"SELL SELL SELL FUCKING SELL SELL"
Why do the Hawks look like they play with a 1000 pound puck? I swear Debricat and Kane are the only guys that can elevate a puck over a goalies shin pad. First it infected Toews 3 years ago, siimply cannot shoot a puck anymore to the upper V. Then this year Keith just slides pucks all day. 20 shots a game...watch your shins...zero threat. Now Saad.
What the fuck?
Sell Wingels, Bouma, eat half of Seabrook AND pay a Hartman + 2 young defenders or whatever that will cost to move a beached whale making 7 per. Fuck it. The future is only bright if they make a couple bold moves from here.
That said, I think we had some bad luck this year and the team didn't collapse as bad as it looks, together with the same degree of fortune that won us the presidents trophy the #1 seed last year. Add the Crow thing....and we had a dozen hard fought losses or late collapses. We also beat the ever living shit out of Pittsburgh and Washington, and if you spread those 15 goals out in our other games thats your 12 points right there.
I think we already knew the slide was happening, and a few bad bounces, bad breaks, and the Seabrook/Keith decline together with lost D continuity...
this season happened but we will bounce back with a few minor adjustments and a new coach, some more youth, etc.
Kane and Toews will likely oversee another playoff run before its over, unless we could get a fair price for Toews which I doubt.