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WindyCityHockeyGuy

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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 8, 2020 at 2:18 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 9, 2019 at 8:51 p.m.
Thread: How I Handle the 2019 Hawks off-season
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Roviet_Sussia</b></div><div>Dzingel isn't going to sign that low; more in the $4.2m+ region.

Setting aside $6.5m for <em>three years</em> to an aging defenceman? Ian Mitchell and Nicolas Beaudin are due next year, with Boqvist the year after that. Would you be looking to move Murphy/Keith out in the future?</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>WindyCityHockeyGuy</b></div><div>Yes this would depend on how sure they are that they can move Keith by then or maybe get lucky and move or buyout Seabrook by then. Murphy wouldn’t be that hard to move but I’m not so sure I would be quick to move him.

I also am not banking on both Beaudin and Mitchell to be making any sort of impact by next year. Boqvist should start in the AHL and work his way up also. Byram if drafted MIGHT be able to step in on opening night based the talk about him. Most say he is ready others say another year in juniors wouldn’t kill him.</div></div>

Even if Beaudin and Boqvist aren't ready next year, I'd much rather just stick with our guys now than sign Myers. The defense may be bad for another year, but signing a guy who is getting towards his thirties to a major overpaying contract is much worse. Use the Myers money to get a cheaper, younger defenseman and another center.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 9, 2019 at 8:44 p.m.
Thread: A Realistic Approach For Chicago IMO
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>WindyCityHockeyGuy</b></div><div>Bowman let this team walk into the 2018-2019 season with a roster worse than this and then FINALLY got lucky on 2 trades getting Cags and Strome, Perlini here. Other than that he has been mostly garbage recently</div></div>

Bowman had a bad offseason, sure. Here's what he's done since then:
- Signed Hagel and Johnson, who are having terrific years in the WHL
- Signed Delia and Dahlstrom to team friendly extensions
- Turned Nick Schmaltz into a young top 6 center and a young top 9 winger with potential
- Turned Brandon Manning and his awful contract into Drake Caggiula
- Traded for Dominik Kubalik, who is projected to make the NHL next year

He knows what needs to be done for this team and he's planning for the future. Have more faith in him.