NHL PAUSE UPDATES / HAWKS OUTLOOK
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 4:12 pm
It certainly seems like they want to resume the season in the summer, but I’m not sure I see an end to all this anytime soon. The Hawks have a huge list of big decisions to make too:
1. How much to pay RFAs Strome, Kubalik, and Caggulia
A; I assume all 3 come back. I think Strome is in that bridge scenario with an uneven year. Prediction is 2/8.5 and it’s no coincidence that his 2 years line up with Dachs final 2 year entry deal.
I think Kubalik is super interesting bc he is going into his 25th year and this may be his opportunity at a deal with term. If I were him I’d take a little less for 1 extra year. Say 3/11 and become a UFA at 27-28 in his prime.
Caggulia is a tremendous teammate and energy guy and think he comes back 1/1.5
2. How to unload unwanted deals: Matta, Seabrook, and Shaw?
A; Seabrooks deal isn’t being moved, we tried when he was healthy and failed. Bowman tried to move #3 and Seabs to Vancouver for #10 and they said no.
Shaw is injury prone, likely won’t be moved.
Matta is the chance... because he is still young / his number isn’t outrageous / and he is an average player. You’d have to include a decent sweetener to move him, but I’d do it: Alex Regula / Chad Krys / Sikura perhaps as inclusion pieces.
3. Who is 2020-2021 goalie? Crawford. Just sign him to a 2 / 10 and call it a day. Have Lankanen and Delia battle for backup time and ride Crow for 50-55 starts. I’d break up crows deal to be 6 year 1 and 4 year 2 with an obtainable bonus of 1m (make playoffs and over 41 starts)
Draft: let’s just assume we draft 9th with no season ever being played: that’s this list of guys:
D Jake Sanderson
C Anton Lundell
G Yaroslav Askarov
C Connor Zary
I think those 4 would be on SB / MK short list. I personally would love any of them. Zary to me is just so undervalued right now... he has an attitude about the game that is similar to Toews... he just wants to destroy his opponent.
I don’t know, it’s depressing dreaming about when it will all come back.
Thoughts?
1. How much to pay RFAs Strome, Kubalik, and Caggulia
A; I assume all 3 come back. I think Strome is in that bridge scenario with an uneven year. Prediction is 2/8.5 and it’s no coincidence that his 2 years line up with Dachs final 2 year entry deal.
I think Kubalik is super interesting bc he is going into his 25th year and this may be his opportunity at a deal with term. If I were him I’d take a little less for 1 extra year. Say 3/11 and become a UFA at 27-28 in his prime.
Caggulia is a tremendous teammate and energy guy and think he comes back 1/1.5
2. How to unload unwanted deals: Matta, Seabrook, and Shaw?
A; Seabrooks deal isn’t being moved, we tried when he was healthy and failed. Bowman tried to move #3 and Seabs to Vancouver for #10 and they said no.
Shaw is injury prone, likely won’t be moved.
Matta is the chance... because he is still young / his number isn’t outrageous / and he is an average player. You’d have to include a decent sweetener to move him, but I’d do it: Alex Regula / Chad Krys / Sikura perhaps as inclusion pieces.
3. Who is 2020-2021 goalie? Crawford. Just sign him to a 2 / 10 and call it a day. Have Lankanen and Delia battle for backup time and ride Crow for 50-55 starts. I’d break up crows deal to be 6 year 1 and 4 year 2 with an obtainable bonus of 1m (make playoffs and over 41 starts)
Draft: let’s just assume we draft 9th with no season ever being played: that’s this list of guys:
D Jake Sanderson
C Anton Lundell
G Yaroslav Askarov
C Connor Zary
I think those 4 would be on SB / MK short list. I personally would love any of them. Zary to me is just so undervalued right now... he has an attitude about the game that is similar to Toews... he just wants to destroy his opponent.
I don’t know, it’s depressing dreaming about when it will all come back.
Thoughts?