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Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 11:39 a.m.
Thread: 895 and maybe 1000 as a Hawk
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GM_SZK</b></div><div>I agree and apologize...that broken jaw was a poor reference. This post is just fantasy fun...what I should do in the future is just leave what Chicago gives blank...I had some say it takes a lottery pick to get those two and others say they are both 100% cap dumps. I think it is not a lot but also something.

Getting Ovi has some hockey value in that he was a great leader or maybe he would be a distraction. But as we lead up to 895 the media attention around that will be huge. So getting him is a huge money making marketing scheme.</div></div>

No need to apologize. I thought it was funny, too. haha.

And, yeah, I see the marketing perspective of it, but that Wilson extension is just awful, IMHO. Both players are in massive decline, and, even if WSH were willing to pay to move Wilson, judging from this seasons exit interviews, it doesn't sound like CHI will be in the business of taking on cap for assets any more. They have a ton of picks and prospects, and a roster that needs to start seeing incremental improvements, not saddling themselves with contracts that could make their cap situation very difficult in a couple years. Ovi is fine because he is expiring soon, but Wilson could become a real problem very quickly.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 11:18 a.m.
Thread: Chicago - 2024-25 - Off Season
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Viqsi</b></div><div>Laine's our house money; he's unlikely to be traded unless we get back the sort of package one would expect for a top-line scoring winger, because we're not in any particular rush to move on so we might as well demand that much.</div></div>

Yep. Unless, CBJ's new regime proclaims that they want to do a VERY quick re-tool this summer and are desperate for that cap space, I don't see them selling low or paying to move his contract. It's not like he has an 8 year deal that is making them nervous, or something. It's two years. If he continues to disappoint, they can just retain and ship him out as a rental in 25-26 or let him walk that summer.

Personally, if I were CBJ I would be in a hurry to get them back on track and into the cup contender picture, they have too much invested in this roster to continue to let them flounder as they have, but I am not their GM and I won't presume to know what they are thinking.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 9:11 a.m.
Thread: Chicago getting better
OTT missed the window on Thomson having trade value. Mikheyev doesn't necessarily make the hawks better, but I could see him having some success with a change of scenery. I like Sprong, but I doubt Kyle Davidson would be interested in him after his pre-season assault debacle. Regardless of the details and whether he was at fault, controversy is something CHI is trying to steer clear of. Then again, from what I remember, Donato and Sprong played great together in Seattle and I'd be very interested to see if they can re-kindle that chemistry.

I think they need the guys that they already have to take steps, not to insert more guys. What they really need is scoring up front. If they can score more, the confidence will spread to the rest of the roster, and they will win more games. Because a large portion of the games that they lose are pretty close, if they can keep one more goal out of their net and score one more than before on average, they will be in good shape. Playing as a team and having confidence will go a long way too. The gap in talent between bottom feeders and a bubble playoff teams isn't as wide as at is in other sports.

I sort of agree with <a href="/users/YeahRighttt" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@YeahRighttt</a> on bringing in D. But I do still think bringing in someone else to play with Korch could be beneficial, but if it isn't "the right guy", it isn't even worth doing. Not sure Chatfield is the right guy, but it's possible. Murphy just doesn't seem to have the offense to support Korch properly. Murphy is a shutdown Dman, and it is too late in his career to try and mold him into something else.
Forum: Armchair-GMWed. at 9:39 p.m.