Couple points of order regarding the debrusk contract:
1. It doesn’t take him to UFA. It keeps him as RFA.
2. No team gives a player a deal taking him right to UFA off their ELC.
3. If they did it wouldn’t be a bridge. A three year deal taking a player from RFA to UFA isn’t a bridge. It’s just a contract.

Further point of order, lauzon is definitely not a right shot. He also didn’t play all year on the left side. Not sure where you got that.

They just got Kase. If they were to get Hoffman, DeBrusk/Bjork are likely moved before Kase. Still, it's possible it's a one-year deal so moving DeBrusk wouldn't be the best idea.

Sorry I got that backwards. He's a left shot that played the right side. Either way he can play both sides and did it last year lots.

Also you get fa status at 27. Boston shouldn't risk long term deal on him since he's has been quite inconsistent and we really don't know what we have. Do we have a guy that's gonna push 30 goals or around 20. This is a fair deal that will let us figure out why we have and he will not sign a short term deal. This would be fair for both parties.

I chose Kase because of his cap amount. Bjork isn't enough so would have to give a higher pick. Boston needs to start getting picks again as the farm is not great and we have not alot signed for next year. Also I don't think they should give up on jake yet. The one year deal is because Hoffman has said he's interested in signing one and the only other realistic fa signings on the RW are Perry and Athanasiou and neither I think are what we need at the moment. Also it's not like a player has never been traded twice in a season

With regard to debrusk, you didn’t address anything i said. Debrusk will be 26 when this deal expires, with 6 years of service. RFA.

Wait didn’t you just say lauzon played all year on the left side now it’s that he played on both sides a ton?

wow, that Ekholm trade is a top 10 worst trade i have ever seen on this site. that's good work.
Ekholm is very good and that return is not.

What do you mean? Outside of me naming the contract wrong that's all i didn't address. He's 24 at the moment. Instead of calling it a bridge which I'll admit to getting wrong, he is given a 3 year at fair market value. It also would take him to free agency because you qualify for free agency at the age of 27. So that's where he can test the open market or demand his higher contract. It's fair for both the club and the player.

Neither team accepts.

His birthday is in October. Free agency is July 1st. He would be 26. He turned 24 precisely 11 days ago. He would be a restricted free agency.

If you were right, you would be suggesting something that is nearly unheard of in the NHL (giving a player coming off an ELC a deal that takes him direct to UFA). I think you have to go back like 15 years to find a single example of it.

Luckily, three years keeps debrusk at RFA.

I got lauzons shot wrong, I admitted that. But ya he can play both sides.. he played most of the season as a right RD with a left shot . Sure he could move back to his natural side. Pretty sure he did fill in on both sides this year too. Either way I'm pretty sure he can play the left as well since he is a left shot.

And sorry I ****ed that up too because of the start of this season. His birthday says 24 right now which threw me off. You are right there. But either way it's still a fair deal at market value

Chicago is in a rebuild and barely had any LD.

The Nashville one the picks might have to be played wiith. I also don't have the ability to trade the rights to players not in the AHL. Unless I didn't see how to do that. First time posting

I agree that it’s a fair deal, but if it took him to UFA it would be the opposite of that. Guess this is like a good miss in golf.

Haha it's my first time posting, Chuck me a ****in Mulligan dude haha

This John Moore to Chicago business by Boston fans lately is hysterical

Chicago is in a rebuild, that’s why they wouldn’t give up anything for Moore. A vet LD signed for term is the last thing they need. They have Keith, de Haan, and Zadorov all on the roster.

Well it makes sense. He's at an affordable cap, you're entering a rebuild, he's from Illinois, not alot going on for left sided dmen. It's not a blockbuster by any stretch but it's not that far out of the question

Keith might not be there and wasn't de Haan injured for alot of the season? He's decent but is he over 4 mil good? Is he a guy the Blackhawks plan on keeping during the rebuild?

The Hawks have Keith, Zadorov, and de Haan already on the left side. Like you said, they’re in a rebuild, so generally that means not trading for veterans.

Why wouldn’t Keith be there? There’s been no indication at all that he want to move or would waive his NMC. De Haan was hurt but he’s a top 4 guy when healthy. It’s be smarter for them to let him rebuild his value and trade him for picks at the deadline. Moore doesn’t help this team in the long term

Well I mean don't be surprised if teams are kicking tires on players and their NMC. Boston asked Rask this off season to submit a 15 team list. Do you think keith, Kane and Toews are all going to be convinced by this management group of staying through a rebuild? As you know rebuild generally moving big contracts on aging players. These guys are probably gonna want a shot at another cup id think too. I mean if he wants to stay great for Chicago. Still got hockey in him, I'm just thinking from the dollars and cents side

De Haan also has only one full nhl season to his name too so its not like he's always available

Toews and Kane aren’t waiving their NMCs. Every source has said neither are interested in moving at all. Keith might want to down the line, but as of now all indications are he’s against moving as well. The Hawks have already said they’re not trading core pieces. They’re just not going to go after veterans to fill spots long term, they’re letting the young guys play. In other words, they’re not looking to trade for guys like John Moore.

De Haan has played 65 or more games in 4 of 6 seasons that he’s been a full time NHLer. You’re also forgetting about Zadorov.

Im just not sure Nashville would be interested in that deal. Ekholm is signed cheaply and is really effective. Maybe expansion but even then I can see them protecting the top 4... either way I don’t think Kase and a 3rd gets it done

Not a lot going for left sided dmen? Kieth, De Haan, Zadarov, Carlsson, Vlassic, Beaudin, Kalynuk....every single one of those guys is better for the Hawks for various reasons then Moore. This is such a copycat website; one fan of said team gets a bad idea and creates a AGM and a entire flock of fans from same team just copycat it. Hawks don't want Moore.