Has anyone been able to watch Rockford at all? Curious to see if Reichel is playing more relaxed. I saw he picked up an assist last night.

Indeed, you'll likely see 4-5 new forwards and 1-2 new D-men next year.
- Chunk

Imagine, in a year or two no one will be able to complain about the team sucking. But I guarantee when the team gets better, and when they become competitive, when they get really competitive and should they win another cup or three some posters will still be complaining just like between 2008 and 2016.

I just finished The Athletic article of players whio were "questionable selections" as it pertained to Trevor Connelly.

I might have even taken it to heart harder if Corey Pronman wasn't aprt of the creators.

There are instances from youth hockey about his bullying.
On another team, Connelly was suspended after urinating on another student’s belongings, among other alleged acts. One source said Connelly was acting in response to hazing that Connelly had received earlier. That source said he witnessed the hazing Connelly endured and also saw students tease Connelly about being hazed.
Trevor Connelly said in a statement: “At 14 years old, I was the victim of a humiliating hazing incident in my dorm room and then harassed about it afterwards. I reacted poorly to the situation with an immature act. While I took responsibility at the time, I regret and am embarrassed by how I handled myself.”


Not trying to be a poop here, but it's this how Corey Perry and others made a living in the league? (Well he /they ((No I do not think CP is transgendered...) didn't start in Anahiem smacking opponents off the ice, and slew footing them in practice, that we know of.One of Connelly's coaches described Connelly as a “good teammate.”

I am fairly certain that many teams carefully vet the kids that add to ensure they are team oriented prospects with good character in their close knit group.

Much of this backwash is from when Trevor Connelly was younger.
I just can speack for myself, that I am sure some saw me as a bully at that 14-16 gae, and I certainly played with guys who tried to bully while playing the sport(s), so I can't see where it doesn't exist in hockey or can I blindly excuse personalty, but my placement of Connelly at #14 slot on my board has nothing to do with these opinions in whole but because of his light size and need of muscle which to me knocked him down the board.

Now he later got suspended for a racial slur that DID happen.

“I believe in a path to redemption but it’s not my job to provide it,” said one scouting director. But another evaluator predicted Connelly will be chosen, just not as early as the rankings portend. “At one point the difference between him and the next guy will be too big,” said the scout. “All it takes is one team.”
Same thing I was relaying about the injured Jiricek..

I am not going to absolve my extended family who leaft the city in the White flight times in fear that "dem people - and the N were was simply part of all are vocabulary at times, not some random use.
(On the other side of that coin, my city of Chicago born wive's family never EVER used that talk or profanity, etc.)


I am curious what all your opinions are.

Indeed, you'll likely see 4-5 new forwards and 1-2 new D-men next year.
- Chunk

At this point I'd like to see the Hawks move-on from most of the guys on the roster who aren't in the long-term plans - T Johnson, Beauvillier, Enwistle, R Johnsonn, Raddysh, Katchouk, Tinordi, Megna, Zaitsev, and Pitlick.

I'd be ok keeping Blackwell or Anderson for the bottom 6. I think it's more likely that Blackwell is traded at the deadline and Anderson is re-signed.

Reichel will be back and given the opportunity to be a regular contributor. I'd be ok with Guttman returning but spending most of his time in Rockford.

I just finished The Athletic article of players whio were "questionable selections" as it pertained to Trevor Connelly.

I might have even taken it to heart harder if Corey Pronman wasn't aprt of the creators.

There are instances from youth hockey about his bullying.
On another team, Connelly was suspended after urinating on another student’s belongings, among other alleged acts. One source said Connelly was acting in response to hazing that Connelly had received earlier. That source said he witnessed the hazing Connelly endured and also saw students tease Connelly about being hazed.
Trevor Connelly said in a statement: “At 14 years old, I was the victim of a humiliating hazing incident in my dorm room and then harassed about it afterwards. I reacted poorly to the situation with an immature act. While I took responsibility at the time, I regret and am embarrassed by how I handled myself.”


Not trying to be a poop here, but it's this how Corey Perry and others made a living in the league? (Well he /they ((No I do not think CP is transgendered...) didn't start in Anahiem smacking opponents off the ice, and slew footing them in practice, that we know of.One of Connelly's coaches described Connelly as a “good teammate.”

I am fairly certain that many teams carefully vet the kids that add to ensure they are team oriented prospects with good character in their close knit group.

Much of this backwash is from when Trevor Connelly was younger.
I just can speack for myself, that I am sure some saw me as a bully at that 14-16 gae, and I certainly played with guys who tried to bully while playing the sport(s), so I can't see where it doesn't exist in hockey or can I blindly excuse personalty, but my placement of Connelly at #14 slot on my board has nothing to do with these opinions in whole but becaus eof his light size and need of muscle which to me knocked him down the board.
I am curious what all your opinions are.
- wiz1901

What’s going on this year? I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many different opinions about the players. One guy has player X ranked 3 or 4 the next guy 15 or 16. And not to mention how a player will rise or drop so dramatically. Are the prospects so close or are they being ranked on a game by game basis?

What’s going on this year? I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many different opinions about the players. One guy has player X ranked 3 or 4 the next guy 15 or 16. And not to mention how a player will rise or drop so dramatically. Are the prospects so close or are they being ranked on a game by game basis?
- paulr

After the top half of the first round, as of today, you aren't pulling a unhearlded NHL star out of the bunch, in the bottom and next rounds, and not so much that you cannot get good NHLers, but you are waiting for maturity, muscle, and continued growth in their games.

At this point I'd like to see the Hawks move-on from most of the guys on the roster who aren't in the long-term plans - T Johnson, Beauvillier, Enwistle, R Johnsonn, Raddysh, Katchouk, Tinordi, Megna, Zaitsev, and Pitlick.

I'd be ok keeping Blackwell or Anderson for the bottom 6. I think it's more likely that Blackwell is traded at the deadline and Anderson is re-signed.

Reichel will be back and given the opportunity to be a regular contributor. I'd be ok with Guttman returning but spending most of his time in Rockford.
- DarthKane

I'd be amazed if more than one from this list is retained. Maybe Entwistle, but I think even he is an outside chance at best.

Right now you have:
Foligno
Richardinson
Kurashev
Donato
Bedard
Hall
AA
Reichel

Add a rookie or two, a couple guys like Stephenson/TT/Toffoli/DeBrusk/Duchene (my personal favorite right now)/Foegele/Domi/etc.

I think it would be much more respectable.

I'd be amazed if more than one from this list is retained. Maybe Entwistle, but I think even he is an outside chance at best.

Right now you have:
Foligno
Richardinson
Kurashev
Donato
Bedard
Hall
AA
Reichel

Add a rookie or two, a couple guys like Stephenson/TT/Toffoli/DeBrusk/Duchene (my personal favorite right now)/Foegele/Domi/etc.

I think it would be much more respectable.
- Chunk

There are some games where Entwistle is strong then he just disappears for games on end. I know he played the last few games but I can’t think of one thing he did?

I'd be amazed if more than one from this list is retained. Maybe Entwistle, but I think even he is an outside chance at best.

Right now you have:
Foligno
Richardinson
Kurashev
Donato
Bedard
Hall
AA
Reichel

Add a rookie or two, a couple guys like Stephenson/TT/Toffoli/DeBrusk/Duchene (my personal favorite right now)/Foegele/Domi/etc.

I think it would be much more respectable.
- Chunk

I actually agree, I would also hope Guttman and Dach (Naser???) would be knocking on the door., especially when injuries occur and you have to reach into the A for filler.

My 2 picks to sign as a FA is deBrusk (still youngish, can play top 6, and shouldn't break the bank, and Sean Monahan, for a couple of years as a #2 center, which would slot Richardinson properly at line 3 (shouldn't break the bank either)

IMO, Bedard, Monahan, Richardinson would be a good center line-up.

There are some games where Entwistle is strong then he just disappears for games on end. I know he played the last few games but I can’t think of one thing he did?
- paulr

Miss the net?

Button's list of top 50 affiliated prospects, Naser is 35, del Mastro is 39.

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/cu...-prospects-list-1.2079455

Button's list of top 50 affiliated prospects, Naser is 35, del Mastro is 39.
- LAHawk

I have no idea of how the prospects should be ranked but I do know I don’t take anything Button says seriously. He’s almost as ridiculous as Pierre Maguire.

New blog up.

Imagine, in a year or two no one will be able to complain about the team sucking. But I guarantee when the team gets better, and when they become competitive, when they get really competitive and should they win another cup or three some posters will still be complaining just like between 2008 and 2016.
- paulr

More certain than death and taxes.

I just finished The Athletic article of players whio were "questionable selections" as it pertained to Trevor Connelly.

I might have even taken it to heart harder if Corey Pronman wasn't aprt of the creators.

There are instances from youth hockey about his bullying.
On another team, Connelly was suspended after urinating on another student’s belongings, among other alleged acts. One source said Connelly was acting in response to hazing that Connelly had received earlier. That source said he witnessed the hazing Connelly endured and also saw students tease Connelly about being hazed.
Trevor Connelly said in a statement: “At 14 years old, I was the victim of a humiliating hazing incident in my dorm room and then harassed about it afterwards. I reacted poorly to the situation with an immature act. While I took responsibility at the time, I regret and am embarrassed by how I handled myself.”


Not trying to be a poop here, but it's this how Corey Perry and others made a living in the league? (Well he /they ((No I do not think CP is transgendered...) didn't start in Anahiem smacking opponents off the ice, and slew footing them in practice, that we know of.One of Connelly's coaches described Connelly as a “good teammate.”

I am fairly certain that many teams carefully vet the kids that add to ensure they are team oriented prospects with good character in their close knit group.

Much of this backwash is from when Trevor Connelly was younger.
I just can speack for myself, that I am sure some saw me as a bully at that 14-16 gae, and I certainly played with guys who tried to bully while playing the sport(s), so I can't see where it doesn't exist in hockey or can I blindly excuse personalty, but my placement of Connelly at #14 slot on my board has nothing to do with these opinions in whole but because of his light size and need of muscle which to me knocked him down the board.

Now he later got suspended for a racial slur that DID happen.

“I believe in a path to redemption but it’s not my job to provide it,” said one scouting director. But another evaluator predicted Connelly will be chosen, just not as early as the rankings portend. “At one point the difference between him and the next guy will be too big,” said the scout. “All it takes is one team.”
Same thing I was relaying about the injured Jiricek..

I am not going to absolve my extended family who leaft the city in the White flight times in fear that "dem people - and the N were was simply part of all are vocabulary at times, not some random use.
(On the other side of that coin, my city of Chicago born wive's family never EVER used that talk or profanity, etc.)


I am curious what all your opinions are.
- wiz1901

In short, everything you grew up believing about team sports has been retroactively determined years later to have been wrong. Almost every coaching technique has been judged abusive to someone.

Some were indeed abusive, but the baby has been tossed out with the bathwater, imo.

But Wiz is right, Tinordi is out there for one reason, to be the policeman.
- LAHawk

They have a team that can't score and a policeman who can't fight. Perfect.

Miss the net?
- LAHawk

Hit the goalie right in the center of his chest as well. If they did field goals with pucks 1/2 the hawks would be all stars.

Looks like Conner Bedard is shaping his eyebrows...his siter must be back in town, her turn to baby sit.
Or he went to a beauty salon.