Kane made a slick pass to Anisimov but he got in too deep on Hutchinson. Easy save.

Point streak extended on an EN assist.

He is now the sole owner of the longest point streak in CHI history

Hossa scores.

 

Bickell with 5 hits in the 1st period. Annihilated big Buff too.

That was awesome. I don't think I've ever seen Big Buff get drilled like that in his career. That was similar to the one Buff put on Pronger a few years ago in the Finals.

That was awesome. I don't think I've ever seen Big Buff get drilled like that in his career. That was similar to the one Buff put on Pronger a few years ago in the Finals.

 

question, according to the recap, i only saw bickell with 8 min playing.... was that correct or what???

question, according to the recap, i only saw bickell with 8 min playing.... was that correct or what???

 

Numbers don't lie...

Numbers don't lie...

 

ok i just thought it was a typo.

ok i just thought it was a typo.

 

I didn't watch, but it looks like the 3rd line got way less playing time than the other 3 lines. Kero had a similar amount of minutes, Shaw had more but that's because of his time on the PP.

Brandon Saad demoted to the 4th line for Columbus

Brandon Saad demoted to the 4th line for Columbus

No goals since November 19, 3 points since November 19, no points in his last 4 games.

 

I guess his dad was wrong

No goals since November 19, 3 points since November 19, no points in his last 4 games.

 

I guess his dad was wrong

What did his dad say?

What did his dad say?

It goes like this:

 

-Bowman calls Saad to offer him $5m a year

-Saad is fishing but his dad answers

-Saad's dad said that's a lowball offer and to make it work they should trade Kane

-Bowman says "that's not happening" and hangs up

-Saad comes in, talks to his dad and calls Bowman back to accept

-Bowman says "sorry you're on your way to Columbus already"

 

All that for $1m extra annually

It goes like this:

 

-Bowman calls Saad to offer him $5m a year

-Saad is fishing but his dad answers

-Saad's dad said that's a lowball offer and to make it work they should trade Kane

-Bowman says "that's not happening" and hangs up

-Saad comes in, talks to his dad and calls Bowman back to accept

-Bowman says "sorry you're on your way to Columbus already"

 

All that for $1m extra annually

Did that really happen...? Wow.

It goes like this:

 

-Bowman calls Saad to offer him $5m a year

-Saad is fishing but his dad answers

-Saad's dad said that's a lowball offer and to make it work they should trade Kane

-Bowman says "that's not happening" and hangs up

-Saad comes in, talks to his dad and calls Bowman back to accept

-Bowman says "sorry you're on your way to Columbus already"

 

All that for $1m extra annually

 

and people talk about Colby Rasmus father being a bad person to interfere in his sons business life.

Do you have a link for that published story?

 

In what world is a GM going to call a player, get his dad, and then still outline his contract offer to him?

 

Also worth noting is that Saad's father is native Syrian, who moved here at age 18. I am guessing at best he is ESL, so the likelihood his being involved in his son's contract negotiations directly have to be pretty slim.

In what world is a GM going to call a player, get his dad, and then still outline his contract offer to him?

 

Also worth noting is that Saad's father is native Syrian, who moved here at age 18. I am guessing at best he is ESL, so the likelihood his being involved in his son's contract negotiations directly have to be pretty slim.

 

And even if it is true getting $6 million annually vs $5 million annually is a huge raise. Yes, it is a ton of money either way but we aren't talking about a guy getting MLB star money where $1 million a year isn't as big of a deal.

Did that really happen...? Wow.

If it did, tough. There are so many layers representing the players, this should never actually happen.

 

It's clear both parties miss each other.

It's 100% true. I have a friend who works for WGN. While I doubted it originally, Kaplan made mention of it the other day on STL, saying (paraphrasing): "I wonder how much daddy likes his son's odds of winning in Columbus."

Edited December 9, 201510 yr by soxfan49

And even if it is true getting $6 million annually vs $5 million annually is a huge raise. Yes, it is a ton of money either way but we aren't talking about a guy getting MLB star money where $1 million a year isn't as big of a deal.

I would've taken the Hawks deal, $6m less over 6 years & all. Chicago > Columbus & a better chance of winning

 

In what world is a GM going to call a player, get his dad, and then still outline his contract offer to him?

 

Also worth noting is that Saad's father is native Syrian, who moved here at age 18. I am guessing at best he is ESL, so the likelihood his being involved in his son's contract negotiations directly have to be pretty slim.

He wasn't "involved" technically. Bowman tried to reach Saad and his dad spoke for his son.

 

Kane's dad was the same was in his negotiations. Kane's dad does *a lot* of approving and disapproving for his son.

 

Do you have a link for that published story?

It's not published.

Edited December 9, 201510 yr by soxfan49

Wouldn't Saad's agent have a say with that...?

Wouldn't Saad's agent have a say with that...?

Perhaps Bowman was trying to talk to Saad to lower his demands because maybe his agent wasn't budging.

 

Again, I doubted it too until Kaplan made mention

I just think that's a little too good of a story to not be posted, somewhere, even a secondary site.

That's literally the first I've ever heard of the dad story. Especially since his agent was in contact with the Hawks repeatedly.

Teuvo with a nice game

Teuvo with a nice game

When he's good, he's special. Good to see him catch fire.

Stars gonna Stars. 4-0 quickly becomes 5-5