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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 16, 2018 at 2:13 p.m.
Thread: Go All-In Now
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NickC1988</b></div><div>I think you're using Oesterle as a scapegoat for the fact that everyone on the hawks D core underperformed the entire season. Did you see how terrible Seabrook played? Murphy struggled, Rutta and Oesterle were the two bright spots for a large portion of the season. With Forsling and Jokiharju approaching NHL ready status, Oesterle and Rutta are good, cost controlled vets with 1 year left to use as stop gaps while Forsling and Jokiharju develop.</div></div>

I completely agree with you that our D sucked. I think that Rutta is a nice player. Seabrook can play much better in more sheltered minutes and with a better partner (such as de Haan) rather than babysitting Gustafsson/some rookie. He also needs to realize that he cannot be as aggressive as he used to be because he no longer has wheels (not that he ever had them). I just think that someone like Gustafsson is much better than Oesterle, and someone like Dahlstrom is more effective in the D-zone and therefore is more reliable. Regardless, keeping Oesterle/Dahlstrom/training camp surprise as a 7 D-man will not make or break this team. Fortifying the top 4 will.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 16, 2018 at 1:31 p.m.
Thread: Go All-In Now
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NickC1988</b></div><div>I don’t think the hawks need De Haan. Oesterle was paired with Keith a lot and they looked really good together I don’t know how you drop him in the minors. Overpay for Trouba, underpay for ROR.</div></div>

Nick: In my opinion, Oesterle is not an NHL defender. While he may have played on the top pairing with Keith, he did not play well outside of his first few games. He shies away from contact, doesn't sell out to block shots, and has poor positioning in the d-zone. All in all, he is an undersized defenseman who doesn't play defense. He also dragged Keith down with him, as Keith had one of his worst years defensively. Keith needs to have a solid defensive-defenseman to play with (Hammer, Seabs in the past) because he himself is more of a rover. Trouba can be that and more. De Haan can also solidify the top four for the next few years, and is much more of a defensive-defenseman than Oesterle or Gustafsson. I also thought Ian Cole could be an option instead of de Haan. He is older, more of a stay-at-home defenseman than de Haan, and could be more affordable (slightly).
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 16, 2018 at 1:30 p.m.
Thread: Go All-In Now
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OshietheBeast</b></div><div>Chicago has absolutely no depth on their bottom 6. Bringing ROR won't change that. And then Hawks would have almlost 28M on three players. Cmon man. Retool is the option for hawks. If they can dump Seabrook or Keith somehow, then they might have a chance to find depth.</div></div>

Oshie: I can understand why the Hawks would retool. This is simply one option for the Hawks. From my perspective, If the Hawks retool/rebuild, then they will waste the final years of Toews-Kane-Keith, and there is very little chance that the players the Hawks retool with will be anything close to elite talents like Toews-Kane-Keith. So, in this scenario I would take advantage of having these players and add to them for one last chance at the cup. Also, bringing in ROR not only takes immense pressure off of Toews but also improves our bottom six by slotting Schmaltz further down the lineup. I also like having the hungry kids play in favorable matchups further down the lineup, along with some nasty from Hayden/Martinsen/Wingels.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 16, 2018 at 1:24 p.m.
Thread: Go All-In Now
Oshie: I can understand why the Hawks would retool. This is simply one option for the Hawks. From my perspective, If the Hawks retool/rebuild, then they will waste the final years of Toews-Kane-Keith, and there is very little chance that the players the Hawks retool with will be anything close to elite talents like Toews-Kane-Keith. So, in this scenario I would take advantage of having these players and add to them for one last chance at the cup. Also, bringing in ROR not only takes immense pressure off of Toews but also improves our bottom six by slotting Schmaltz further down the lineup. I also like having the hungry kids play in favorable matchups further down the lineup, along with some nasty from Hayden/Martinsen/Wingels.

Nick: In my opinion, Oesterle is not an NHL defender. While he may have played on the top pairing with Keith, he did not play well outside of his first few games. He shies away from contact, doesn't sell out to block shots, and has poor positioning in the d-zone. All in all, he is an undersized defenseman who doesn't play defense. He also dragged Keith down with him, as Keith had one of his worst years defensively. Keith needs to have a solid defensive-defenseman to play with (Hammer, Seabs in the past) because he himself is more of a rover. Trouba can be that and more. De Haan can also solidify the top four for the next few years, and is much more of a defensive-defenseman than Oesterle or Gustafsson. I also thought Ian Cole could be an option instead of de Haan. He is older, more of a stay-at-home defenseman than de Haan, and could be more affordable (slightly).

Riddler: Gotta give to get. Better to overpay in these fake scenarios IMO. Also, ROR is underrated in my opinion. Big, smart, responsible, young, excellent at FOs, basically a younger (and slightly worse) Toews. Will take A LOT of pressure off of Toews, which should help Toews regain some of his form.