TJ’s buyout is 5.6M cash and 7.2M deadcap for reference Marleau was 6.25M cap and 4M cash. So this offer for Chychrun is essentially Dach. Then you’d have to determine how Arizona would value Connolly.

I think TOR does everything in their power to keep Campbell.

Not sure Pavelski, at his age, is going to settle for anything less than a sure-fire Stanley Cup contender. More likely to see him take a discount to go play for COL, VGK, or TB, or something like that.

Kadri as your 1C is…bold. I’d be very concerned about regression once he is no longer playing on a high-powered offense like he has with TML and COL. He’ll be 32 at the start of next season.



And this. If I’m AZ I ask for more. TJ alone is going to cost a 1st+ To dump. Once you start talking the base value for Chychrun, Dach is just a starting point, imo.

Kadri in between Kane and Debrincat should work I would think. And he's an upgrade over Dach no doubt eigther way

Just hope 2023 isn’t Connor Bedard if we do in fact win the lottery

If we get Wright it's easier to try to go in as a conteder in 2023. In theroy Wright, Dach, Debrincat, Jones, and Reichel is a good core to move forward with with Comesso hopefully waiting in the wings to be the next starting goalie. If we miss on Wright which we most likley will then idk, the prospect pool kinda sucks and it might be time to rebuild

I don’t think we should risk it for Chychrun but I did see that Arizona’s asking price is about what Jack Eichel got in return

In the unlikely event that we did get Wright, it still wouldn’t make a contender even on paper. Between fleury most likely leaving and coaching still being a mess, the team needs to finally REBUILD. We still need a 1C, 1D (it ain’t Jones), and various other pieces.

Even more importantly, this team seriously needs to learn how to develop talent. Every defensive prospect has been a mess and Dach has been subpar at best. I loved reichel when we drafted but now I’m actually getting worried for his future. As for commesso, that’s still three to four years from being a chance. Sadly, the hawks haven’t done anything lately to suggest he’ll pan out. Start selling and rip off the bandaid.

MAF is gone.
Toews will be RoboToews
Kane and Debrincat will be 9million each
Dach and Strome are not 1Cs

This team should’ve hail Mary’d on Erik Karlsson when they had the chance. It’s rebuild time. The front office, coach, captain, best player(Kane), goalie are done. Whether u like it or not it’s all about watching Kane in his final years so embrace it hawks fans. It’ll be 30 years before they get another player like him.

In the unlikley event we get Wright, he is our 1C of the future. If/when we don't get him then yes, we need a 1C. I'm starting to think Dach isn't it.

I think Jones is a #1 D. Jones has been very good this year for us. People like to discount his play for the fact that we overpaid his contract and way overpaid to get him in the trade. The trade is done and the contract is signed, nothing we can do to undo that at this point. Regardless of all that Jones has been very good. Hawks need another top Dman on the Left. All those hawks teams that won cups had Kieth and Seabrook who were both top pair guys in their primes. Plus the compliment D men like hjalmerson and oduya ( current Mccabe and Murphy). If jones if our new Kieth, the hawks need to find their seabrook. That's the problem on D imo.

Hawks do need to retool and tostock the cubboards a bit with prospects but I don't think were going to be in a world where the hawks suck for the next 5+ years. A lot of the main pieces are there, and the haul we should get for what feels like the inevitible Kane trade should help things out as well. I don't see a reason why the hawks count't retool for like 2 years and be right back where the Rangers are now.

Dach isn’t the guy. I know people think I’m a hater on this site but come on, he’s gotta prove me wrong at some point right?

Yes, the Jones deal is done, but as to the point of a left side dman, who do you get? I don’t mean to make it sound grim, but wasn’t McCabe suppose to be that guy possibly? Murphy is a fan favorite but that hasn’t exactly translated to better defense. The hawks haven’t done anything to develop any of those defensive prospects fans were so high on two and a half years ago (remember the logjam that made people pick Dach over byram?). My concern is that between Jones’ deal, McCabe’s deal, and Murphy’s deal, who are we gonna sign that’s marquee? We’re not getting chycrun (misspell I know) and I don’t foresee any top pairing left handers being readily available in free agency.

The difference between the hawks and rangers is beyond comparison. The rangers actually had players in their prime who underperformed for a year or two, which landed them even better players. The hawks have had bad drafts, bad prospects, and players past their prime to the point that they only had one top 3 pick and they botched that one. We’re nothing like the rangers sadly. We also have an inexperienced coach at the helm who whole better than JC isn’t the long term answer. I get the optimism, but the hawks aren’t in a good place.

The hawks have two holes to fill really. #1 LD and #1 C. Yes those are huge holes to fill but we have a lot more there than like Arizona (although ironic that they just beat us), buffalo, etc. I just don't think we are as far away as teams like that are

That is completely fair. We’re definitely not as bad as those teams. However, to be fair, if we’re trying to say we’re not as bad as those teams, we’re having the wrong conversation. We’re simply saying we’re top of the bottom to middle of the middle.