2012-13 Chicago Blackhawks/NHL/Stink Bowman should be FYERRED Thread

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

So, who's going to the parade/boner rally?

I went to the last one in the ungodly heat and then eventually met up with Oleg and Jon, as I recall.  But I won't be able to make it this time.

Enjoy it though.  It'd be nice to see mass amounts of people in the streets and it not be a zombie movie.

BH, the stranger on whom I tried pawning off my daughter, my daughter, and me all resent our respective omissions.

Jerk.

[Gilgamesh]

So, who's going to the parade/boner rally?

I went to the last one in the ungodly heat and then eventually met up with Oleg and Jon, as I recall.  But I won't be able to make it this time.

Enjoy it though.  It'd be nice to see mass amounts of people in the streets and it not be a zombie movie.

BH, the stranger on whom I tried pawning off my daughter, my daughter, and me all resent our respective omissions.

Jerk.

I ONLY HAVE SO MUCH RAM IN MY HEAD, OPTOAT!!

[J. Walter Weatherman]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/chi-hawks-thanks-bruins-20130628,0,6246683.story

[CT III]

Sometimes it's like Rocky sits down and says "what would my old man have done in this case?".

And then he does the exact opposite.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

So... $4MM cap hit for Bickell?

Seems slightly on the high-ish side, no?

[Quality Start Machine]

So... $4MM cap hit for Bickell?

Seems slightly on the high-ish side, no?

He would of gotten five in a week.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

So... $4MM cap hit for Bickell?

Seems slightly on the high-ish side, no?

He would of gotten five in a week.

Just because Jay Feastink is going to jump off a bridge...

[Slaky]

So... $4MM cap hit for Bickell?

Seems slightly on the high-ish side, no?

Sort of but the way I see it they don't have a Bickell-esque guy to do what he does. Hayes isn't it. Plus 4mm isn't going to look so bad when the cap flies north of 70.

The hope is a) people don't demand his removal from the roster when he doesn't score at the same rate he did in the playoffs (because he won't) and b) well, that he's even worse than that.

Probably time for a new thread, yeah?

[Quality Start Machine]

So... $4MM cap hit for Bickell?

Seems slightly on the high-ish side, no?

Sort of but the way I see it they don't have a Bickell-esque guy to do what he does. Hayes isn't it. Plus 4mm isn't going to look so bad when the cap flies north of 70.

I already have a Morinboner warming.

[Quality Start Machine]

Last week the Blackhawks signed Teuvo Teravainen to an entry-level contract. This is very good for three reasons:

First, since he's still under 20, the Hawks can use a "slide year" - He can play up to 9 NHL games and get sent back to Finland's SM-Liga (their top league) and the Hawks get another year tacked onto the back end of the deal. A three-year deal becomes a four-year one.

Secondly, Teravainen's team, Jokerit, is leaving SM-Liga after the 2013-14 season for the KHL. Getting him signed now ensures no bidding war this time next year.

Thirdly, this kid's skill set is fucking insane. His puck skills, vision and creativity are similar to Patrick Kane at the same age. The reason he's still in Finland (and the reason he fell to the Hawks in the 2012 draft) is that he's 5'11, and around 165. Until he gets into the Hawks' workout regimen, he'll get knocked into next week. Especially since he doesn't shy away from high traffic areas.

But bonertime? Fuck yeah, bonertime.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Last week the Blackhawks signed Teuvo Teravainen to an entry-level contract. This is very good for three reasons:

First, since he's still under 20, the Hawks can use a "slide year" - He can play up to 9 NHL games and get sent back to Finland's SM-Liga (their top league) and the Hawks get another year tacked onto the back end of the deal. A three-year deal becomes a four-year one.

Secondly, Teravainen's team, Jokerit, is leaving SM-Liga after the 2013-14 season for the KHL. Getting him signed now ensures no bidding war this time next year.

Thirdly, this kid's skill set is fucking insane. His puck skills, vision and creativity are similar to Patrick Kane at the same age. The reason he's still in Finland (and the reason he fell to the Hawks in the 2012 draft) is that he's 5'11, and around 165. Until he gets into the Hawks' workout regimen, he'll get knocked into next week. Especially since he doesn't shy away from high traffic areas.

But bonertime? Fuck yeah, bonertime.

Bah! 5-foot-something/165 with Patrick Kane's skill set will never make it in the NHL.