Blackhawks Ready to Build After Bottoming Out This Season?
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- čas přidán 24. 04. 2024
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8 ft 6? Vlasic must be a beast 😂
Marchessault could skate through his legs
Where does it say 8 ft 6 ? LOL I see 6'6 but not 8?
Shannon said it about Vlasic
@@aeroluckyagent3833 bruh sarcasm exists
@@aeroluckyagent3833 come on man… don’t ruin the joke 🤫🤐
Unrelated, but Shannon you’re an enabler. I just counted my jersey collection and I’m at 72. See you in the looney bin brother
Poor looney bin staff, they'll never figure out what teams you are actually rooting for.
@@Brainspoil lol yea my goal was to collect one jersey for all 32 teams and I’m missing one team, but my dozen or so Devils jerseys is my giveaway 😂
Reichel was sent down to rockford for those 15 or so games he missed with the big club. He returned looking like a man on a mission in my estimation.
He was skating faster, passing better and even scored a couple on the final stretch of the season.
He seemed to have pulled it back together to wrap up this year.
He would have gone back to Rockford sooner, but for the ridiculous levels of injuries both there and in Rockford. I think the whole attempt to move him to center got derailed by all the injuries, and that wound up snowballing and messing with his confidence. That stint with the Hogs did wonders for getting his head back on straight. If it stays that way, the kid is going to be a beast! And, he's still a kid. Still too soon to write him off.
Looked a lot more confident with the puck after he was called back up. I think he’ll have a nice season next year
He looked really good last season paired with Athanasiou and I think that injury kind of hurt Reichel as well. When you struggle and get stuck on a line with MacKenzie Entwistle and Reese Johnson, your scoring is going to suffer.
I mean he started to look like he did before he for what ever reason was sent down to the 4th line and given no minutes. It wasn't really surprising his numbers dropped off after that and even less surprising that he started to look a lot better when given more time at the end of the season. Hopefully this season they will work on getting a coach who won't waste his time and can actually allow him to develop.
No chance Bedard doesn't get the Calder. A lot of people jumped on the Faber bandwagon, which is nice, and the kid should have a good career, but Bedard lived up to his billing.
I think a lot of the fans that jumped on the Faber bandwagon were either Wild fans, or fans that just don't like the Hawks or the fact they got Bedard. But I agree, Bedard will win the Calder, in fact I wouldn't be surprised if he not only one it, but got every 1st place vote. Faber was good and I think wins any other season, but he just happened to get the same rookie season as Bedard who has just been on a different level of any rookie. In fact when I go through meaningful stats per game, the only one I found Faber lead in was blocked shots. Outside of that Bedard lead in Goals, Assists, Points, Hits, takeaways, defensive zone giveaways, drawn penalties, penalties taken and more.
I'm very excited about the future for our Blackhawks. But we still have like two or three more years of absolute pain.
Filigno said in a recent interveiw he expects to be significantly better next season
Nah. I would be willing to bet they are around 75 points next year, and then in the WC mix the year after that.
I hope y'all are right 🙏
this seems the most realistic considering what Kyle Davidson has said. @@kevinsobiski5212
We should get better but even if we end up with 75 pts, we would still have finished in 5th last this year
From the perspective of a Hawks fan who watched every game, even the 8-1 blowouts:
- No shot Richardson gets fired this summer. He's had dog water rosters to deal with and even then he's shown he can get them competing. They just need better players to be consistent. If the Hawks finish at the bottom of the NHL again, then Luke will be on the hot seat
- Reichel really struggled for a lot of the season then got sent down to Rockford for a bit. Once he was back up he looked like a new player. He'll get an extension soon to keep proving himself
- ALEX VLASIC
- While Mrazek had absolutely no business being as good as he was, Soderblom was not good at all. Davidson said all G positions will be open for competition so we'll see how that turns out
- Bedard was out of control once he got back from injury. He'll be very exciting to watch next season
Keep up the good work Shannon!
- I really think Richardson should be fired. I can't blame the overall record on him, but he was terrible when it came to his line up choices as well as allowing players to develop. What really annoyed most about him is he refused to stick up for his team too.
-Reichel was actually starting to do well early on, but Richardson out of no where started cutting his minutes, so of course he struggled. Which goes back to point 1 why he should be fired.
-Both goalies sucked. Soderblom obviously was the clear worse of them. But Mrazek wasn't all that great either. Not sure where people think he was so good (All I can guess is they compared him to Soderblom), but he was on paper nothing more than a average back up goalie. Sure he had some great games in there, but also had plenty of subpar games. I don't see either being the future for this team.
I don’t see Tinordi coming back. He fell off a cliff this season and is in the way of 3-5 NHL-ready D prospects (Kaiser, Crevier, Phillips, Del Mastro, and Nolan Allen).
Tinordi is not needed after this season. Too many young kids fighting for a roster spot to have it taken up by a guy like him.
There is a 0% chance either Richardson or Davidson is going to get fired. They had some really crippling injuries, and they did the best they could while missing several of their key veterans for dozens of games. You also did not put Gavin Hayes or Nick Lardis on your prospects list. They both have been big goal scorers in the OHL.
It surprises me how much the injury situation gets ignored or downplayed. You know it's bad when you're being forced to claim multiple guys off of waivers in order to fill out your roster. They were decimated in Rockford, too. I'm also surprised that Gavin Hayes keeps getting overlooked when it comes to the Hawks' prospect pool. Yeah, he's had quite the season in the OHL. Also, Colton Dach shown some good potential in the AHL. If only he could stay healthy...
@@Yo_Adrienne The 2023-24 roster was set up to tank. You don’t pay $1m dollar players like Perry and Foligno $4m to reach the salary floor if your goal is to be competitive. They were a salary floor team before the injuries and Perry termination.
That said, the Vlasic extension was phenomenal for the org, and Kyle was talking about adding help this offseason to get higher in the standings. So, I am thrilled “the tank” is being called off for 2024-25.
@@MisterCaution No, they were not set up to tank. Nobody said they were going to be competitive, but there was ZERO intention for them to be anywhere near as bad as they wound up being. Going into the season, they were expected to be a 70-point team, not one that was set up to purposely lose. They were holding their own, and actually beating current playoffs teams--until the injuries started rolling in, and after Perry got his ass fired.
@@Yo_Adrienne Lots of retconning history. The fact remains they intentionally overpaid Foligno, Perry, and AA to reach the cap without being more competitive. When they reached the floor, they stayed there and made no further additions except to replace salary lost from Perry’s termination with the Vancouver trade. Without that salary, they would have been in violation of the CBA. They also had about $8m in dead cap space from the undisputed Keith recapture penalty and retentions.
Now, they may have wanted to do better, sure. But you don’t stay at the floor and make the extensions/acquisitions they did if they were really serious about competing. This was arguably the worst roster on paper-before injuries-of the salary cap era.
Lardis ways away from getting to nhl. Minimum 2-3 years
The Hockey Guy, Your videos are fantastic! I just had to subscribe!
As a Rockford native, hearing you talk about Rockford is so weird every time. Hitting too close to home there THG!
Very excited for the seasons to come this was a tough year, especially on the road. Here’s to better days!
Marcel Marcel!! Hope springs eternal.
I hope the Hawks trade for Ivan Ivan and they put them together
@@ilai7893 😄
It blows my mind that Chicago's drought is more or less in line with Detroit's.
Outside of the Oilers absolutely eating dirt against the Hawks in the 2020 bubble, pretty much, yeah.
Hidden Camera? Don't you realise Gary has got your set bugged. :)
Can't wait for the Taylor Hall lottery buff to kick in next month.
Lets goooooo!!!
insightful video. not a Hawks fan but curious as to what thier objectives are.
Love that jersey!
Thank you for the Vlasic shoutout, he was incredible as a rookie being out best shutdown defenseman
Beautiful Jersey. What a surreal season Kane had in Detroit. Some players' careers seemed to be blessed by the gods. so clutch in OT wins. one after another. unreal!
That jersey looks NICE! Love the colours on the feathers
Edit: noticed it's actually the same colours pretty much as usual, but the intricacy of the feather design makes it look so different and more fancy.
Do you plan to cover Worlds in may? Team Canada roster looks amazing so far.
Gotta eat a lot of Chicago style pizza to grow to 8 feet!
What do you consider Chicago-style pizza? The deep dish stuff for tourists or the tavern style pizza we actually eat ourselves?
I really don't if Shannon is sarcastic with all those 8 footers 😂
Blackhawks fan, thanks for this video. Watching the end-of-season pressers from the players, Tyler Johnson is all but gone, he wants to play meaningful games again. Most Chicago fans and pundits will tell you Tinordi is a traffic cone. He's a traffic cone with some physicality. Zaitsev was unimpressive. Vlasic played on the top D pair w/Jones and was second in D minutes to Jones. A huge bright spot in a crappy year. Davidson said they will be better next year, they have to be. The question is how much better? He will not sacrifice the future for the present.
Good video as always. As a Hawks fan I would mention that for a stretch of the season they had more cap on LTIR than on the ice too. Doesn't mean they're a playoff team by any stretch, but it's just a lot of guys getting plugged in for roles. Needing Sanford, Beauviller, Pitlick, Megna, etc...
Great breakdown Shannon! Always impressed at how knowledgeable you are of teams across the league.
I would be surprised to see the Hawks in contention for a WC spot next year, but best case scenario maybe they have a season like the Coyotes this year where they’re in it through the new year before ultimately falling off. Bright future ahead, though!
You also missed Brett Seney, Jaxson Stauber who broke the franchise record for consecutive wins in Rockford from 7 to 14 games straight, Hardman also had a career year for Rockford. Rockford also had good chemistry going with Seney, Guttman, Pitlick on the same line, which could easily be a great 3rd or 4th line in Chicago as all 3 have NHL experience.
Thank you HG. Much needed, & a somewhat, positive outlook for the Charlestown/Chicago Blackhawks. Reichel is a major concern. They've had a exact same issue with Kubalik, Pius Suter & a few other good/top prospects in the very near past. The Hagel trade is going to sting for a very, very long time. He was the absolute, epitome of a Windy City greasy grinder.
Interested if they make waves prior to the draft, who they target to bring in
“Unless you ask the internet who says they have a 100% chance” truer words have never been spoken
You got vlasic an extension
Reichel was solid after his stint in Rockford.
This is only the end of year 2 of the rebuild lol this is not over yet. Give it like 2-3 years.
Realistically i think after next year we make the playoffs. This and next offseason were adding 3 major pieces to go along with players developing even further and were going to be surprised. Then after that we were going to have to become contenders in those playoffs. Takes guts..
Are going *
@@kyledelcotto4550
I'm going to guess playoffs after 2 years, when many contracts come off the books.
Luke ain’t getting fired
He deserves to get fired.
@@kyleraymer5581 tell me your a casual without telling me your a casual. The record means nothing when he was given horrible rosters since starting. Luke Richardson would absolutely get hired as a HC somewhere else if we fired him……. The HC isn’t the issue on this team.
@@Ebbs-ez2fs I never said record matters. The record I can forgive him for. But there is more to coaching than that. I never expected him to have a great record, but some of his line decisions just made no sense. He did nothing to stand up for the team when they had missed calls, bad calls or even dirty hits. In fact when Bedard took a hit to the head and the rest of the team was livid, he just looked the other way and refused to defend any of them. He also sucks at developing players, look at how he handled the Reichel situation. Right when he started to get going, just had a goal and 2 points in two games as well as something like 4 in his last 7, what does he do....he puts him on the 4th line and gives him 11 minutes a game. You realize Luke is a huge reason it has taken Reichel so long to develop. So yes the record can be forgiven, his inability to coach, mentor and motivate is why he should be fired. Even a "casual fans" can see that.
Appreciate your work, as a Chicagoan and Hawks supporter this was very well done. I do not think they bring back any of their ufas.
What is Tinordi style ?
does stamkos to the hawks make sense or is most likely to stay in tampa or maybe go to Detroit as of right now
It sounds like Davidson wants to use some money this off-season to get better and spend some money to do so.
The Hawks had massive offense problems. Not being able to control the puck in the offensive zone hurt the defense as much as it shows how bad the offense was.
AS a result I think the Hawks will try to get 2 more top 6 wings. A better offensive weapon to play with Bedard and someone skilled enough that Nazar and any other of the kids playing with them won't fail because they are left on an island like Bedard kind of was for most of the year. Not necessarily superstars, but 6-7 mill for solid options.
Get another 1-2 bottom 6 forwards. People don't realize Bedard was on the ice for nearly 20 min/night. Less ice time with more effective ice time by being able to trust your 3rd and 4th lines. These shouldn't cost an arm and a leg, but are important additions.
I could see them trading Seth Jones. Retain some of his money and get another few draft picks/players. He is over priced for what he is on this team and i feel the Hawks could get a better fit in free agency for close to the same cost. He had 31 points this year, and 37 points the year before. He has a cap hit of 9.5 million over the next 5 seasons. WTF? That contract might be too much to trade away.
Don’t let the bias about the Seth Jones trade cloud better judgement. NEVER retain salary for more than a year or two at most-it cripples a team’s deadline options because of the retention max.
Moreover, Seth Jones was great this year. He’s like a $7.5-8m dollar player, which is not all that far off his cap hit. Then you’d need to pay a replacement $9m anyway on top of whatever you retain. Jones plays about 28 mins a night every night and in all situations. The Jones-Vlasic tandem is defensively one of the best in the league per fancy stats. Plus a righty, which the team needs more of, not less of. $9m is what righty top pair players generally cost when they’re UFA eligible. Keep him and use him for the foreseeable future.
Look at Foligno who was extended for about 3x his market value. Far worse than the 1-2m difference between Jones’ hit and his open market value.
Wishing we would sign Kane for 2 years medium money and stamkos or marchessult plus 1 good dman maybe Chris tanev or brett pesce if they are available still. We have the money and if you sign the new players to 2 or 3 year contracts you can reevaluate when you need to renew the younger players new contracts like bedard nazar ect..
tell the before mentioned vets you bring in they get paid the 3 years then its time for the young people to get paid. Getting into the playoffs is when the real experience is gained on the road to becoming a contender/ champ.. after next year we need to be in the playoffs
@@kyledelcotto4550
I never thought i would miss the 3-4 min a night were the offense just passed the puck around in the offensive zone without a shot. Yes we need to take more shots and make them, but we need to control the puck more as well. Controlling the puck helps the D.
As it stands at least 8 mill in dead contracts the Hawks retained coming off the books for next season. That was money on the Cap but not on the ice. plus the 4 million cap increase should get 2 players and keep a lot of that cap space for the future.
On the Draft... Hawks still need to take the best available. That looks to be a D as after Celebrini the next 3-4 should be D men. Hawks are deep at solid D prospects. So I am not sure what options the Hawks will consider.
It wouldn't surprise me that with a couple solid upgrades and 2nd years kids growth, the Hawks earn 80+ points next season.
Agreed on crevier and some of the prospects. Crevier is 6’8 which is just fucking huge to be on the ice and I actually didn’t hate his game all that bad when he was up with the hawks. Although he’s an rfa he’s only 22 and Richardson has praised that he’s adapted to the speed of nhl well. I believe he comes back on a 2 year deal. He’s definitely more of a project compared to vlasic which is a similar build
We should have had a better record. Tons on injuries , losing Hall in the beginning of the year and Perry booted off the team. AA hurt most of the year. Defense is getting better. Vlasic is a stud. Lots of $ available and drafting top 4. Next year should be better
Hopefully, the kid will learn to keep his head up.
I was at that game he busted his face and it was BRUTAL.
Wasn't even about keeping his head up honestly, it's about not just skating through the middle and expecting no one to touch you. Young players are conditioned to think they're safe doing that when in reality any of the vets can light them up like that at any time. "Welcome to the NHL, kid" and all that
His head was up. That's why his jaw got impacted, and not his forehead.
Future is bright for young hawks
Do they have a captain?
Good thoughts on the team. My question is why do you think Coach Luke might be on the way out?
It is a joke. He put out his Sharks video and shortly after their coach was fired. He’s saying that he jinxed their coach and now he might jinx Richardson.
stamkos is the dream for hawks fans this offseason. tanev and domi, solid plan b.
If teams wanted to clear cap and the players agreed to go, i could see chicago being able to take on a contract like Taveres or dubois, though with dubois history i don't know how well it'd work there.
They have good, young talent to go w/ Bedard and they have a capable starter in Mrazek and perhaps Stauber will challenge Soderblom for back-up duty.
But Jones’ ridiculous deal will hurt Chicago’s attempts to add important pieces going forward (someone like Foligno but a bit younger, etc.) and make no mistake Chicago was still quite bad even w/ Bedard (minus-44 along with Kurashev) so the Blackhawks will go through at least two more painful years of seeing how their picks and already-there talent looks THEN they can possibly start thinking of building toward better days.
Can someone tell me how the NHL favors the Hawks when the club has had TWO number one overall picks in the last SIXTY years? I know the content creator doesn't believe that, but damn!
What are the compares for the next few years, who do the hawks have? Kane ( Bedard ) Ladd ( Kurashev ) Brouwer ( Dickinson ) Canpbell ( Jones ) Hjarlmasson ( Vlasic ) Seabrook ( Korchinski ? ) Crawford ( Mrazek ? ) Missing.....A Toews, a Hossa, a Sharp, a Keith, a Versteeg, a Shaw, a Bolland, a Rozival. That's a lot of holes, but a good free agent signing this summer and two two good ones in 25 will be a big help. They should be able to have a few hits from previous drafts and the upcoming ones to fill out the roster.
Don’t play that game. That’s not how it works. At all.
@@MisterCaution Ok, how does it work?
@@peterolbrisch8970 Bedard is Bedard. Vlasic is Vlasic. Seth Jones is Seth Jones. They need to figure out who everyone else is and how they fit. But the dynasty can’t be reproduced by attempting to fit guys into very specific archetypes from that team. Even if that were possible (and it’s not), ice hockey X’s and O’s have changed since 2010-13. No one plays an overload PP anymore. No one plays collapse zone d. No one plays a wedge+1 pk because every PP in the league is running a 1-3-1 PP.
@@MisterCaution You're reading way too much into what I said.
I'd like to see the Hawks draft Cole Eiserman! With him and Bedard on the same line, wow! Other than that, you're pretty spot on Hockey Guy. (Cringing) I'd like them to dump Foligno, Donoto, the Johnson's and move on from Seth Jones.
I have a feeling that the Hawks are either getting 1st or 2nd overall so they may be able to do even better than Eiserman
Getting Hall back and a couple free agents + subtracting guys like Tinordi, Raddysh, Megna, and Zaitsev should have them winning more games right off the bat next year. I think that’s the next step in “building” phase is just not putting guys out there that you’d swear are there to make the team lose they’re so bad.
You must have loved Fedor Fedorov.
Having only one Johnson or none is normal.
We need Marcel Marcel asap in chicago!😅
Most of our UFAs this offseason will be gone, mercifully. A lot of them were plugs we picked up when we had half our forwards injured or removed from the team. Blackwell will probably be back as he's not terrible. Hardman will probably be kept around for Rockford. TyJo is gone and I'm so glad. Dude sucked all season long when he needed to step up as a vet.
Soderblom is done in Chicago. He was absolutely awful after what was supposed to be a break-out year for him. I don't see Commesso or Stauber coming up from Rockford yet. They want them more seasoned. Gajan isn't, either; he's way down the goalie depth chart. Hawks will pick up a veteran UFA backup tendie for sure.
Reichel will get a last chance deal. If he doesn't improve, he'll more likely than not be packaged at the deadline next year.
Don't expect the Hawks to blow up the UFA market this season unless the Leafs go crazy and swap Marner for Jones or they convince Marchessault to come here. They'll grab some pieces, but their intent is to go all-in next year when the big names like Draisaitl and Rantanen hit the market.
I think Bedard is so good he will force the rebuild to work, hes not just any first round pick hes a generational talent he will will them into success
This is kinda insulting to what Kyle Davidson is putting together that has absolutely nothing to do with Bedard.
Reichel is the biggest head-scratcher. There are times out there when he shows skill that looks like he can compete at the NHL level. But because he's slight of size, he becomes very easy to knock off the puck and looks like a child out there. Where this teams needs to improve is on the blue line. and they appear to have some big, solid, young defensemen who are ready to make an impact.
Which Hawks prospects (not including Bedard) have a legitimate chance to become stars? Maybe Nazar and Korchinsky? Plus their top pick this year. One thing this gentleman didn’t mention is that the Hawks have a boatload of extra picks this year and next, including two extra first rounders.
I want to like the Hawks but them jumping 5 spots to get Kane and then jumping to get Bedard just annoys me. They lucked into a dynasty and now lucked into a superstar player.
They got 39 points last year and this year they got 52 points
Appreciate your thought. Thank you.
100 percent chance. 😂😂😂😂😂
Love that Jersey
I went to a few games in Rockford this year and Louis Crevier will probably never sniff an NHL roster again. He didnt get much playing time with the hawks when they had him up this year and he looks lost most of the time in the AHL. He's massive but that's about all he's got going for himself.
They'll beat the odds again and get the #1 overall pick again. Gary told me ;)
If they do, their rebuild can hop forward like 2 or 3 years. With 2 young outstanding talents like that, why wouldn’t a player like Stamkos per se want to come to Chicago? 😮💨 As a Nucks fan and a Bedard fan i’m eagerly watching Chicago
That would be absolutely beautiful! Imagine all that salt.
Well, they have the second best odds to do it, so it’s not unreasonable to think it could happen again. That said, every team (including the Sharks) has bad odds.
You forgot to mention decimated by injuries.
Commesso is getting at least 1, probably 2 more years in the AHL dw
Perhaps the Hawks can finish at .500 next year?
Realistically, I'm hoping the Hawks are seriously competitive and fun to watch in the 2025-26 season, shooting for the playoffs. But my heart is hoping for a team we can have fun cheering for as soon as next season.
Just adding a quality backup will help make difference !!! Soderblom is TERRIBLE !!!
Did Chicago's coach get fired halfway through creating this video?
As a Hawks fan, thankfully, no.
I knew it’d be rough. The Blackhawks had a hard time scoring with Kane and Toews, Debrincat and Hagel in recent years. This team needs to get out of the basement, fast
Connor gonna have to toughen up maybe learn how to fight and check build some builk something because I noticed a lot of highlights on my feed of him getting lit up.
Shannon hits it right on the head. If not for the COVID year, it's a 7-year playoff drought when half the league makes it. They also haven't been even close to making it sans-COVID. Hilarious people think this team didn't deserve Bedard or they don't deserve Celebrini. Could be the worst team in the league in that stretch.
The Blackhawks.
Draft Eiserman or demidov at 2
Drop both Johnson’s and Raddysh
Do anything to trade jones away
Give the kids a chance to play and look at some decent FA’s
Now add Demidov in a year
Here i am wishing i was 8 ft tall 😂
are you saying 8ft tall as a joke?😅😅😅
Marcel Marceau won't score any actual goals, but he'll pantomime the celebrations!
why would you even consider the possibility of richardson getting fired any time soon lol
Because the Sharks fired their coach while I filmed the video on them.
@@TheHockeyGuy ah that makes sense then. for some reason i thought this video was uploaded today cuz i thought i was in my sub feed, but i must've been on the home feed
They will be better once Bettman gives the the 1st overall pick again.
Nah, San José is getting it this year. My NHL conspiracy theory is that the NHL offered to guarantee the first round pick to the sharks if they did that awful Hurtl trade to the Golden Knights with a year left on his contract and salary retention. Only way that trade makes any sense.
Yes, yes. Two number one overall picks in the last SIXTY years just proves the fix is in. What a dope.
Merz is a great goalie! So glad we signed him. I think next year will be a bit better. We went from the top of ladder to the bottom. Step by step. I think the hawks have a bright future. Maybe 5 years. Which seems like alot but. It could happen
Goalie performance at the NHL level is often cyclical. It’s usually better to catch a good goalie after a bad year.
You and sooooo many other Blackhawk fans want Marcel Marcel to make it to the team lol.
You skipped some of the more interesting prospects in the pipeline like Nick Lardis, Roman Kantserov, Martin Misiak, Gavin Hayes, and Ethan Del Mastro.
Overall great job though and keep up the good work.
It COULD be a star studded draft.. if the media chooses to market some guys that way. lol. I noticed in the League UFC for MMA, their "stars" are heavily a "marketing" gimmick. Why Can't the NHL do it too? cough. zegras.
- Reichel I think was really good when he was allowed to play. Why Richardson cut his minutes when he was starting to play his best hockey is a mystery on it's own, but no player is going to develop and be good when they are getting 11 minutes a night.
-Mrazek was far from fantastic. Compared to his counterpart maybe, but far from fantastic at the NHL level. He had some great games in there for sure, but also many subpar games. And overall finished with the 39th best GSAA/60, leaving him at around an average to slightly above average back up goalie. He will be a good mentor, but Hawks still need to seek out a future true starter. Mrazek isn't it both because of age and skill level.
-Soderblom never should have been in the NHL to start with. He struggled in the AHL and never earned a spot to go up to the NHL. Then when given a change he was one of if not the worst goalie in the NHL. He didn't deserve to be in the AHL much less the NHL. Why in the world would he deserve another chance in the NHL next year?
The Blackhawks are on a trajectory similar to the teams that drafted Toews and Kane back to back, and four years later won it all. I would venture to say that Chicago wins a Stanley Cup before the Leafs do. Their window of opportunity is closing fast, the core four there are all either 26 or 27, but have nothing to show for it other than great regular season stats. Kane and Toews already had three Cups by the time they were 27.
They had 3 cups by the time they were 26.
@@peterolbrisch8970 , I stand corrected 👍 How about that ?? I even gave the Maple Laff core four ( minus JOHHNY TAY !!! ) an extra year 🤣
They honestly have nowhere to go but up having had the worst 3 consecutive seasons since the 1950s when they played 12 fewer games per year. So, yes, logically it is an upward trajectory.
However, completely different circumstances from the dynasty team. For starters, that roster was built over roughly 8 years and 3 different GMs through trades and smart drafting by Mike Smith and Dale Tallon. Keith, Seabrook, Crawford, Buff, etc., were all drafted long before Toews and Kane. They caught lightning in a bottle through luck and good GM work after 2 decades of darkness, not a “rebuild.”
Davidson has a lot of work cut out for him. Sure, there were a lot of good prospects here from Stan Bowman’s last couple of drafts (Vlasic for example), but nothing like what Mike Smith provided to Dale Tallon as a foundation.
@@davidmurphy7582 Thanks for your reply and have a great day!
@@MisterCaution They do have a lot of holes to fill. But 3 cups is not lightning in a bottle, there were also 2 conference finals appearances. That's a lot of sustained success, not what anyone would call it what you did. And a team has to start somewhere. Lots of draft capital and lots of cap room and a really young star should lead to a very good team.
Mrazek was great. Soderblum was terrible.
Chicago stripped this team down the studs, so it's going to be that much harder to back in the playoffs anytime soon, unless multiple teams in their division decide to implode. I can see them doing the same free agency short term signings they did last time, to be able to offer veterans a big short term contract and the chance to get moved at the deadline to a contender. Having some players of unusual size in the lineup is a good idea to ride shotgun with all the kids on the ice.
2-3 more years and they start challenging for a playoffs spot
Too early on richardson but he did some questionable and outright dumb personell moves all season.
I think Blackhawks fans are going to have to be patient. Next year should be better if Davidson could (and should) sign a couple of top six forwards. 2026 is optimistic for a Playoff spot, it all depends on how guys like Nazar,Moore, Lardis,etc develop. And Seth Jones is here for a while. He's not worth his contract, but the second half of the Season he was pretty good on this terrible team. Johnson (both), Tinordi, Megna, Zaitsev, and Blackwell are all likely gone.
Yes, oh yes, we are ready to hit the ground running.
Just not enough nhl caliber players for ajll these teams.rebuilding with what talent pools.the league has great athlete's not equating to entertaining nhl games.
Luke Richardson is here for rhe long term he's not on the hot seat. Söderblom should be gone career record is 7-34-4 with a gaa 3.84 and sv% .883. Raddysh show to not shoot at all. Tinordi needs to go hes horrible
Aka the chicago bedard’s
Can't wait for fans around the league to be utterly shocked when it's very much not just Bedard.
If they get Celebrini, him and Bedard will be the Crosby and Malikin of the 2020's.
jarred tinordi was atrocious this year. they are not re-signing him in any universe, including this one. there's a reason he was universally given an F this year
Tinordi is legit the worst player in the NHL
It would be nice if Kaner came back to mentor Bedard. That line would be fun to watch! But Kaner said he wants to play another 5+ years. So I’m sure he’s still looking or wants to stay with the Wings