I wouldn’t say the Maatta trade was an F. Still not a great one, rather have traded Kahun for a cheaper serviceable guy, but with Kahun gone it gave the spot to kubalik. That’s the reason why the trade happened from what I suspect.

Well Kahun is going to be a UFA as buffalo didn’t qualify him

I would agree with this. This trade was weird, but fine on its own. We lost it once we traded for De Haan. In a vacuum its not bad, especially given that the Pens gave up on him for Sheary and now Buffalo isnt qualifying him, I wonder if theres some behind the scenes reasoning

I cant say Maatta is an F. If CHI, PIT, and BUF are passing on the kid...then i actually think the Hawks won this trade. Its the flat cap that hurts the Hawks and Maatta is just the sacrificial goat. I really think he's going to be a good TOP PAIR dman with the Kings next to DD.

I 100% agree on Lehner. We weren't winning the cup this yeah. Happy we have a goalie in our system now.

No Kubalik trade? Too long ago?

I'd say the Detroit is yet to be determined without the we lost for Chicago. If Regula doesn't pan out then the trade is pretty much even. But I don't that happening Regula is very good.

It’s like a third round pick with a couple years of development for a wing who was not qualified, and didn’t do much in Detroit. Sorry man, no way that’s not a win.

Maatta wasn't necessary when many teams are signing 6/7D for league minimum-$2M, meanwhile the hawks 6D is making $4M a year, it's a bad trade from the start. Maatta's feet are slow and he provides very little offense. I rather have kept Kahun and Jokiharju at that point.

There were a ton of reasons why Joki couldn't be kept, I agree on Kahun though.

Joki I can understand. Thats different IMO. I dont think he was slow with CHI. They play a 2-way game that PIT doesnt. If PIT, BUF, and CHI all passed on Kahun...i hate to say it, but thats the true test. Not us talking but team after team passing up on him. Theres something there we dont know. As for Joki. I heard he wasn't "a team player" with the new scheme. Q gave him a lot of rope...which is VERY UN Q LIKE!!!! Very. Got back and look at how pissed i was at that trade. Joki took a step back IMO with BUF. We'll see.

I think chicago media hyped up Joki as the savior he wasn’t. He was great next to Keith, but when we looked at our depth, and he couldn’t be converted to the left side, combined with off ice issues, he had to be moved while his value was high.

Maybe you should reread my comment and then maybe apologize.

I’m still not getting it, but I’m just a regula guy.

I see what you did there!

I never said it was a win. So you should read it again or maybe get some to read it for you. My mistake thinking a Blackhawks fan would have any class.

I don’t know why you are so upset over what appears to be a purely verbal misunderstanding. The first half of your statement states that you might call the Detroit trade yet to be determined, or conditionally even, depending on if Regula does/does not pan out. The second half says you like Regula and you think he will work out, meaning you think chicago won? Overall I got the impression that you intended to say the trade was to early to call, which then prompted my next post. In any case, there are some clarity issues In your initial post from my perspective, perhaps you should re-read your own post and re-assess who should be apologizing.



Perhaps there are a couple key words I’m missing,,,

In any case, I apologize for offending you. When I think of Red Wings fans on this site, you are the first user that comes to mind and I consider you to be reasonable.

@exo2769 Regula name jokes are going to be just as fun as Saad name jokes. Hawks drafted a bunch of guys with neat names today as well.

Oi oi! Appreciate the shout out 👍

@exo2769 Regula name jokes are going to be just as fun as Saad name jokes. Hawks drafted a bunch of guys with neat names today as well.[/quote]


I'm really Saad about Kahuna - Maatata trade, but what do I know, I'm just a Regula guy who enjoys picking Dach.
How is that?