves have been meh, drafting meh, trades meh, signings meh, anyone who thinks he’s magically gonna turn it around and fill the roster spots on this team by his drafting or signings or trades to be a contender in 2-3 years is clueless, this guy sucks and he has no idea what he’s doing, he is Stan the Man 2.0 and the quicker we get rid of him the better

 

[Pez68]

Define "numerous".

Again, I'm not saying Kaliyev will be a star - I'm saying this roster is trash, take calculated risks.

The "rebuilding" card is a cop out.

Chicago is currently losing 4- 1 and has NINE shots in the third.

When is it OK to be not OK with this?

Nine f***ing teams, all of whom are terrible, passed on him....

 

[Mjul Qvist]

This team will not progress to a contender with Davidson, most of his moves have been meh, drafting meh, trades meh, signings meh, anyone who thinks he’s magically gonna turn it around and fill the roster spots on this team by his drafting or signings or trades to be a contender in 2-3 years is clueless, this guy sucks and he has no idea what he’s doing, he is Stan the Man 2.0 and the quicker we get rid of him the better

Who said he is going to make this team a contender in 2-3 years? If you are expecting something like that it´s not Davidson´s fault. I´ll say we know by the end of this century how well he did. It is too early to judge his work and especially those draft picks. It takes like 5-6 years from draft to really know what kind of or good players they are. And he really has idea what he is doing. He´s got a clear plan and if you can´t see it it is kind of your own fault there. We´ll see eventually how that plan worked out.

But for you it doesn´t matter who is the GM or coach they are going to be all terrible because that is the way you see things all the time. I recommend to stop following this team and become Oilers, Panthers or some other team fan.

 

[Blackhawks]

Who said he is going to make this team a contender in 2-3 years? If you are expecting something like that it´s not Davidson´s fault. I´ll say we know by the end of this century how well he did. It is too early to judge his work and especially those draft picks. It takes like 5-6 years from draft to really know what kind of or good players they are. And he really has idea what he is doing. He´s got a clear plan and if you can´t see it it is kind of your own fault there. We´ll see eventually how that plan worked out.

But for you it doesn´t matter who is the GM or coach they are going to be all terrible because that is the way you see things all the time. I recommend to stop following this team and become Oilers, Panthers or some other team fan.

How many more years does he need? He has been the Hawks GM for 3 years and assistant GM for 7, so in 3 years he would be the GM for SIX FUXN YEARS, and 5 years with Beddard(25%+ of his entire career), how many years does a GM need??? He’s garbage he has to go, there is nothing to discuss here.

 

[statswatcher]

How many more years does he need? He has been the Hawks GM for 3 years and assistant GM for 7, so in 3 years he would be the GM for SIX FUXN YEARS, and 5 years with Beddard(25%+ of his entire career), how many years does a GM need??? He’s garbage he has to go, there is nothing to discuss here.

why are you like literally crying dude lol? it's just a hockey team lmao.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

grade for KD has to be considered more incomplete - he's had some hits and misses on the pro player acquisition side, some nice flips for solid picks, but he's also had some misses...his tenure could come down to Lev vs Demidov, does he/ownership panic to improve the roster before building a more complete prospect pool at forward and they end up a middling team in no mans land, and how many of his own picks hit or miss...like others have said he's doing the easy part now by stripping the roster down to lose games

 

[Mjul Qvist]

How many more years does he need? He has been the Hawks GM for 3 years and assistant GM for 7, so in 3 years he would be the GM for SIX FUXN YEARS, and 5 years with Beddard(25%+ of his entire career), how many years does a GM need??? He’s garbage he has to go, there is nothing to discuss here.

Relax dude! How many years you would think full rebuild should take? Realistically?

I know he isn´t perfect. Heck no one is but he´s got a plan and he is following it. That is what I like about him. He doesn´t care about outside noise and is practicing what he preaches. In good and/or worse.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Relax dude! How many years you would think full rebuild should take? Realistically?

I know he isn´t perfect. Heck no one is but he´s got a plan and he is following it. That is what I like about him. He doesn´t care about outside noise and is practicing what he preaches. In good and/or worse.

the question will be does Danny because they were/are bottom 10 in attendance and who knows how the tv situation is working for them financially - does he force front office to 'speed it up' and derail the rebuild potentially, KD changed his tune a bit last summer and it was a bit of a surprise to see after he had said pretty clearly there is no timeline and it will be 5 years or something like that

 

[Giovi]

the question will be does Danny because they were/are bottom 10 in attendance and who knows how the tv situation is working for them financially - does he force front office to 'speed it up' and derail the rebuild potentially, KD changed his tune a bit last summer and it was a bit of a surprise to see after he had said pretty clearly there is no timeline and it will be 5 years or something like that

The Hawks were fifth in attendance last year.

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They're second in attendance so far this year.

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They're at 98.3% capacity so far this year.

 

[Pez68]

The question is, why does ANYONE here still read his posts?

 

[Mjul Qvist]

the question will be does Danny because they were/are bottom 10 in attendance and who knows how the tv situation is working for them financially - does he force front office to 'speed it up' and derail the rebuild potentially, KD changed his tune a bit last summer and it was a bit of a surprise to see after he had said pretty clearly there is no timeline and it will be 5 years or something like that

Danny hired Davidson to be GM because he bought Kyle´s plan. So I think he supports what the GM is doing.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

The Hawks were fifth in attendance last year.

List of National Hockey League attendance figures - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

NHL 2023-24 team attendance at hockeydb.com

Attendance for the National Hockey League for the 2023-24 season

www.hockeydb.com

They're second in attendance so far this year.

NHL 2024-25 team attendance at hockeydb.com

Attendance for the National Hockey League for the 2024-25 season

www.hockeydb.com

NHL Attendance | Hockey-Reference.com

www.hockey-reference.com

They're at 98.3% capacity so far this year.

they're 21st this year last time i looked

 

[statswatcher]

The question is, why does ANYONE here still read his posts?

most of what i do here is go out of my way to only respond to the worst posts because they bring me the most entertainment.