Hawks let Niemi walk, sign Turco

Dash wrote:See, the thing is he can absolutely say what he wants about the team. Right or wrong, it's his opinion and based on the large change in that teams makeup, it has merit. I think people are underestimating the value of the players the Blackhawks lost, and putting too much stock in their "core". They also are still tight to the cap so they may see more changes year after year.

cash wrote:

Dash wrote:See, the thing is he can absolutely say what he wants about the team. Right or wrong, it's his opinion and based on the large change in that teams makeup, it has merit. I think people are underestimating the value of the players the Blackhawks lost, and putting too much stock in their "core". They also are still tight to the cap so they may see more changes year after year.

Yes, the basis for that statement is reasonable, but the statement itself is nonsense.

Anyways, when your 5 best players are Hossa, Kane, Toews, Keith, and Seabrook, and you can back that up with secondary depth including Sharp, Bolland, Kopecky, Brouwer, Campbell, Hjar, Boynton, etc., then you remain a force to be reckoned with. It's pretty simple.

shabbs wrote:Huet to be loaned?

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/08/huet-nears-agreement-with-swiss-league-team.html

Michallica wrote:

shabbs wrote:Huet to be loaned?

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/08/huet-nears-agreement-with-swiss-league-team.html

and with that, chicago's problems disappear....? If I'm huet, why would I accept this? I can't imagine him getting that much money from a swiss team (unless I'm missing something)

PKC wrote:

Michallica wrote:

shabbs wrote:Huet to be loaned?

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/08/huet-nears-agreement-with-swiss-league-team.html

and with that, chicago's problems disappear....? If I'm huet, why would I accept this? I can't imagine him getting that much money from a swiss team (unless I'm missing something)

He gets paid his NHL salary while he plays there. It's basically a way for the organization to handle this in a classy fashion, rather than just shuttle him down to the AHL so he can ride the bus for the year. Nice to see that the Hawks still care enough about the guy to give him the decency of having options for the upcoming season.

Michallica wrote:

PKC wrote:

Michallica wrote:

shabbs wrote:Huet to be loaned?

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/08/huet-nears-agreement-with-swiss-league-team.html

and with that, chicago's problems disappear....? If I'm huet, why would I accept this? I can't imagine him getting that much money from a swiss team (unless I'm missing something)

He gets paid his NHL salary while he plays there. It's basically a way for the organization to handle this in a classy fashion, rather than just shuttle him down to the AHL so he can ride the bus for the year. Nice to see that the Hawks still care enough about the guy to give him the decency of having options for the upcoming season.

Didn't realize that. I'm assuming he needs to be waived first and then assigned/loaned to the swiss team?

SpezDispenser wrote:This is BS that they just loan a 5.6 million dollar goalie to the Swiss League and everything goes away.

Cuss that...

SpezDispenser wrote:This is BS that they just loan a 5.6 million dollar goalie to the Swiss League and everything goes away.

Cuss that...

shabbs wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:This is BS that they just loan a 5.6 million dollar goalie to the Swiss League and everything goes away.

Cuss that...

It is all within the rules.

SpezDispenser wrote:This is BS that they just loan a 5.6 million dollar goalie to the Swiss League and everything goes away.

Cuss that...

PKC wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:This is BS that they just loan a 5.6 million dollar goalie to the Swiss League and everything goes away.

Cuss that...

Give them a break...they won the Stanley Cup last year in one of the five biggest markets in North America and they still lost money at the end of the season.

Big Ev wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:This is BS that they just loan a 5.6 million dollar goalie to the Swiss League and everything goes away.

Cuss that...

Boston should do this with Thomas.

shabbs wrote:

Michallica wrote:

PKC wrote:

Michallica wrote:

shabbs wrote:Huet to be loaned?

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/08/huet-nears-agreement-with-swiss-league-team.html

and with that, chicago's problems disappear....? If I'm huet, why would I accept this? I can't imagine him getting that much money from a swiss team (unless I'm missing something)

He gets paid his NHL salary while he plays there. It's basically a way for the organization to handle this in a classy fashion, rather than just shuttle him down to the AHL so he can ride the bus for the year. Nice to see that the Hawks still care enough about the guy to give him the decency of having options for the upcoming season.

Didn't realize that. I'm assuming he needs to be waived first and then assigned/loaned to the swiss team?

Yeah, I think that's how it works. Either way, he gets his salary no matter what. They key for the Hawks is that it comes off their cap.

Big Ev wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:This is BS that they just loan a 5.6 million dollar goalie to the Swiss League and everything goes away.

Cuss that...

Boston should do this with Thomas.

SpezDispenser wrote:This is BS that they just loan a 5.6 million dollar goalie to the Swiss League and everything goes away.

Cuss that...

DirtyDave wrote:
a) this is what washington did with Nylander (kind of the same)

b) why couldnt' we have done that with Cheechoo.