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Forum: NHL SigningsJun. 8, 2023 at 9:56 a.m.
Thread: Chicago Blackhawks signed Andreas Athanasiou (2 Years / $4,250,000 AAV)
Either people don’t understand facts or choose to ignore them because they simply hate the Hawks. I’m choosing the latter for most people here.

1) he’s a 20 goal scorer in a top 6 role. Proved it last year. Is he top 6 in Vegas or Colorado? No. But 6 guys x 32 teams is 192 players are “top 6”. He’s in the top 192 even if he ranks 192/192.
2) He’s fast and Davidson loves guys who are fast.
3) he’s a great locker room guy
4) Hawks are going to be bad so you do have to overpay to keep guys.
5) you still have to field a team and with some experienced veterans. Last year Hawks had Kane Toews and Domi. Now they have none of them. In comes Bedard Korchinski and Reichel. AA is a good veteran presence.
6) Davidson is keeping all his contracts short for cap management reasons during this rebuild. He likely had to overpay to keep the term at 2 years.
7) AA is the ONLY forward player (other than prospects on ELC) who has a contract beyond this season. He, Jones and Murphy are the only 3 players who have contracts for the 24-25 season. That’s on purpose.

Everyone needs to calm down. This is great for both sides. Hawks get a good guy who wants to be in Chicago, they know who they’re getting, great locker room guy, veteran, 20 goal scorer while AA gets a few more years of stability and cashes in.

Win for both sides. Everyone needs to chill.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 11, 2019 at 2:10 p.m.
Thread: Who wants A Nylander
Everyone loves to hate on Nylander, but he hasn't done anything wrong that everyone else hasn't done at some point. He went through 2 years of the AHL with albeit, not impressive point totals, although his skill set is one of a playmaker and it is hard to produce points without a scorer next to you, and is struggling slightly in his first real stint in the NHL. What is the difference between that and someone who goes through college for a couple years and struggles a little bit on their first time in the NHL? Take the fact that he was a high first round pick out of the equation for a second. Sikura went to college for 4 years and then struggled to put anything on the board in about the same time frame we have now seen Nylander. So why now is everyone all on board with trying to fire Nylander into the sun when he has shown actual promise of goal scoring ability, and Sikura has yet to score a single NHL goal? Sikura is 2 years older, less points in similar games played, and everyone hates Nylander just because of how he was acquired. Wasn't his fault. Wasn't even Bowmans fault really. Bowman was just trying to capitalize on his little bit of trade value he had left after Colliton ruined it. Bowman was smart to move him out and actually get something for it before he spent his entire career in the AHL because Colliton wouldnt play him
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 27, 2018 at 10:47 p.m.
Thread: Bowman Sucks
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Bflo_Soldier</b></div><div>You mean the guy that built a team that won 3 cups in 6 years and returned an original 6 franchise to not only relevance but one of the most valuable teams and best brands in hockey?</div></div>

Dale Tallon brought in most of the players that won the first cups. He drafted Toews, Kane, Keith, Seabrook, Hjalmarsson, Byfuglien, Brouwer, Bolland, Bickell and Crawford. He traded for Sharp, Ladd, Versteeg. He signed Hossa, Campbell, Kopecky, Madden, and Niemi. While Stan made some moves that were able to help the subsequent cups, such as drafting Saad and Shaw, signing Oduya, and trading for Leddy, Handzus, and Vermette, his more recent moves have been more controversial and seem to have destroyed the Hawks future. All of the Hawks 1st round picks from 2011-2016 have been traded away, which included Teravainen, Hartman, Schmaltz, and Danault. He traded away Panarin, Hinostroza, Teravainen, Danault, Leddy, and Saad in losing deals. Overall, while he's made many mistakes, I think people don't give him enough credit for what he did but are fair in placing some blame on him for the current state of the Hawks.