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HockeyDoug
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Maybe they like him long term and just want to pump him up to keep interested and stay in N. America as well.
Never know who is going to progress faster than others, but Nordstrom has come out of nowhere.
Seems Q likes his Swedes, and likes to pair them up. Hjamarlsson with Oduya, Kruger with Nordstrom. Hopefully he plays well
Here's a question: What is with Pirri's game that the Hawks don't seem to like? I don't think the AHL's leading scorer had a good shot this preseason. Poor guy had an injury and now he's healthy it seems that Q won't give him a chance.
Is it his size, vision, defense, faceoffs? I just don't know what he doesn't have.
Comments would be appreciated.
Hossa's contract, along with his injury history and now a chronic back problem makes it virtually impossible to move him.
I just cant see a reason to move him until Hayes, Morin, or even Bollig step up their games. The way the cap is, it really does not hurt to have that payroll if he is inactive. If rules were different they might consider buying him out. I kinda think Hossa is the kind of guy that is gonna retire before the deal is up though if he can not play at a high level.
The pace with the olympics is gonna be the same pace as last year, basically a game every other night. Hossa can get a couple games off a week with the talent we have that would be on a roster if they werent with the blackhawks. 10-12 hawks should be playing the olympics as well, including hossa, so we need to see how the priorities are set. If he isnt ready to go, I would rather see kids get the time than just playing hossa a few shifts a game. But if he rests all first half and then goes all out in the olympics, he better be here for the end of the season and playoffs.
perhaps if you actually read it you would see that he didn't compare a single one of those players to hossa as he said until any of those 3 step up their games. But when an attack is on I guess those things go out the window![]()