The Unpopular Route No Trades

Équipe: 2020-21 Blackhawks de Chicago

Date de création initiale: 26 juill. 2020

Publié: 30 juill. 2020

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

STAY THE COURSE!

Why? We KNOW the cap for the next 3 years. This assumes we can't trade Maatta, which I believe we can. It also assumes Smith goes to Rockford. I'm not 100% sure we can move him without giving up good assets. Sending him down can actually HELP the younger guys become professionals.

Strome and Kubalik take 1 year deals. There will be extra cap next year with Saad and Smith coming off the books next year. I really don't think the threat of an offersheet is a serious one this offseason. They typically aren't anyway, but especially this year with close to all the teams scrambling to figure out their cap situations.

Pius Suter will EARN a spot in the middle six. I think his style of play best matches Saad/Toews, but I just can't break up that Kubalik/Toews/Saad line. It's what I've wanted since the start of the 2019 season and it's really good.

I also like the they're rolling for the EDM playoff series. It allows for Kane to bounce between Strome/Nylander and Dach/Debcrincat. HOWEVER, I do think Pius Suter will bounce Nylander down to the 4th line. Absolutely nothing against Nylander. I think he just needs more time to develop. Keep skating hard. His time will come.

As for in net. I'd prefer to sign Crow vs any other option, but I understand if we need to go Talbot/Greiss...that's still better than losing assets in a trade.

I'm growing more interested in drafting Sanderson as I do more research. He won't be ready for quite some time, but He's looking like the real deal every time I watch his games. If the Hawks are at pick 10 I'd be ok with Sanderson/Quinn/Lundell. If they go Askarov, I'm not going to pout because they need a prospect goalie with starter potential...I just don't think it's a wise choice of a top 10 pick.