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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 20 at 7:13 p.m.
Thread: Stop saying they wont waive there is no playoffs if they dont
There are many reasons Hawks would decline:
1. They are in a down-to-the -studs rebuild and have no interest in disrupting that by adding assets prematurely. They are building through the draft until they are close and know what kind of gaps they need to fill with free agents. The mediocre middle is an outcome they will strenuously avoid.
2. Marner is 9 years older than Bedard and thus doesn't fit the timeline.
3. Hawks have to hope Bedard accepts a contract that helps the team compete (ala Jack Hughes). Marner has proven that he operates differently. Hawks will have zero interest in adding someone who epitomizes the "where's-mine" mentality that has crippled the Leafs. What will the Hawks have to give Bedard when Marner demands his 12.5?
4. Hawks have no interest in another undersized forward and a Dman who can't make it with the Leafs.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 9 at 2:33 p.m.
Thread: Fixing up Chicago
Other Hawk fans may have different views, but IMO there are solid reasons the Hawks should pass:
1. Marner is 9 years older than Bedard. He doesn't fit the trajectory of what has been to date a very purposeful, deliberate rebuild. At some point the Hawks may need to go after a FA, but not until they're closer and know what pieces they're missing. For example, if the pick is Demidov and he works out, I'm thrilled I didn't sign up for Marner at $12.5 till he's 36.
2. Hawks gave to hope that - ala Jack Hughes - Bedard takes a discount to have a stronger team around him. Marner will presumably demand over $12 million. What do you pay Bedard then? $15? Nobody wants to replicate the Leafs' issues with a top-heavy salary structure.
3. Jones is not the albatross people assume. He's overpaid by $2 million or so, but that's not a big deal for the Hawks. And without him there's very little high-end experience on the back end. Would Vlasic have developed as well as he has without Jones?
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 5, 2023 at 6:20 p.m.