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thefoss1957 · 03-30-2018, 11:41 AM

No...I am sure that the Blackhawks weren't unhappy with Panarin, but, were looking at the affordability of his next contract. Saad had an extra year at his current rate. Moreover, the return of Saad was thought of as a way of "fixing" Toews, who has struggled without a decent LW to play with.

Hossa, Crawford, and Hjarlmasson were all, certainly, factors in the poor standings. But, also, at times, 2/3 of the 'Hawk roster weren't with this team even two seasons ago, and, even, had less than 2 full years of NHL experience. With Crawford, some of the defensive deficiencies could be covered up ('Hawks were in a WC spot when he went down), but Glass/Forsberg/Berube were all well under NHL average save pct., that can and did kill a season.

03-30-2018, 11:41 AM	#114
thefoss1957 Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago Native relocated to the stinking desert of Utah Exp:	No...I am sure that the Blackhawks weren't unhappy with Panarin, but, were looking at the affordability of his next contract. Saad had an extra year at his current rate. Moreover, the return of Saad was thought of as a way of "fixing" Toews, who has struggled without a decent LW to play with. Hossa, Crawford, and Hjarlmasson were all, certainly, factors in the poor standings. But, also, at times, 2/3 of the 'Hawk roster weren't with this team even two seasons ago, and, even, had less than 2 full years of NHL experience. With Crawford, some of the defensive deficiencies could be covered up ('Hawks were in a WC spot when he went down), but Glass/Forsberg/Berube were all well under NHL average save pct., that can and did kill a season. __________________ "If the wine's not good enough for the cook, the wine's not good enough for the dish!" - Julia Child (goddess of the kitchen)