Nope you are looking at it the right way PMX. Can't really argue against what you are saying esp with the way you back up your douchie mouth. The guys making the low dollars are the easy targets and you are right there often isn't enough emphasis on the guys like Hammer. I agree he has sucked eggs this season and has not risen to the occasion. Worst part is he has stopped hitting and that was what made Hammers game so interesting and fun to watch. I don't know why he has become so soft. But the entire team is soft compared to last year and even the year before.
I don't think you will find one fan that thinks Bollands play has been acceptable. We all know he has been down right awful. Again injuries probably play a role in there but meh what can you do? And it just makes the hole at center on this club that much more apparent. Have no idea how that issue will be addressed by the powers that be
The cliche is still very strong in hockey. You need depth at center in this league or you go nowhere. Can't wait much longer for Bolland to step up.
I haven't really chimed in on Boynton much this season. Frankly I am more with you on your points about him. Boynton is NOT the reason this team has had it's up and downs. To think it is would be eluding the more important things like the play of Hammer. I still think he is too young in his NHL career though still. Boyton at the very least is a team player and you can see it out there. Is he waaay past his prime? Of course he is and he should probably hang em up at the end of the season but as far as Hawk issues go? He's probably down around the 14 mark of my 20 rung concerns with the Hawks. I just don't care enough about the Boyton factor to even discuss it.
P.S. Kopecky was horrible last night. No one can defend that game from him. He cost the Hawks a couple goals against and he made some maaaajor pee wee hockey mistakes out there. Eddie was on his case all night and I don't blame him for once. Kopecky was disgusting (in the actual meaning of disgusting not the skateboarding slang way). I don't care how many face offs he won he fucking sucked at every other aspect of the game. He and Q combined are the goats of that game. Honestly it was his worst game in a Hawks jersey. If the Hawks had a healthy squad a game like that from Kopecky would have had him benched by the 3rd period.
