Cashman wrote:
NWsider4-3-3 wrote:
Cashman wrote:
fab4fan wrote:
Best comeback last night since the Calgary game in 2009. That team went on to win the Cup. This team obviously won't but the effort after falling behind by 4 goals deserves a mention.
Had my girls pull up the Calgary game on YouTube. Babies who hadn't won anything yet. The girls had tears in their eyes. Great memories!
I think they are gonna have a top 4 pick, not sure they can get #1 overall unless the lottery falls to them.
Their D corps is looking pretty good... Ethan Del Mastro is gonna be a stud when he arrives at the big club.
july will be interesting. hawks have Gs commesso/gajan and maybe a basse (still in ncaa) for the future. stauber and soderblom to battle for #2 spot/winner may be the one who has the cheaper salary. mrazek will be gone by the time this club is good. don't see them focusing on a G. maybe in the later rounds to boost the depth in the system. 1 G in the later rounds/risky pick type.
this draft is getting recognition for the D depth. hawks have stockpiled FWDs, especially Cs in the system. hawks young D cupboard isn't bare. still have serious prospects in del mastro/allen/rinzel (still in ncaa). out of those 3, rinzel looks like the surest bet to be at least a 3/4 D-man. phillips looks like he can eventually be a 5/6 D-man, while it doesn't look to good for crevier.
hawks in the enviable draft position of 2 1st round picks and 3 2nd round picks. 5 picks in the top 65. wish i was the gm.
I am VERY excited about the goalie group. I just hope they have a better team to put around Commesso so he doesn't lose his confidence.
I might of gotten a tip from someone close to the agent of Nazar..... He is signing with the Hawks as soon as his season is done.
yeah, the money is enough for ncaa players to give up classes. the entry level contracts are from apprx. $670k-$875k a year, for up to 3 years. if the player is good enough to see more than 9 nhl games in one season, 1 year gets shaved off the entry level contract. that's my understanding of it.
anyways, nazar under contract sees the hawks with an abundance of Cs. i know he can play right wing and could get slotted in at RW on the bedard line. kurashev-bedard-nazar. skilled and very fast. i'm thinking this could be the best way to go. i'm hearing and seeing (youtube) great stuff about C prospects moore (ncaa), greene/ludwinski/dach and a dark horse points-producer in savoie. the quebec juniors is a great place to develop offensively.
those are only the Cs. 2 blue chip LWs in hayes and lardis....and the off-on potential of reichel.
the tip you got is great news. exciting time for kyle from chicago.