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Team: 2018-19 Chicago Blackhawks
Initial Creation Date: Mar. 9, 2018
Published: Mar. 15, 2018
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1$1,850,000
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Sikura, Dylan
2$925,000
Dahlin, Rasmus
3$925,000
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1$1,500,000
2$2,500,000
1$750,000
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  2. Krüger, Marcus ($1,500,000 retained)
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  1. Ryan, Bobby ($1,250,000 retained)
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$4,000,000$4,000,000
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$778,333$778,333 (Performance Bonus$132,500$132K)
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$1,500,000$1,500,000
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Mar. 15, 2018 at 8:30 p.m.
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Cant b 2018 champs if they arent makin the playoffs
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Mar. 15, 2018 at 8:38 p.m.
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looks like a downgrade

you guys keep recycling old CHI players but the truth is since you lost your spark plug shaw you've not been a contender since .
he broke in your bottom 6 guys and was a guy who kept his team mates focused .


you shoulda moved out Seabrook when he was going UFA and helped re-stock your depth as we had Pierre Gautier run our scouting so believe me when i
say i feel your pain as his draft history from 2008-now is **** . 2008-2011 only 1 player didnt Bust and that was 5th round pick Gallaghers we had 3/4 first round picks bust before we tossed him out on his ass.
thankfully you demoted him and have made positive steps forward .
Mar. 15, 2018 at 8:53 p.m.
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your -$4,575,128 over the cap
Mar. 15, 2018 at 8:56 p.m.
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neither trade would be accepted. Also, side note, why does everyone on here who makes a hawks team love Vermette? guys garbage
Mar. 15, 2018 at 9:02 p.m.
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looks like a downgrade

you guys keep recycling old CHI players but the truth is since you lost your spark plug shaw you've not been a contender since .
he broke in your bottom 6 guys and was a guy who kept his team mates focused .


you shoulda moved out Seabrook when he was going UFA and helped re-stock your depth as we had Pierre Gautier run our scouting so believe me when i
say i feel your pain as his draft history from 2008-now is **** . 2008-2011 only 1 player didnt Bust and that was 5th round pick Gallaghers we had 3/4 first round picks bust before we tossed him out on his ass.
thankfully you demoted him and have made positive steps forward .


Shaw instantly made the habs contenders...in the draft lottery.
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Mar. 15, 2018 at 9:24 p.m.
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Shaw instantly made the habs contenders...in the draft lottery.


no our team also has no Toews , Kane ,Keith or players lining up to sign here .
here he's been one of our best players and under appreciated but on CHI he gave your
bottom 6 a reliable and consistent effort helping shift momentum and break in rookies in a team
that highly relied on its youth to be there contribute to through their 3 cups .

Shaw wanted to much i get it he's for sure over payed atleast 750k-1m but he was a Spark Plug for you guys
a reliable Grit edge who had a knack for playing a good shut down role vs some big players at key moments .

i'm not saying shaw's the messiah that would be ******** .
i'm just saying since he's gone you've cycled a lot of players through that bottom 6 who've never had the same impact he did.
it would be like if the habs lost Gallager ,we would be screwed but it doesnt mean he's our best player it just means he's the one that shows up
and motivates everyone to rally and work harder by going out and setting the bar by getting a point ,drawing a penalty or having a fight (shaws obviously more of a fighter then gallager i was just trying to compare the heart)
Mar. 15, 2018 at 10:00 p.m.
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no our team also has no Toews , Kane ,Keith or players lining up to sign here .
here he's been one of our best players and under appreciated but on CHI he gave your
bottom 6 a reliable and consistent effort helping shift momentum and break in rookies in a team
that highly relied on its youth to be there contribute to through their 3 cups .

Shaw wanted to much i get it he's for sure over payed atleast 750k-1m but he was a Spark Plug for you guys
a reliable Grit edge who had a knack for playing a good shut down role vs some big players at key moments .

i'm not saying shaw's the messiah that would be ******** .
i'm just saying since he's gone you've cycled a lot of players through that bottom 6 who've never had the same impact he did.
it would be like if the habs lost Gallager ,we would be screwed but it doesnt mean he's our best player it just means he's the one that shows up
and motivates everyone to rally and work harder by going out and setting the bar by getting a point ,drawing a penalty or having a fight (shaws obviously more of a fighter then gallager i was just trying to compare the heart)


No doubt Shaw is a good depth player and has a ton of heart. Chicago has made enough terrible moves that they deserve where they are. Canadians too.
Mar. 15, 2018 at 10:42 p.m.
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No doubt Shaw is a good depth player and has a ton of heart. Chicago has made enough terrible moves that they deserve where they are. Canadians too.


i like the habs progress since Timmons has began re-structuring every department he took over.
in 2014 he landed us Eric Crawford from Van who has been awesome for us with Scherbak,Juulsen,Sergachev and Poehling selections under his belt.
Timmons took over Recently Demoted Assistant GM Larry Carriere's Development of our AHL system and prospects and has already made moves towards fixing up
our AHL as well as negotiating to add a 2nd ECHL team as we always have 1 goalie riding back up who is wasted in this system that thrives elsewhere due to lack of minutes available (Dubnyk's a prime example)
he's started signing players from our recent drafts to the AHL system for next year and now all he has to do is find a new Coach for his System .

MTL's drafted more solid players in the last 3 years then the previous 8 before them especially Poehling who's looking like a steal and Primeau who's taking the NCAA by storm .
Scherbaks been showing signs he's ready to make the Jump full time , Juulsens giving us reasons to as Petry for his list on july 2nd and Sergachev landed us Drouin and when we find a center and start playing him on wing he'll be a great , young asset and boost to our PP as he and chucky account for over 40% of our power play points even in a **** year they've had success together. once the Evans ,Poehlings,Hawkeys ,Fleury's ,Bitten's and Vjdemo's start showing up in habs jersey's in the next 1-2 years as our current habs youth become our core veterans .

-Evans Deflection skills alone as a defensive player are going to make him beloved here in MTL because he gets his points by working extremely hard for them .

-Poehlings a dynamic Center developing ahead of schedule and showing more offensive upside then once predicted.

-Hawkey's NCAA stats and overall career stats are consistently the best in whatever level he's at and shows a lot of promise and in my opinion is the best goalie Prospect MTL has right now.

-Fleury's having a standout year with a lot of people wondering if he'll go to AHL next year or straight to the NHL because of his playmaking ability combined with his hard nosed style.

-Bittens described as a Gallagher type player who can play center and is all heart with a scoring touch .

-Vjdemo is about 1 more year in the SHL from being developed and his skating has improved a lot allowing him to keep up to the pace of the mens league and produce offensively with consistency something we'll need after we trade Patches or he leaves UFA
Mar. 16, 2018 at 1:36 a.m.
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Quoting: BigBeardBurns
Cant b 2018 champs if they arent makin the playoffs


Not a playoff team, agreed.
Mar. 16, 2018 at 9:20 a.m.
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2018 Stanley Cup Champs, That's pretty impossible seeing the Hawks are out of the playoffs. Pretty sure you meant 2019 cup champs, And that Ottawa trade is pretty laugh Ottawa gives up a top 5 pick plus retains $1.25 million on Bobby Ryan for 4 years for Duclair+Nashvilles 1st round pick #27-31 overall yeah like that's going to happen plus yo're way over the salary cap here. laugh shakes head Need to rethink this one out here dude Chicagos 1st round pick would need to be included in the deal as well.
Mar. 16, 2018 at 2:04 p.m.
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neither trade would be accepted. Also, side note, why does everyone on here who makes a hawks team love Vermette? guys garbage


How the hell would you know?

If you don't know how or why Vermette is useful then you don't know the sport of hockey too well....

You're probably one of those types that believes the team that has the best offense will always win....

Your idea of a good team is probably a team with an all star top 6 and garbage everywhere else because you know "offense".
Mar. 16, 2018 at 2:15 p.m.
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Quoting: Billy739
looks like a downgrade

you guys keep recycling old CHI players but the truth is since you lost your spark plug shaw you've not been a contender since .
he broke in your bottom 6 guys and was a guy who kept his team mates focused .


you shoulda moved out Seabrook when he was going UFA and helped re-stock your depth as we had Pierre Gautier run our scouting so believe me when i
say i feel your pain as his draft history from 2008-now is **** . 2008-2011 only 1 player didnt Bust and that was 5th round pick Gallaghers we had 3/4 first round picks bust before we tossed him out on his ass.
thankfully you demoted him and have made positive steps forward .


That team is a significant upgrade.........That team could win a cup... That team has all the qualities to win..

Point out some weaknesses in that team before you go making assessments..

The top 6 can score, heck the top 9 can score... The bottom 6 are defensive beasts that can kill penalties, they can win draws and grind down other teams top lines, the defense is more than adequate and has way more experience than the present team does..

Those criticizing this team are doing nothing but exposing how little they know about the sport.....

This is a blue collar team that is balanced - this team wins by playing hockey the right way, by grinding and winning one shift at a time ... This is a team that beats you slowly but surely..

This is a defensive first two-way Joel Quenneville team......

If alleged hockey fans cant see the potential in this team then they clearly have absolutely zero respect (or understanding) for hockey when the game is played without the puck.
Mar. 16, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.
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How the hell would you know?

If you don't know how or why Vermette is useful then you don't know the sport of hockey too well....

You're probably one of those types that believes the team that has the best offense will always win....

Your idea of a good team is probably a team with an all star top 6 and garbage everywhere else because you know "offense".


lol you're funny. I've seen your comments everywhere. They're garbage. Vermette can win face-offs. Thats about it. He's not an exceptional defensive player by any means. Ever wonder why everyone almost always disagrees with you?
Mar. 16, 2018 at 6:19 p.m.
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lol you're funny. I've seen your comments everywhere. They're garbage. Vermette can win face-offs. Thats about it. He's not an exceptional defensive player by any means. Ever wonder why everyone almost always disagrees with you?


LOL ok, thanks for letting me know my comments are garbage...

You go build your NHL 18 nhl fantasy...

I usually don't stoop to these levels but since you insist on talking about who agrees with who and who has more popular Ideas it appears I do.....You have 2 likes in 59 posts I have 66 in 512 LOL.... Do you do math? Yea, posters only agree with 1 out of 30 of your posts and agree with 1 out of 7 of my posts......

Furthermore consensus is garbage..... A room full of people can be wrong.

So yea,

Go play your NHL 17 fantasy rosters..
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Mar. 16, 2018 at 6:54 p.m.
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Quoting: HawksFan28
How the hell would you know?

If you don't know how or why Vermette is useful then you don't know the sport of hockey too well....

You're probably one of those types that believes the team that has the best offense will always win....

Your idea of a good team is probably a team with an all star top 6 and garbage everywhere else because you know "offense".


This one is the one im talking about it says your over the cap on the long term outlook , Look at the bottom , Im not saying it to be rude im just wondering how we would be able to put this team on paper it would'nt work the league would say get under the cap
Mar. 16, 2018 at 9:45 p.m.
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That team is a significant upgrade.........That team could win a cup... That team has all the qualities to win..

Point out some weaknesses in that team before you go making assessments..

The top 6 can score, heck the top 9 can score... The bottom 6 are defensive beasts that can kill penalties, they can win draws and grind down other teams top lines, the defense is more than adequate and has way more experience than the present team does..

Those criticizing this team are doing nothing but exposing how little they know about the sport.....

This is a blue collar team that is balanced - this team wins by playing hockey the right way, by grinding and winning one shift at a time ... This is a team that beats you slowly but surely..

This is a defensive first two-way Joel Quenneville team......

If alleged hockey fans cant see the potential in this team then they clearly have absolutely zero respect (or understanding) for hockey when the game is played without the puck.


I could see this team knocking on stanley cup door ! Perron , Vermette , Ryan , Darling , Kruger , Im not too sure what John Moore would be like as i don't know really anything about his hockey IQ or his style of defense ?

Good Team Overall
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Mar. 16, 2018 at 11:15 p.m.
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I could see this team knocking on stanley cup door ! Perron , Vermette , Ryan , Darling , Kruger , Im not too sure what John Moore would be like as i don't know really anything about his hockey IQ or his style of defense ?

Good Team Overall


John Moore is a low profile responsible and legitimate #4 defenseman. He's a guy that can quietly get the job done, someone you can put on the ice that you don't have to worry about. I like guys like that - guys that you can put on the ice and know what you're getting - consistent guys...

Everyone on a team has a role - especially in the bottom 6, and IMO - defense is just as important as offence, if you can wear teams down and stop them from scoring goals you're going to win hockey games. That's what I liked about the Hawks Cup teams - they had that, they had the shutdown depth and that's what I tried to do with this roster. That's why I like guys like Vermette - a guy like that can win faceoffs while he plays a solid responsible two way game a and that's important... He also can score timely goals but you know what? the 3rd and especially 4th line are shutdown lines, scoring is nice but their job is to shut down their opponents 1st & 2nd lines.... The whole idea is to be difficult to play against, and that would be a hard team to play against....

What the Hawks presently have is weak. They're an incomplete team, but I suppose that happens when you have no cap space - you gotta pick through the bargain bin and play rookies. That's why next season the Hawks will be better, Bowman will have some cap space to make improvements so.... A few good things have come out of this season tho, the kids got experience and the Hawks will have a top 10 pick in the draft and both will improve this team in the long run....
Mar. 16, 2018 at 11:22 p.m.
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Curious to know why a point-per-game David Perron would leave the winning Golden Knights, for the out-of-playoff-bubble Blackhawks, for only a one year contract, at only $4M?
Mar. 16, 2018 at 11:30 p.m.
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Curious to know why a point-per-game David Perron would leave the winning Golden Knights, for the out-of-playoff-bubble Blackhawks, for only a one year contract, at only $4M?


Are you the real David Booth ?
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Quoting: DavidBooth7
Curious to know why a point-per-game David Perron would leave the winning Golden Knights, for the out-of-playoff-bubble Blackhawks, for only a one year contract, at only $4M?


You could ask the same question for any UFA signing on any team.

I don't know what Vegas' plan is - I have wondered the same thing. Does Vegas give all of these guys raises or do they let them walk? because you know a lot of these guys will want raises. Perron is an interesting one. He's had a career year, he's 30 years old and I can't see a GM giving him a 5-7 year deal at 5+ per because that would be insanity. Sam Gagner had a career year last year too, did Columbus re-sign him? no Vancouver did and Gagner took a 30% pay cut to boot, not to mention Gagner is younger.... So who really knows what's in the cards for Perron....

Would it be crazy if he signed in Chicago at 4 million? hell no, Perron is the type of player that Q loves and I could see Bowman making a run for him. Q had to deal with him all those years when he was in St. Louis so Chicago is all too familiar with him and he's familiar with Chicago.

Also, don't portray Perron as a "ppg player" when this is the first time in his 10 year career that Perron has scored anywhere CLOSE to a ppg... So at least be realistic...

Honestly I put Perron on the team because he would fit nice with the style I was going for and 4 million for Perron is more than reasonable.
Mar. 16, 2018 at 11:39 p.m.
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You could ask the same question for any UFA signing on any team.

I don't know what Vegas' plan is - I have wondered the same thing. Does Vegas give all of these guys raises or do they let them walk? because you know a lot of these guys will want raises. Perron is an interesting one. He's had a career year, he's 30 years old and I can't see a GM giving him a 5-7 year deal at 5+ per because that would be insanity. Sam Gagner had a career year last year too, did Columbus re-sign him? no Vancouver did and Gagner took a 30% pay cut to boot, not to mention Gagner is younger.... So who really knows what's in the cards for Perron....

Would it be crazy if he signed in Chicago at 4 million? hell no, Perron is the type of player that Q loves and I could see Bowman making a run for him. Q had to deal with him all those years when he was in St. Louis so Chicago is all too familiar with him and he's familiar with Chicago.

Honestly I put Perron on the team because he would fit nice with the style I was going for and 4 million for Perron is more than reasonable.


First off, Gagner had a nice season but it was only 50 points. Not even close to comparable with Perron's what 60+ points so far, in a season with 10-15 games still remaining?

Also, when Perron has played the best hockey in his life in Vegas, I doubt he would want to move. I also don't think your claim of a 5x5 contract is insanity; moreso, a one year, 4M contract for a guy coming off a career year is moreso insanity.

I'm sure he would fit in, but I doubt he would move to a team that's now way out of the playoff picture, signing a deal that he could get much more from any other team, especially Vegas.
Mar. 16, 2018 at 11:40 p.m.
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Are you the real David Booth ?


It's a mystery. We'll never know
Mar. 16, 2018 at 11:53 p.m.
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First off, Gagner had a nice season but it was only 50 points. Not even close to comparable with Perron's what 60+ points so far, in a season with 10-15 games still remaining?

Also, when Perron has played the best hockey in his life in Vegas, I doubt he would want to move. I also don't think your claim of a 5x5 contract is insanity; moreso, a one year, 4M contract for a guy coming off a career year is moreso insanity.

I'm sure he would fit in, but I doubt he would move to a team that's now way out of the playoff picture, signing a deal that he could get much more from any other team, especially Vegas.


Gagner was in a similar situation as Perron is now, however none of that changes the fact that this year is clearly an anomaly (like with Gagner).... He hasn't scored 50 points in 5 years. Who knows, perhaps a GM is stupid enough to give him 5x5 but that would be a major risk - a risk most GM's wouldn't take. I mean I just cant see any GM's being stupid like that. The logical thing to do would be to offer Perron a 1 year deal - 2 years max, see if he can repeat his success and if he can THEN you give him a longer term teal.. That's how I would approach the situation... I mean if Perron was 5 years younger like William Karlsson then absolutely you give him a 5x7 - no problem but at 30, yea that's a bit of a risk - you're better off taking it one year at a time.

As far as Vegas - they have a lot of guys that have had career years, do you think they're interested in giving all of these guys raises? did they plan for that? probably not, which is why I'm curious myself... What does Vegas do? look at who up for raises at the end of the year; Perron, Neal, Grabovski, Sibisa & Karlsson.... I mean several of those guys are getting major raises - especially Karlsson, so the question is does Vegas have the $$$ to sign these guys or what? I mean you can bet Vegas expected to miss the playoffs so they took those guys expecting to be able to use them at TDL trade bait to get more picks and prospects ... You can bet going into this season they had ZERO intent on resigning them....

So with that said who really knows what any of those guys are going to do, who knows if Vegas even plans to keep them around, I mean Vegas is in a position they certainly weren't expecting and certainly weren't planning for..
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Gagner was in a similar situation as Perron is now, however none of that changes the fact that this year is clearly an anomaly (like with Gagner).... He hasn't scored 50 points in 5 years. Who knows, perhaps a GM is stupid enough to give him 5x5 but that would be a major risk - a risk most GM's wouldn't take. I mean I just cant see any GM's being stupid like that. The logical thing to do would be to offer Perron a 1 year deal - 2 years max, see if he can repeat his success and if he can THEN you give him a longer term teal.. That's how I would approach the situation... I mean if Perron was 5 years younger like William Karlsson then absolutely you give him a 5x7 - no problem but at 30, yea that's a bit of a risk - you're better off taking it one year at a time.

As far as Vegas - they have a lot of guys that have had career years, do you think they're interested in giving all of these guys raises? did they plan for that? probably not, which is why I'm curious myself... What does Vegas do? look at who up for raises at the end of the year; Perron, Neal, Grabovski, Sibisa & Karlsson.... I mean several of those guys are getting major raises - especially Karlsson, so the question is does Vegas have the $$$ to sign these guys or what? I mean you can bet Vegas expected to miss the playoffs so they took those guys expecting to be able to use them at TDL trade bait to get more picks and prospects ... You can bet going into this season they had ZERO intent on resigning them....

So with that said who really knows what any of those guys are going to do, who knows if Vegas even plans to keep them around, I mean Vegas is in a position they certainly weren't expecting and certainly weren't planning for..


Did - did you just say Grabovski?
Mar. 17, 2018 at 3:21 p.m.
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Quoting: DavidBooth7
Did - did you just say Grabovski?


I was merely pointing out that Vegas has many expiring UFA contracts.

The big ones are Perron, Neal, Sbisa and certainly William Karlsson.

Does Vegas re-sign these guys or do they let them walk? Vegas has found themselves in a very unusual situation - a situation they weren't expecting. It's obvious William Karlsson is a no-brainer but Perron (30), Neal (30) & Sbisa (28) have potential to become albatross if Vegas commits to them long term - especially Perron.

Either way this will be an interesting summer for sure.

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