grandmaster Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2037605 The Chicago Blackhawks' veteran core - Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith, and Brent Seabrook - is fed up with the organization's early offseason moves, according to The Athletic's Mark Lazerus. "They're pissed. The core guys have had enough," one source said. Toews told Lazerus the club's offseason transactions don't align with his desire to win. "Bottom line is, I want to win," Toews said. "The expectation for the other leaders on this team and myself is to come ready to training camp every year to be a playoff team. We prepare ourselves to win a Cup for our fans. "I've never been told that we were going through a rebuild. That has never been communicated to me, for that matter. A lot of this comes as a shock because it's a completely different direction than we expected." This offseason, the Blackhawks have let longtime goaltender Corey Crawford walk in free agency, traded forward Brandon Saad, and failed to extend qualifying offers to reliable depth pieces in Drake Caggiulaand Slater Koekkoek. Each of those moves made Chicago's roster weaker on paper. They also come just months after the 12th-seeded Blackhawks eliminated the Edmonton Oilers in the qualifying round to make the playoffs for the first time since 2017. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Junkyard Dog Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 I like Toews's passion but anyone could see this coming. They still have a lot of good talent up front too. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grandmaster Posted October 11, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: I like Toews's passion but anyone could see this coming. They still have a lot of good talent up front too. When he and his pal eat up 25% of the cap for so long, how does he expect win though? He can’t be so ignorant. 1 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Didn't they all get pissed the first time Stan Bowman dealt Brandon Saad?!? And then they lost Panarin to get him back... I have a feeling one of those core guys are gonna be dealt soon. Probably Duncan Keith first. Could see Buffalo make a push for Patrick Kane. Brent Seabrook probably gets bought out next year. Not sure who the taker for Jonathan Toews would be... Blackhawks management know it's time to rebuild. The players don't. Feels very much like Vancouver in 2015 with the Sedins. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Just now, grandmaster said: When he and his pal eat up 25% of the cap for so long, how does he expect win though? He can’t be so ignorant. I mean he's definitely earned his contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 I imagine the feeling is a bit mutual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuktravella Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 if im bowman i ship toews out even if half salary retained if he wanted to win another cup he should have taken 7 mill a yr not 10 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: I mean he's definitely earned his contract. He has but he can also do basic math. He ought to be more thankful for his huge paycheque. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Just now, grandmaster said: He has but he can also do basic math. He ought to be more thankful for his huge paycheque. I mean 3 cups. Hawks organization probably a little thankful for that I would imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Lol...their core all got theirs and as a result it's a huge reason they're unable to build back into a contender, now they're bitter about it. Giant contracts with clauses and they're complaining. They can rot in has-been irrelevancy....forever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Elias Pettersson Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Patrick Kane for Loui Eriksson and a pick? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Monty Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Good on them for having this much passion after winning 3 Stanley Cups in the past 10 years. Their time is passed, but its nice to see them still hungry. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Just now, Elias Pettersson said: Patrick Kane for Loui Eriksson and a pick? You mean the pick goes the other way? Imagine their cap savings Good luck to them, all the remaining goalies in the market are past their prime or backups haha (Howard, Anderson, Dell, Ryan Miller... they could have another Corey, in Corey Schneider? ) and their two signed goalies have a combined 84 games of NHL experience over 7 seasons lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post King Heffy Posted October 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said: Patrick Kane for Loui Eriksson and a pick? Kane would need a ride to the airport as no cabbie in their right mind would pick him up. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PetterssonOrPeterson Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 I respect Toews as a competitor, however it I think it is an inevitable fact that eventually their time of dominating would come to an end. They dominated the 2010's for the most part and have 3 cups to show for it. They're (kane/toews) the ones that committed long term to this team and should've seen this coming before signing their contracts years back if they were planning on staying a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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