Quoting: Stan_Bowman
I have so many questions as to why you think the Blackhawks want to move on from Saad, and then even more questions as to why you think we would give up a first-round pick in 2021 to get rid of him.
Lets say just for a moment here that Saad was terrible, which he isnt, why would they give up a 1st round pick to get rid of a 1-year contract?
i might have been overly hard on Saad but after all the posts from your fans ****ing about him its hard not to mention it just because you feel its untrue . Not saying your wrong infact often you're the sane voice in the group of CHI fans but that doesnt negate the standard set by the many . Saads still got Value but on a Cap strapped team who core through 3 stanley cups is heavily aging they need to free up cap to bring in a UFA of value during a summer thats got more UFA's then i've seen since 2006 post lockout .
All that being said you said no to Strome i dont know how many times last year before the trade happened
you were wrong
it doesnt happen that often and when it does you adjust while move forward.
but its smart to remember Lias is in no worse a position then Dylan was on a team that didnt know how to use him
Strome went to CHI and had a career year .
Domi left ARZ and same thing
Duclair the same thing
Some teams just suck at developing their picks and few teams are as bad at developing their picks as NYR .
With Lias in CHI they save 5.3m in cap plus get a player who IMO will out produce Saad by the end of the season in the same situation skating along elite talent CHI has in its top 6 .
i could be wrong this time but it just seems to make sense as if Lias hits his full potential we're talking numbers Saad's never dreamed of