What do Jimmy Waite, Jack Skille, Cam Barker, Everett Sanipass, Mikhail Yakubov, Pavel Vorobiev, Evan Brophy, Mike Blunden, Bill Sweat, Mark McNeil, Ian Mitchell among others have in common? All Blackhawk draft picks who played in the WJC well in their junior leagues and who had less than stellar careers. Yes the current crop of Chicago Blackhawk draft picks look good but so did many of the guys listed at the time. Don’t count our cards before they’re hatched.
- paulr

- HawkintheD

These prospects certainly look good but as Yogi Berra would say It ain’t over til it’s over, or even Napoleon had his Watergate.

These prospects certainly look good but as Yogi Berra would say It ain’t over til it’s over, or even Napoleon had his Watergate.
- paulr

I notice how you failed to mention Bedard in your narrative dere Chief!

The Leafs placed Samsonov on waivers today.

I notice how you failed to mention Bedard in your narrative dere Chief!
- HawkintheD

He’s borderline at the moment, he’s still a junior player didn’t ya know.

What do Jimmy Waite, Jack Skille, Cam Barker, Everett Sanipass, Mikhail Yakubov, Pavel Vorobiev, Evan Brophy, Mike Blunden, Bill Sweat, Mark McNeil, Ian Mitchell among others have in common? All Blackhawk draft picks who played in the WJC well in their junior leagues and who had less than stellar careers. Yes the current crop of Chicago Blackhawk draft picks look good but so did many of the guys listed at the time. Don’t count our cards before they’re hatched.
- paulr

So are you saying they are all going to be busts?

So are you saying they are all going to be busts?
- BetweenTheDots

Is that how you comprehend it Dots? Do my previous posts about the prospects suggest they’ll be busts? I’m tempering my optimism in the event some don’t work out.

Is that how you comprehend it Dots? Do my previous posts about the prospects suggest they’ll be busts? I’m tempering my optimism in the event some don’t work out.
- paulr

Nah I'm just giving you poop.

Well I'm going to be in the glass half full club, i don't recall any of those players leading the tournament in assists

Nah I'm just giving you poop.

Well I'm going to be in the glass half full club, i don't recall any of those players leading the tournament in assists
- BetweenTheDots

Jimmy Waite stole a gold medal for a second rate Canadian team in 1988. I thought for sure he was the next Patrick Roy …. I’m a glass half full guy too but the unexpected does happen.

TBF, when you have 10 4th line FWDs, do the lines really matter?
- Elbows15

Nope, but while I enjoy watching them anyway, don’t like watching Tinordi. Dallas exploited him last game, wait until tonight. Yikes!

Jimmy Waite stole a gold medal for a second rate Canadian team in 1988. I thought for sure he was the next Patrick Roy …. I’m a glass half full guy too but the unexpected does happen.
- paulr

I am a glass 1/2 full kind of guy, but my cup definitely doesn’t run over with optimism.

I am a glass 1/2 full kind of guy, but my cup definitely doesn’t run over with optimism.
- LAHawk

I am a glass 1/2 full kind of guy, but my cup definitely doesn’t run over with optimism.
- LAHawk