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1/ My answer to: “why can’t you guys just enjoy it?” It’s complicated. I am enjoying seeing the dominance of Jonathan Toews, Brandon Saad playing like we knew he could, Kubalik ... KUBALIK!! The Hawks actually playing some decent defense, and ...
2/ Corey Crawford showing yet again what a warrior he is. The conflict comes when I realize upset “play in” win notwithstanding, the path this team is presently on does not lead back to the Stanley Cup. By the time the Hawks on their current pace ...
3/ acquire all the talent necessary to reach that point, Keith and Crawford will be gone (retired, traded, injured, whatever, Toews will be diminished, as will Kane. And you can “assume” Boqvist will naturally become “another Keith” and Dach ... Toews
6/ yet many of you also seem to see a play-in win as “validation” of Bowman and his work. It’s not. It’s another reminder mostly of the GREAT talent (Toews, Keith, Kane and Crawford) acquired by Bowman’s predecessors. It’s FAIR to doubt Bowman at this point and be aware ...
8/ so are we to ours. We love the team. We LOVED the Cups. We want more of them. Not just one “play-in” series win in 5 years. Hope this helps.
5/ that comes back to Stan Bowman. Many of you want to believe he is competent and in control and capable but the bulk of evidence is at best a mixed bag with an obvious preference for small, soft (and sometimes slow, too) players and unnecessary overpayments on long term deals
7/ of the ongoing contract issues and the weaknesses in organizational depth. In fact, it’s smart. It’s also why we’re highly skeptical of validating Bowman at this point. The MASSIVE misses outweigh the occasional hits. Too many to list. You’re entitled to your opinion ...
4/ and Ian Mitchell the next Cale Makar, and you’ll probably be wrong across the board. Will they be good to very good players? Yes. But with a quickly again and declining core, the Hawks organizationally have holes all over the place AND ...
