~!~ HAWKS SEASON PREVIEW ~!~
Posted: Wed Oct 6, 2021 7:59 pm
Sorry I've been busy, but nice to see a few posts since I was last here.
Crazy amount of story lines since season end, but I want to focus in on the current state of the club:
Quick recap of major transactions:
1. Acquired G Fleury, D S. Jones / D C. Jones, F T. Johnson
2. Signed D MCabe, F Khaira, G Soderblum
3. Re-signed Gaudette, Hagel, Nylander, Hardman, Entwistle, Murphy, and Borgstrom
4. D Keith / F Quenneville, C Smith, LW Connolly (waivers-RIH) C Kampf, C Suter, RW Hinostroza, D Boqvist exit
5. C Toews back and healthy
I mean if you look at it on paper like this then the offseason was a huge success. However we did relinquish major assets in the Jones deal that amounts to 3 high picks.
Quick recap of Pre-Season impressions:
1. Toews looks like he is in good shape
2. Hagel way more important to our success than we realize
3. Gaudette looks like a steal of an asset
4. Nylander out of the NHL?
5. Strome not a fit here anymore
6. D Pairs not in sync yet
7. Nolan Allan looks 28 not 18
8. DeBrincat our best player by far now
9. Colliton system overly complicated?
10. Caleb better than Seth so far
Pleasant surprises: Gaudette, Caleb Jones, Entwistle, and Hagel'
Disappoinments: Nylander, Strome, Seth Jones, Galvas
There is some movement still to be made but I think the 23 man roster is becoming clear:
*D Kalynuk out a few weeks with injured ankle otherwise I think he'd be lined up as a 2nd/3rd pair guy
Lines:
Hagel - Toews - Kubalik
DeBrincat - T. Johnson - Kane
Kurashev - Dach - Borgstrom
Khaira - Gaudette - Carpenter
Dress: Strome, Entwistle
S. Jones - McCabe
De Haan - Murphy
Stillman - C. Jones
Dress: Mitchell
Fleury - Lankinen
I think that Mitchell gets sent to Rockford when Kalynuk comes back. I could see Strome and Entwistle getting games while a Borgstrom / Gaudette / Carpy / Khaira take a day.
Overall I think Nylander's day is over here and that Strome's days are literally day by day at this point.
I think its a decent team but there is a lot of weight on Seth Jones, Hagel, and Fleury's shoulders.
Crazy amount of story lines since season end, but I want to focus in on the current state of the club:
Quick recap of major transactions:
1. Acquired G Fleury, D S. Jones / D C. Jones, F T. Johnson
2. Signed D MCabe, F Khaira, G Soderblum
3. Re-signed Gaudette, Hagel, Nylander, Hardman, Entwistle, Murphy, and Borgstrom
4. D Keith / F Quenneville, C Smith, LW Connolly (waivers-RIH) C Kampf, C Suter, RW Hinostroza, D Boqvist exit
5. C Toews back and healthy
I mean if you look at it on paper like this then the offseason was a huge success. However we did relinquish major assets in the Jones deal that amounts to 3 high picks.
Quick recap of Pre-Season impressions:
1. Toews looks like he is in good shape
2. Hagel way more important to our success than we realize
3. Gaudette looks like a steal of an asset
4. Nylander out of the NHL?
5. Strome not a fit here anymore
6. D Pairs not in sync yet
7. Nolan Allan looks 28 not 18
8. DeBrincat our best player by far now
9. Colliton system overly complicated?
10. Caleb better than Seth so far
Pleasant surprises: Gaudette, Caleb Jones, Entwistle, and Hagel'
Disappoinments: Nylander, Strome, Seth Jones, Galvas
There is some movement still to be made but I think the 23 man roster is becoming clear:
*D Kalynuk out a few weeks with injured ankle otherwise I think he'd be lined up as a 2nd/3rd pair guy
Lines:
Hagel - Toews - Kubalik
DeBrincat - T. Johnson - Kane
Kurashev - Dach - Borgstrom
Khaira - Gaudette - Carpenter
Dress: Strome, Entwistle
S. Jones - McCabe
De Haan - Murphy
Stillman - C. Jones
Dress: Mitchell
Fleury - Lankinen
I think that Mitchell gets sent to Rockford when Kalynuk comes back. I could see Strome and Entwistle getting games while a Borgstrom / Gaudette / Carpy / Khaira take a day.
Overall I think Nylander's day is over here and that Strome's days are literally day by day at this point.
I think its a decent team but there is a lot of weight on Seth Jones, Hagel, and Fleury's shoulders.