I was able to witness a playoff win. Not a series win, like, a game. And it’s bad that I really have to worry if that’s as good as it’ll ever get. Tallon has built this team for 10 freaking years and now, with Barkov and huberdeau being two of the leagues best players, paid 10per for 7yrs on a two time vezina winner, hired Q, and we’re barely a playoff team half way through the season. Half our offense is nonexistent. We have no blend of toughness in our lineup. And a defense corp that can’t play defense. We’ve barely hit on any of our draft picks in 10 years and one of the few (Trocheck) has fallen off a cliff.
I just don’t trust dale. It’s been 10 years, what has he earned? Oh, the man who built the blackhawks dynasty with his bare hands. He lucked into that. He got gift wrapped two hall of famers (and clutch) in Kane and toews, Keith and seabrook in their prime, and depth players who could actually do something. He doesn’t know what he’s doing , that’s why he always goes back to the well. Oh, did I have him on my Blackhawks team? Let me just bring him, that’ll solve things, it worked before. Seriously, can someone make a list of all the players he had there that have been here after? Paid jovo for way too long when it was obvious he didn’t have that much left in him, paid bolland an asinine contract, gave bob 10per, gave matheson the moon before finishing his contract, same with Ekblad at the time, stralmans overpaid, he hasn’t drafted well, and has two playoff appearances and zero series wins in an entire decade with multiple top-3 picks and a 1st overall. This deadline is his final chance, if he can’t bring in the necessary pieces that we need to not only make the playoffs but actually have a realistic chance to advanced for at least one freaking round then I’m done with him