Bananarchy

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Mar 14, 2016 -> 03:30 PM) Not sure how refusing to give a pitcher a 7-year extension that will carry him through his age 38 season means the front office doesn't believe in him. It's generally not a good idea to give any pitcher a long-term deal in his mid-30s, especially one where you are paying him $30-35 million a year. Even if Arrieta puts up the same exact season as 2015 this year, he still wouldn't be worth that deal. Pitchers are just too risky. They don't know what they are committing to, anyway. I just don't think Arrieta is going to be second half 2015 ever again. If he were that good and you have the Cubs budget, you sign the Ace pitcher and deal with the bad years. The Cubs are at least skeptical he can repeat his success in 2016.

QUOTE (Whitewashed in '05 @ Mar 14, 2016 -> 10:24 PM) That's when the rest of the team that wasn't hot while he was is supposed to step up. Today's game was ugly. Hopefully they're embarrassed about it. It has been a horrible week, honestly. Would have been good to get more than one point from the Kings, Blues, and Stars games.

After this game, there's no question in my mind Crawford is the MVP of this team.

I like Flash's game.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Mar 14, 2016 -> 09:02 PM) To be fair, Crawford hasn't played great either. In fact that second goal was on him. Certainly. Might as well let Crawford get the bad games out of his system. This deficit is more on him than anyone else. So many juicy rebounds.

Kings scored again. 3-0 Crawford can't be bad if Keith/Hammer are going to play like this.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 11, 2016 -> 01:25 PM) If he does it for another year without a long term deal, Arrieta has one foot out the door looking at a deal in the $35 million annually range. For sure. The Cubs front office clearly doesn't believe in him and it could definitely cost them.

Svedberg gets 2 year extension

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 14, 2016 -> 01:24 PM) What do you mean by this? Forman was the one undermining him very publicly. Since Thibs left he has not said a word, while Forman very aggressively pushed the "Players all thrilled Thibs gone" stories. Yeah, the JVG stuff, but it always felt reactive starting with the Ron Adams stuff. Pretty sure the Bulls record this year will prove to everyone that he is a top 5 coach. I'm not sure I feel the same way about Thibs, but I completely agree that the Bulls media under Forman has been appalling and has made the whole situation a lot worse. I would also agree that the Adams firing was first blood, but I get the feeling the animosity privately had gone back some time.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 14, 2016 -> 01:23 PM) Matt Spiegel ‏@MattSpiegel670 2h2 hours ago (1/2) Blackhawks Penalty kill % in Stanley Cup winning seasons: 2010: 4th (85.3), 2013: 3rd (87.2), 2015: 10th (83.4). (2/2) Blackhawks PK % in non-Stanley Cup seasons : '11: 25th (79.2), '12: 27th (78.1), '14: 19th (81.5). This season: 26th (78.3). Oof. I'm not super worried about that stat, honestly. I'm more concerned that going through the western playoffs will make it really hard for any western conference team to win the Cup. The Hawks will probably be favored in any matchup in the west, but getting past any combination of LA, DAL, STL and so forth will make for a tough challenge when Washington, arguably the best team in hockey, is waiting in the SC finals having only beating the pulp out of a weak Eastern Conference.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 14, 2016 -> 12:06 PM) Yeah, while Hoiberg isn't proving to be a good hire, there was zero way to go into this season with Thibs as this teams coach. That bridge was burned in a manner that would make ISIS step back and go DAYUM! My sentiment exactly. Hoiberg was not a good hire, but firing Thibs was imperative. My concern is inaction by the Bulls ownership. The fact is, Hoiberg should be Gar Forman's last hire, and it is definitely not working. If I'm Reinsdorf, I full Virginia McCaskey this thing. Everybody should go from Pax down.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 13, 2016 -> 08:27 AM) Fastest Bulls coach to 100 wins. .647 winning percentage despite most of the time being without his best player. Consistently named a top 5 coach in the league by league execs. Severely flawed my ass. If he were the coach you thought he was, he wouldn't be unemployed this year. If he were that good of a coach, the Kings would have already made a move. "Execs" actions speak louder than their words. No top 5 coach would remain unemployed for an entire season. The fact is, they're scared of his awful minute management. Turn off ESPN for a while and use your brain.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Mar 14, 2016 -> 10:39 AM) LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL Is this what people say when they know absolutely nothing about basketball? How about instead of wasting space, you post something?

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Mar 12, 2016 -> 04:28 PM) What do they do with Avi if he keeps hitting like this?? Thank the devil for letting Avi sell his soul to be able to hit?

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Mar 12, 2016 -> 12:23 PM) I'm rooting for Hawk to get all new organs, maybe some new eyeballs since he has some vision issue, probably a new skeleton and some fresh skin too. I'm in my early 30s and I hope to hear him for my next 40 years. This is the exact casual definition of masochism.

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 12, 2016 -> 09:20 AM) As a head coach, he kinda did. QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 12, 2016 -> 09:28 AM) Yea, Thibs took his first team to the ECF. He was pretty much a good coach overnight Thibs had success because he is an amazing defensive tactician. So good, in fact, that we miss the obvious problems in his coaching: He doesn't deal with locker room issues well at all and his offense is terrible. He belongs in the assistant coaching role as that's what he actually good at. Hoiberg isn't any better as far as any of us can tell, but Thibodeau was a severely flawed coach.

Spezza was the best player on the ice tonight. He's their real captain. Having an amazing year.

It will be great to see a real broadcast for the first time since Hawk checked out a decade ago.

Seabrook getting leveled left and right. Now he can't skate.

Tuevo gets one back. 4-1

Toews stoned by Lehtonin. Is this real life?

Crawford to the bench.

Benn scores. 4-0 Stars I want no piece of this in the Playoffs. That Pantera song is pretty great for goal scoring.

Blackhawks don't look like they came to play, honestly.

Seguin scores. 3-0 Stars.