Quoting: ChiHawk
Hawks won't take Darling at over $3M, I think the Canes have to retain another $500K for the Hawks to be interested. As such, Hawks will need to throw in Duclair. The NYI need defense so AA, #27 pick, and either Rutta or Murphy should get back the Calgary pick. Hawks need to dump either Rutta or Murphy...both don't work especially if they get Faulk and pick up Moore or (DeHann, Cole, etc.)
I agree Moore will likely cost $2.75M for a home town team at a minimum. Bozak is a bad signing when you have Derek Ryan or Riley Nash both available for at least $1M less.
I like Wingels and Vermette signings but both will get a bit more, likely $1M.
Biggest issue is the hawks have to be under the cap with bonuses so this wouldn't work.
Well obviously these are just estimates....... And honestly I'm just trying to fill the Hawks needs with players that fill that criteria.
The Hawks need a few bottom 6 guys that are above 50% at the dot, that can play a two-way game and can play in "situational" situations and are specialists at one thing or another...
I'm not overly concerned about the top 6....... Because they could draft Wahlstrom and I think he would fit right in and have instant chemistry with Kane and Schmaltz because Jack Hughes is so much like Patrick Kane that Wahlstrom will be thinking he's still on the USDP team.... If the Hawks cant/dont draft Wahlstrom there are a few UFA's out there the Hawks could pursue that could fill that #2 LW spot...
Of course the Hawks need a top 4 defenseman and at least 1 or 2 #5 defenseman..
Bowman has the cap space and the trade bait to make all that happen.
What really concerns me is goaltending.... What's the deal with Crawford? can he play? if he does will he be the same? .... That's something the Hawks will need to figure out in the next month or so, because you don't want to be going into October with a questionable Crawford and the same goalies we used last season.. That would be a disaster waiting to happen........ And obviously by then it would be far too late to sign a legitimate starting goalie or a 1b type like Carter Hutton..