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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 1, 2015 -> 11:18 AM) It at least makes sense but for one major problem...Mondesi Jr., is going to be their eventual replacement for Infante at 2b. For the White Sox, he would play SS. And that's still arguably one player short....it needs to be someone with more offensive upside than Christian Colon, too. If Dyson could hit well enough, I would stick him in CF, move Eaton to LF and Cabrera to RF with Avi as DH and LaRoche gone. We'd get younger and more atletic...with Micah and Mondesi, Dyson and Eaton, the main concerns would be getting more offense from third and catcher. Just not sure Dyson's defense at USCF can offset his lack of pop. It would be like Juan Lagares Lite. From the Royals standpoint, to get a young, cost controlled, top half of the rotation lefty, they are going to have to hurt themselves somewhere to do it.

QUOTE (The Gooch @ Jul 1, 2015 -> 10:41 AM) The first book is the best but the first movie has been the worst in the franchise so far. The movies get better and more professional looking after the 1st, as well as more suspenseful. Agreed. They weren't awesome, but the second and third movies were much better. Much less romance, more story line. Also worth noting is most of us are a little older and testonteronish then the intended audience. In terms of the modern group of big book series turned into movies, I would rate this series WAY under Harry Potter, slightly above Divergent, and WAY above Twilight.

This thread is the smartest thing Rowand44 has said in all of his time on Soxtalk.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 1, 2015 -> 10:55 AM) Richards offensive system is supposed to be similar to the Hawks, but at every stop he's made it hasnt materialized and the blame has always been put on not having the right players for the system. I've yet to see his philosophy pay off for a team he coaches. Any system is going to work much better when you are skating with two Hall of Famers.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 1, 2015 -> 10:15 AM) I wonder how Saad's production will be in the CBJ system, its certainly not all that skill friendly. It will be a big shock to leave Toews and Hossa for Columbus, I know that much.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 1, 2015 -> 10:09 AM) So, are they admitting McBuckets was a mistake? Not sure why they'd bring Dunleavy back if McDermott is the future at the 3. Depth is the Bulls only chance.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 1, 2015 -> 10:21 AM) http://www.royalsreview.com/2015/6/30/8865...r-trade-targets As I am sure 29 other teams are. Good luck paying a high enough price to get him to a division rival.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 11:12 PM) http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_...poto-again-odds Fight between DiPoto, Scioscia and Pujols over coaches and players not following advanced stats from scouts/front office #loyalty

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 07:42 PM) With the Sox history of evaluating young talent, that, sadly, doesn't say much. Because of all of the Ex-Sox prospects who have turned into stars around MLB?

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 1, 2015 -> 07:20 AM) Being gay isn't a choice, people are born that way, hence they have rights. Polygamy, is a choice. Although I couldn't care less if 5 people wanted to get married to each other. Unless you believe that genetically we aren't made to be monogamous.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 1, 2015 -> 09:30 AM) I agree questioning Bowman is crazy, but what is equally crazy is ripping Tallon. If he didn't pick Kane and Toews and Keith and Seabrook, there would be zero cups. There was that one snafu, but it was revealed a subordinate screwed up. Dale took the blame, that's fine. That is like giving him credit for not stepping in front of a bus. Those were both Duh type of picks.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jul 1, 2015 -> 09:21 AM) then why didn't bowman insist on a face to face mtg with the agent and player. JR does that all the time. so does other owners on other teams. At some point you have to let it go. Bowman was facing a time crunch of having a deal in place before the player could receive a formal offersheet. Expecting him to screw around and call Saad to come back to Chicago for a meeting is a luxury he couldn't have afforded, even if he felt that Saad and his agent weren't on the same page, which why should he have made that assumption without the benefit of hindsight?

QUOTE (LDF @ Jul 1, 2015 -> 09:18 AM) i hate doing what i am about to do, comparing, players. Saad and Towes, they have close to the similar production. so would anyone trade Towes and be happy with the rtn ??? if is the same point. the talent that the hawks have traded. let alone the dman wiho was added. Do not compare Toews and Saad. Saad is a great player, but Toews is the best two way center in the game of hockey. JT is a future Hall of Famer. Saad is a good player, but he is not in that neighborhood.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 1, 2015 -> 09:17 AM) I've seen they think his presence with Panarin and playing with a solid 2nd line that he will outplay that contract value. We shall see, but on the surface its risky because of his concussion issues. On the other hand we finally have a longer term solution for the 2C position for the first time in forever. If he misses a lot of time they can recoup the cap space from Long term IR>

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jul 1, 2015 -> 08:51 AM) Mike Dunleavy back to the Bulls for 3 years and $15 million. I can't tweet from work sorry. #TheDecisionNotLeBron

QUOTE (LDF @ Jul 1, 2015 -> 09:11 AM) the future movement of Bickell, Sharp, Steeger will now be up, i need to see if they actually can make those trade. Remember Nick Leddy didn't get moved last year until training camp. I wouldn't hold my breath.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 1, 2015 -> 08:54 AM) Anisimov extension, 5 years 4.55 AAV, Kicks in next summer. 22.75 total. With the cap expected to finally go up a decent amount, that will be nice.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 1, 2015 -> 08:33 AM) Jay Zawaski ‏@JayZawaski670 10m10 minutes ago Heard from a great source that Saad is absolutely crushed. He didn't think he'd be getting traded. Seems like a lack of comm w/ agent to me. His agent might of ****** real bad...... Knowing that Saad was saying last week that he might even take a undermarket deal to stay, that actually makes a lot of sense.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jul 1, 2015 -> 08:07 AM) another point is, the hawks knew about what Saad was insisting, so they could have traded him during the draft. What better offer did they have during the draft versus what they got?

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 10:16 PM) Questioning Bowman is crazy though. For some reason people still do this. He had to tear apart the team in 2010 because of Dale Tallon. Everyone said they'd never win again. They won the cup in 2013. In 2013, they had a reshuffle as well. People thought it was over again. Then they won the cup in 2015. The man knows what he is doing and Kane and Toews aren't even 28 years old yet. For all the s***ty sports teams in this city, I'm not going to question the GM of the one that isn't. As long as the Hawks still have Toews, Kane, and Keith playing at the top of their games, the window is open.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 10:08 PM) Things aren't being equal though, this trade also saves them several million in potential cap space. They still need to add like 6 players to the roster. No one is arguing that the Hawks are now a better team without Saad, we would all rather have him. Given the salary cap crunch and the offer sheet deadline, it's understandable why this deal was made though. Also spot on. The Hawks didn't have much choice here.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 09:28 PM) In what world is Saad worth 6.5 a year? He's 22 and had 53 points last season. If he wants 6.5, that's more than Keith & Hjalmarsson. Columbus can give that to him, but I'm happy the Hawks didn't. Bowman knew he wasn't going to be back. Instead of appreciating they got a good prospect back (Dano) and a servicable C (Anisimov) back, we're complaining. What would be said had he left for nothing? In 2013, everyone thought Bickell had to be kept. Bowman did it. Now, everyone's pissed that Bickell hasn't been dealt yet and that Saad is gone, with some of the reason being Bickell's contract. This team has 3 cups in 6 years. After they lost Ladd, Byfuglien and Eager, we all thought they'd never win again. Relax. Panarin's the real deal and Teuvo is going to be a 65+ pps guy. Oh, & Kane and Toews are 27. I have no doubt Saad is worth that kind of money on the open market. The problem is the Hawks can't afford to pay it. Heck Columbus is going to give him a huge deal AND dealt 5 bodies (including the pick) to get him. That tells you what he is "worth".

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 09:24 PM) Here's my take: Brandon Saad is a guy that I didn't want the Hawks to lose and I really didn't think they would. $6.5 million per is too much for the Hawks to pay though. There are rumors on twitter that Pittsburgh is pissed. They were going to come at him hard tomorrow. Bowman and the Hawks obviously knew that he was getting a sheet that they just couldn't match so they cashed in. They got a nice package considering. These were the Blackhawks 3 options in this case: 1. Trade Saad today which they did. 2. Let him leave as a RFA and get a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd round pick in 2016 3. Match his contract and gut the team further (Kruger, Shaw, possibly Seabrook) They didn't think Saad was worth that much and I don't blame them. You can't keep everyone. They have Toews, Kane, Keith, Hossa, Seabrook, Hjalmarsson and Crawford. They will have to pay Teravainen at some point. This was the smart move today. They will still deal Sharp and Bickell and get themselves some flexibility. It's a salary cap league and this is just the way it is. Also, Stan Bowman has won 3 Stanley Cups as GM of the Blackhawks. When does the man get the benefit of the f***ing doubt? I mean seriously? What does he have to do? I trust what they are doing. Questioning Bowman after 3 cup titles really makes people look dumb. This is the best post in the string. It needs to be re-read over and over. It boils down to Saad putting the Hawks into a no win situation, and the Hawks making the best of it.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 04:46 PM) He's 22 years old and still getting better. He should be still part of this core. Bickell/Sharp/Versteeg people might blame, but this one is on Kane and Toews deals though. The Hawks were caught by the US dollar appreciating vs the Canada when they through the cap was going to explode this next season.

From CSN The Blackhawks traded forward Brandon Saad to the Blue Jackets for forwards Artem Ansimov, Marko Dano, Jeremy Morin, Corey Tropp and a fourth-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft.