grandmaster Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2051934 Brent Seabrook says he'll be ready to contribute next season and is motivated to prove it after having his 2019-20 campaign cut short by multiple surgeries. "I feel like I'm 19 years old again trying to make the team," the Chicago Blackhawksdefenseman told The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun earlier this week. "I'm skating and doing treatment and doing all these extra things here and there. Just trying to get prepared and ready, get the flexibility back - which was a battle for a while - and get the skating back, which has been great. The last two-to-three weeks I've felt really good on the ice. … It's been incredible." Seabrook added that he has no plans to quit despite his injuries, advanced age, and declining production. "I'm excited for training camp," he said. "I'm excited for the opportunity to get back out there and show everybody what I got. I'm not done playing hockey. I get that 35 is old in the sports world, but I don't feel old, I still feel young." The blue-liner was limited to 32 games last season. He underwent three procedures over a six-week span beginning in late December, having his right shoulder repaired followed by both of his hips. The 15-year veteran, who played his final game of the campaign Dec. 15, tried to return for the playoffs but failed to crack Chicago's postseason roster. Seabrook collected only four points while posting a 41.22 expected goals for percentage and a 41.53 scoring chances for rate during his abbreviated 2019-20 season. He's spent his entire career with the Blackhawks, helping them win the Stanley Cup in 2010, 2013, and 2015. However, Seabrook's playing time has steadily declined in the years since those titles. SEASON SEABROOK ATOI 2015-16 22:49 2016-17 21:54 2017-18 20:12 2018-19 19:06 Seabrook has four years left on his contract at a cap hit of $6,875,000. The Blackhawks parted with two key members of their championship core this offseason, as goaltender Corey Crawford signed with the New Jersey Devils and forward Brandon Saad was traded to the Colorado Avalanche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 Good for him to want to keep going. Lol! Not like he has a choice. Sure he can retire, but that’s about 28M left on his contract. No one is walking away from that. I can’t see how he could play well anymore. Pretty much a PR stunt and definitely a very bad contract for years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 It'll be a great story if he can do it, but though he feels like he's 19-years old again, the fact of the matter is that he isn't. We'll see how we does. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, -AJ- said: It'll be a great story if he can do it, but though he feels like he's 19-years old again, the fact of the matter is that he isn't. We'll see how we does. We’ll see. At least the Hawks got some Cups in the beginning unlike our current salary cap anchor in LE. Instead of Cups, LE scored on his own net in that first game and became the epitome of being an “empty net specialist” and a star of “little things” Edited November 16, 2020 by grandmaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Funny, Hawks fans have been wishing he'd prove the doubters wrong for a while now. At his age and given his injury history the odds aren't stacked in his favour though, particularly given that goaltending looks to be a big question mark going into next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Quantum Posted November 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2020 Brent Seabrook was my neighbor when he would live in Tsawwassen during the offseason when I was a kid. He was always really nice and friendly. As much as it sucked watching the Blackhawks win during the Canucks most dominate period, he was always a player I rooted for. So, I wish him the best in making his comeback. With that said, I wouldn't be shocked if he ends up on LTIR. He's played a lot of hockey (3 cups, Olympics, over 1000 regular season NHL games, and more) and that kind of mileage catches up to any player... and especially for a defenseman. I suspect he has about a season and a half of hockey left in him before he goes on LTIR. He won't retire but I can see him being medically unfit to play. Lots of guys say this sort of stuff when they're reaching the conclusion of there NHL careers. If I'm not mistaken, Joffery Lupul made a huge deal about feeling like he could play and how he was better than ever (and that the Leafs were deliberately burying him) before an independent doctor not associated with the Leafs determined he was unfit to play. It's a tough pill to swallow. Especially when you aren't dealing with concussion issues ending your career and have term on your contract. Whatever happens, the Blackhawks won't be a good team and they're clearly rebuilding. So if they can squeeze out any juice from there golden era, I don't blame them, as they usher in a new era of youngsters onto the team. 1 1 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL'er Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Reminds me of this ^ lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Although I despised the Hawks (no longer do/care as they've withered away) I, too, always liked him. He's friends of a friend (who attended his wedding) and so felt connected somehow through that. Does seem like a nice, sincere person and I wish him all the best moving forward. Would be nice to see him get some extra mileage....just not against us. Makes me happy we're at the stage we are with this young, exciting team of ours that's moving in the right direction. Can't wait to get things going again.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post -SN- Posted November 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2020 StealthNuck says Seabrook is done. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Just don't ever go on ltir please. I need to see another team get screwed by cap recapture 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen Water Walker Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 He is normally part of the crew that trains in Kelowna during the offseason. Maybe it will do Jake some good playing against Weber & Seabrook with Price in net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruilin96 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Good for him for trying, but the Canucks dodged a bullet the moment he signed this contract. I know people who are friends with his family/relatives in the lower mainland that if Seabrook becomes a UFA, he would actually consider playing here in Vancouver for his hometown team. At the time when he sign this contract, he was still pretty good, I have no doubt JB would have given him more money to get him here. We totally dodged the bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Kane Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, debluvscanucks said: Although I despised the Hawks (no longer do/care as they've withered away) I, too, always liked him. He's friends of a friend (who attended his wedding) and so felt connected somehow through that. Does seem like a nice, sincere person and I wish him all the best moving forward. Would be nice to see him get some extra mileage....just not against us. Makes me happy we're at the stage we are with this young, exciting team of ours that's moving in the right direction. Can't wait to get things going again.... The Blackhawks were the youngest team in the playoffs. Edited November 16, 2020 by Patrick Kane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 6 hours ago, StealthNuck said: StealthNuck says Seabrook is done. Shouldn't that be Dr. StealthNuck? :D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Often players are not the ones to determine when they are " done ". Often it will be the club that makes that decision. I think it is the end of the line for Seabrook. Hawks are going to want to find a way out of that contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 If he feels like he is 19 again I wanna know what he is eating and drinking, among other things. Hey, I just turned 22 so going back to being 19 would be cool, I'd even be younger than Huggy Bear... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 (edited) If he was willing to consider retiring in a couple of years I'd trade LE for him. Seabrook at least has a chance of playing like an NHLer if sheltered, is a positive influence in the room unlike our $6 million floater, and plays a position and style we could use. Those extra couple of years are ugly though. Edited November 17, 2020 by King Heffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 That contract is such a killer. Still has 2 more years with an NMC, so they have to protect him in the expansion draft. After those 2 years, he has a $4M signing bonus at the beginning of 2022-23, so there’s no way he’s stopping on his own accord before that. After that, he has only $5.5M left over 2 years, with likely high escrow, so he may just retire at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 All just BS, really... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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