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Originally Posted by vilzeh
Hawks made a mistake of not keeping Raanta, just saying.
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Agree...He was under contract, and there was no itching need to move him, as his Cap hit was minimal...
Many 'Hawk fans felt that, with the pressing need to get under the cap, CRAWFORD would have been the logical guy to move...Darling/Raanta were both under contract at under $2 million combined, and certainly there would have been a market for a 2-time Cup winning goaltender...and the 'Hawks had won cups with unproven goalies twice before (Niemi and Crawford)
It's not that I am a Crawford hater (and there are plenty of 'Hawk fans that are), but the pragmatic move to get under the Cap, would have been to dump Crawford, and improve Defense depth...right now, with Keith hurt, the 'Hawks only have 3 NHL quality D-men, and 1 youngster who appears NHL ready...the last couple games, Crawford and the 'Hawks have been victimized by a general lack of experience in the D-zone, giving up 11 goals in 4 periods.