December 6, 200520 yr Hawks acquire Patrick Sharp (?) from Philly for Matt Ellison and a draft pick. http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/news/news.asp?story_id=3040 Hawks recall defenceman Anton Babchuk http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/news/news.asp?story_id=3037 Most see the Elly/Sharp move as a lateral move, and a precursor to another move. Some at the HF Boards see it as a slight win for the Hawks. Doesn't seem to be a big deal either way, but Ellison was a guy who worked hard every shift(or so it looked). I hope he does well in Philly. The Babchuk callups seems to be due to a.) Aucoin's bad groin and b.) Simpson's sucky-ness. I hope with Ellison gone, Keith gets more time at the point on the power play. He and Aucoin seem like the only two reliable defensemen on the PP, with Seabrook coming in at a close third. I'm just saying -- I'd much rather have a Bryan Berard at this point than Simpson, or even Cullimore. Oh well... Good luck, Anton -- hope ya do real well and can stay up here for awhile! BTW -- here's a report from someone down at Norfolk who sees the team on an everyday basis (scroll down to post #37)... http://www.blackhawkzone.com/forum/yabbse/...=24452;start=37 Edited December 6, 200520 yr by CWSGuy406
December 6, 200520 yr QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Dec 5, 2005 -> 11:07 PM) The Babchuk callups seems to be due to a.) Aucoin's bad groin and b.) Simpson's sucky-ness. I hope with Ellison gone, Keith gets more time at the point on the power play. He and Aucoin seem like the only two reliable defensemen on the PP, with Seabrook coming in at a close third. I'm just saying -- I'd much rather have a Bryan Berard at this point than Simpson, or even Cullimore. Oh well... Cullimore is bad for the new NHL.... real big... bad footwork.... not very fast, he likes to hold an awful lot... put his team behind the 8ball Simpson hasn't been anything special, but he's fills a spot and does his job Bryan Berard is currently 739th in the league with a -16 plus/minus rating... i liked bryan's offensive game alot... but my god, he doesnt take defensive responsibility serious at all.... he'd be good for a team if he ONLY PLAYED ON THE PP. Sharp is a player ive heard of once or twice, and he seemingly just never got a full shot in he NHL.... I think the move is pretty much a wash... i think Sharp is alot like Ellison, hopefully with a little softer set of hands, Elly couldn't finish on alot of his scoring opportunites. I think Hilbert and Sharp both add some young depth at the Center position (althought Hilbert is playing LW currently) and on this team could be top 2 liners... because we lack tons of offensive talent
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