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Bedard era begins

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Team: 2023-24 Chicago Blackhawks
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Oct. 6, 2023 at 1:41 a.m.
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So the Bedard era and the anchor-defense era begin at the same time?
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Oct. 6, 2023 at 1:49 a.m.
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Why does Chicago do that trade? Sharks do in a heartbeat, Vlasic might block it… and I don’t see any reason why Chicago accepts
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Oct. 6, 2023 at 2:14 a.m.
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chicago does none of these
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Oct. 6, 2023 at 2:25 a.m.
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Sharks say yes quite quickly.
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Oct. 6, 2023 at 4:55 a.m.
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Edited Oct. 6, 2023 at 5:01 a.m.
Quoting: Skyraider112
So the Bedard era and the anchor-defense era begin at the same time?


Vlasic is the only d anchor contract as Peeke is young and $2,750,000 cap hit is not an anchor
Also Wiesblatt is one of the Sharks top prospects in the AHL and could be Hyman like player to play with Bedard in the future
Myers is only $1,000,000 cash this season and not a bad 3rd pair guy that can hit, give some offense and can recoup draft picks or prospect for the Blackhawks at the trade deadline
Blackhawks also will have $40,000,000 in cap space next offseason with Perry, Johnson, Dickinson, Foligno, Tinordi and of course Myers contracts all expiring
so I don’t see all the anchor contracts you are talking about just 1 and they get a top prospect in return to add to a young core
Oct. 6, 2023 at 5:10 a.m.
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Quoting: Rob32sjsharks
Why does Chicago do that trade? Sharks do in a heartbeat, Vlasic might block it… and I don’t see any reason why Chicago accepts


They do to it add an a experienced defenseman that can play both RHD or LHD and is better then Zaitsev to help their young defenseman out and get Ozzie Wiesblatt who is the Sharks top prospect in the AHL and don’t give up any picks just Zaitsev who was a human pilon
Why would Vlasic veto it?
Does he like losing every 2nd night just so the Sharks can draft a player he will never play with at the top of the 24 draft?
Oct. 6, 2023 at 5:17 a.m.
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chicago does none of these


You mean you wouldn’t give up 2023 3rd, 5th and 6th round picks also Blackwell, Zaitsev for Joseph, Myers, Trescott, Peeke, Vlasic and Wiesblatt ?
You can’t have Bedard getting the brakes beaten off him every other night so need to make the Blackhawks some what competitive
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Oct. 6, 2023 at 6:36 a.m.
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Maybe stick to the Nucks & Penguins. Hawks aren’t doing any of that . They are rebuilding. They will draft & develop their players, not give up picks for castoffs . Vlasic (the older one) & Myers are not the type of D men Kyle is looking to build around.
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Oct. 6, 2023 at 7:43 a.m.
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Maybe stick to the Nucks & Penguins. Hawks aren’t doing any of that . They are rebuilding. They will draft & develop their players, not give up picks for castoffs . Vlasic (the older one) & Myers are not the type of D men Kyle is looking to build around.


You are talking like I traded away multiple 1st rounders
it’s 3 picks in total; a 3rd rounder, 5th and 6th rounder so not exactly liquidating picks to win now
Blackhawks are mostly just taking on cap space as Zaitsev and Blackwell are not in Chicago’s future plans
The Chicago Blackhawks have more castoffs then Gilligan’s Island already so a few more won’t hurt specially if they are players that will be Bedard’s bodyguard in Myers and Peake
Oct. 6, 2023 at 8:13 a.m.
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The only trade that the Hawks could possibly make is Peeke. Myers is not happening with that prospect (last thing the hawks need is a LHD that at best would be the 8Th best LHD prospect for the Hawks) and certainly not if they acquire Peeke. Joesph comes WITH at least a 2nd (or equivalent valued prospect) or the Hawks don't touch him. That Vlassic trade is beyond horrendous, Taking 3 years of Vlassic is not a failed former/reach first that would not make the Hawks top 20 prospects (nor the Sharks either at this point).
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Oct. 6, 2023 at 8:15 a.m.
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I can assure you - you do not want Peeke on your top pair.
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Oct. 6, 2023 at 8:21 a.m.
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Unless the Canucks somehow add a couple better RDs they can't trade Myers. His cap hit is pretty much irrelevant now too anyways
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Oct. 6, 2023 at 8:37 a.m.
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Quoting: wojohawk
The only trade that the Hawks could possibly make is Peeke. Myers is not happening with that prospect (last thing the hawks need is a LHD that at best would be the 8Th best LHD prospect for the Hawks) and certainly not if they acquire Peeke. Joesph comes WITH at least a 2nd (or equivalent valued prospect) or the Hawks don't touch him. That Vlassic trade is beyond horrendous, Taking 3 years of Vlassic is not a failed former/reach first that would not make the Hawks top 20 prospects (nor the Sharks either at this point).


Truscott you mean?
he doesn’t play at the earliest until the Wolverines season is over so don’t have to worry about him being an 8th defenseman this season where he would go to AHL for a few years and the hockey writers compare him to Blankenburg in Columbus
Oct. 6, 2023 at 8:39 a.m.
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I can assure you - you do not want Peeke on your top pair.


Unless you're aiming for a top 5 pick, which they are.
Oct. 6, 2023 at 8:46 a.m.
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Hopefully Dorion just doesn't trade Joseph at all but if he does, will have to pay to move the contract because teams with cap space are not competing so no reason to add a 3rd liner with this cap hit
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Oct. 6, 2023 at 8:50 a.m.
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Hawks say "no thanks" to all four of these trades. And Vancouver isn't trading Myers as they have no one else to fill his spot. Peeke on top pair on his off side? No NHL coach is doing that. And no NHL GM is giving up picks for Joseph. Ottawa pays to move him.
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Oct. 6, 2023 at 9:12 a.m.
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Every one of these proposals is brutal for Chicago. Let me fix them for you:

1. Ottawa is in cap hell, need to sign Pinto and have no leverage:

Joseph and a 2024 1st round pick to Chicago - FC or R Johnson or Blackwell to Ottawa

2. Vancouver doesn’t need to dump cap now but if they want to for flexibility for other moves:

Myers and a 2024 1st round pick to Chicago - FC or Blackwell or Tinordi

Even though Myers is only owed $1m in actual $$, he still absorbs $6m in cap space, Canucks need to pay for that. I include Tinordi as a potential piece going to Vancouver because the Hawks don’t need both him and Myers, they are redundant.

3. Columbus would take just about anything for Peeke, he is awful. Hawks would only have interest as a waiver wire pick up and quite honestly I think they would pass. Peeke is not an upgrade over anyone he would be replacing and the $2.75m he makes would be better spent elsewhere. If you want the Hawks to absorb that deal for two more years and $5.5m in actual $$ being paid out then be prepared to offer a high quality prospect or high quality draft capital… maybe a 2nd round pick. Having said all that, I can’t see Columbus paying to move Peeke because their cap situation isn’t stressed, they will ride out his contract.

4. The San Jose proposal… No!

Both teams are rebuilding, so there is no way the Sharks would be willing to pay the price required for Chicago to take Vlasic’s contract off their hands, the guy is a $7m cap hit for three more years with $17.75m in actual $$ owed. Don’t even waste your time trying to convince anyone that Zaitsev’s $4.5m cap hit for one more year and some B level prospect is a fair offset/incentive for the Hawks to do this deal.
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Oct. 6, 2023 at 10:25 a.m.
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You are talking like I traded away multiple 1st rounders
it’s 3 picks in total; a 3rd rounder, 5th and 6th rounder so not exactly liquidating picks to win now
Blackhawks are mostly just taking on cap space as Zaitsev and Blackwell are not in Chicago’s future plans
The Chicago Blackhawks have more castoffs then Gilligan’s Island already so a few more won’t hurt specially if they are players that will be Bedard’s bodyguard in Myers and Peake


You’re joking right? When have you ever seen Myers act as a bodyguard? He is a gentle giant. Don’t worry about Bedard, Kyle will make sure he is protected.
I will repeat: Hawks are rebuilding, they aren’t going to throw picks away just because they have a lot of them.
Hawks can pick up guys in free agency to fill any cap gaps as needed.
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Oct. 6, 2023 at 12:10 p.m.
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Quoting: PenguinMullet68
Truscott you mean?
he doesn’t play at the earliest until the Wolverines season is over so don’t have to worry about him being an 8th defenseman this season where he would go to AHL for a few years and the hockey writers compare him to Blankenburg in Columbus


More like he never plays in the Hawks organization as his agent would tell him you are at best behind 8 other LHD prospects (that are early 20's or teenagers in the case of Korchinski) and he goes to the fall to be a free agent and sign for an organization with less depth. Zero chance the Hawks trade for that prospect to take Myers 6 million cap hit. There is having space and there is giving away cap space for literally nothing which this trade would be. You want to talk about a RHD prospect or a forward with a little size of a similar profile to Truscott....there MIGHT be a conversation to be had. A middling LHD prospect that would be 8th on the Hawks prospect chart at the poistions AND can opt to be a free agent in 10 months rather than sign is NOT a piece the Hawks will have ANY interest in.
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Oct. 6, 2023 at 1:29 p.m.
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They do to it add an a experienced defenseman that can play both RHD or LHD and is better then Zaitsev to help their young defenseman out and get Ozzie Wiesblatt who is the Sharks top prospect in the AHL and don’t give up any picks just Zaitsev who was a human pilon
Why would Vlasic veto it?
Does he like losing every 2nd night just so the Sharks can draft a player he will never play with at the top of the 24 draft?


Wiesblatt is definitely not our top prospect in the AHL. Gushchin, Robbins and maybe even Cardwell and Coe are ahead of him, and that's just forwards. I like Ozzy and hope he figures it out this year, but last year he was a borderline AHL/ECHL player who has yet to find his scoring touch at the professional level. Even still the Sharks aren't going to throw him away just to try and free up cap space that they don't need.

To be honest I don't think there are any assets that the Sharks would be willing to trade (young talent/picks) that would make another team think taking on the Vlasic contract was worth it. There's also no pressing need to free up cap. We'll just end up waiting it out, and we have $36m in cap space next year even with Vlasic on the books so I think we're fine there.
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Oct. 6, 2023 at 1:58 p.m.
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They do to it add an a experienced defenseman that can play both RHD or LHD and is better then Zaitsev to help their young defenseman out and get Ozzie Wiesblatt who is the Sharks top prospect in the AHL and don’t give up any picks just Zaitsev who was a human pilon
Why would Vlasic veto it?
Does he like losing every 2nd night just so the Sharks can draft a player he will never play with at the top of the 24 draft?


Weisblatt isn’t the top AHL prospect, closer to 8/9 and more like 18-20 overall in the sharks system. Classic (that’s a typo that kinda fits cause he’s old lol) is a very good guy and was a great player… but contract vs production now is bad. So it made me confused why you’d want him for so little
Oct. 6, 2023 at 2:05 p.m.
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Every one of these proposals is brutal for Chicago. Let me fix them for you:

1. Ottawa is in cap hell, need to sign Pinto and have no leverage:

Joseph and a 2024 1st round pick to Chicago - FC or R Johnson or Blackwell to Ottawa

2. Vancouver doesn’t need to dump cap now but if they want to for flexibility for other moves:

Myers and a 2024 1st round pick to Chicago - FC or Blackwell or Tinordi

Even though Myers is only owed $1m in actual $$, he still absorbs $6m in cap space, Canucks need to pay for that. I include Tinordi as a potential piece going to Vancouver because the Hawks don’t need both him and Myers, they are redundant.

3. Columbus would take just about anything for Peeke, he is awful. Hawks would only have interest as a waiver wire pick up and quite honestly I think they would pass. Peeke is not an upgrade over anyone he would be replacing and the $2.75m he makes would be better spent elsewhere. If you want the Hawks to absorb that deal for two more years and $5.5m in actual $$ being paid out then be prepared to offer a high quality prospect or high quality draft capital… maybe a 2nd round pick. Having said all that, I can’t see Columbus paying to move Peeke because their cap situation isn’t stressed, they will ride out his contract.

4. The San Jose proposal… No!

Both teams are rebuilding, so there is no way the Sharks would be willing to pay the price required for Chicago to take Vlasic’s contract off their hands, the guy is a $7m cap hit for three more years with $17.75m in actual $$ owed. Don’t even waste your time trying to convince anyone that Zaitsev’s $4.5m cap hit for one more year and some B level prospect is a fair offset/incentive for the Hawks to do this deal.

I’m a sharks fan and even I can’t come up with justification for that trade lol. Mike Grier would have to be voted best GM of the year if he somehow got that deal through!
 
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