Hawks trade Scott Darling to Carolina

DMelt36

DMelt36

Bolland > You
Joined:
May 27, 2010
Posts:
13,969
Liked Posts:
8,434
And get a third-round pick in return.

Damn good deal for a goalie who was going to be a free agent in two months, eh?
 
LordKOTL

LordKOTL

Scratched for Vorobiev
Joined:
Dec 8, 2014
Posts:
8,605
Liked Posts:
3,088
Location:
PacNW
My favorite teams
  1. Portland Timbers
  1. Chicago Blackhawks
Yep...makes expansion for us interesting.

Thanks Darling for your service here...good luck playing for the Canes

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk
 

ClydeLee

New member
Joined:
Jun 29, 2010
Posts:
14,829
Liked Posts:
4,113
Location:
The OP
I had in my head if you stuck with Darling and traded Crow that a Carolina would of made sense. But solid gain

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk
 
DMelt36

DMelt36

Bolland > You
Joined:
May 27, 2010
Posts:
13,969
Liked Posts:
8,434
Guess the Hawks figured that any savings they could've earned by trading Crow and signing Darling weren't enough.

Seriously thrilled for Darling to get a shot at being the No. 1 guy. He's been through hell in his personal life but that's gotta be a sweet feeling for him now.
 

ClydeLee

New member
Joined:
Jun 29, 2010
Posts:
14,829
Liked Posts:
4,113
Location:
The OP
DMelt36 said:
Guess the Hawks figured that any savings they could've earned by trading Crow and signing Darling weren't enough.

Seriously thrilled for Darling to get a shot at being the No. 1 guy. He's been through hell in his personal life but that's gotta be a sweet feeling for him now.
Click to expand...
Eh I don't think he will be for sure. They still have one more year of Ward and interesting if they sign Darling before and their Vegas option I guess would still make more sense to be Ward.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk
 
MassHavoc

MassHavoc

Moderator
Staff member
Joined:
May 14, 2010
Posts:
17,580
Liked Posts:
2,628
Initial feeling shock and regret. Then realization of free agency. And excitement over haul.
 
Tater

Tater

CCS Donator
Donator
Joined:
May 15, 2010
Posts:
13,392
Liked Posts:
5,654
Congrats to Darling. I'll be rooting for him, since he's in a East and on a non-douche team we don't play often.
 
HawkWriter

HawkWriter

New member
Joined:
Aug 18, 2011
Posts:
3,491
Liked Posts:
1,341
Good for Darling. Smart move by the Blackhawks on getting him out East with several Western Conference teams looking for goaltending help (including in the division). Obviously doesn't mean Darling is going to sign with the Canes but it helps the effort.
 
Bigfoot

Bigfoot

CCS Enforcer
Staff member
Donator
CCS Hall of Fame '21
Joined:
Aug 21, 2012
Posts:
8,642
Liked Posts:
5,575
Happy for Darling. Sucks to lose him, but looks like Crow is safe. Now begs the question which big salary gets moved.
 
winos5

winos5

CCS Donator
Donator
Joined:
Oct 19, 2013
Posts:
7,956
Liked Posts:
829
Location:
Wish You Were Here
So that's a 3rd rounder for negotiating rights with Darling before UFA period starts? Good job Stan.
 
Raskolnikov

Raskolnikov

CCS Donator
Donator
Joined:
Aug 23, 2012
Posts:
22,241
Liked Posts:
7,739
Location:
Enemy Territory via southern C
Bigfoot said:
Happy for Darling. Sucks to lose him, but looks like Crow is safe. Now begs the question which big salary gets moved.
Click to expand...

Kruger/Seabs/Hammer is the pot?

Cap is going up a bit?

Can we trade for a player that protectsTVR with that third rounder? then expose like Glass/TooToo/Kruger/and the trade guy?

Forcing them to take Kruger? Or we can pay to move Kruger in Debricats and Mottes and Pokka's and picks.

Is Toews allowed to restructure? How would he react to a trade-threat(that isn't even real)/restructure-offer combo?
 
Spunky Porkstacker

Spunky Porkstacker

CCS Donator
Donator
Joined:
Jun 6, 2010
Posts:
15,741
Liked Posts:
7,452
Location:
NW Burbs
DMelt36 said:
Don't forget about Teuvo.

awIgcLM.gif
Click to expand...
 
Last edited:
Raskolnikov

Raskolnikov

CCS Donator
Donator
Joined:
Aug 23, 2012
Posts:
22,241
Liked Posts:
7,739
Location:
Enemy Territory via southern C
In hindsight, the best 12 we could have iced in this years playoffs was probably

Hartman-Toews-Panik
SUPERflop
Smaltz-Teuvo-Hossa
Hayden-Danult-Rasmussen

still lose,

I think I'm over Kruger if he is going to slide around the ice at 30% speed and not be physical, reminded me of children doing pizza on his approach to hits.
 
Spunky Porkstacker

Spunky Porkstacker

CCS Donator
Donator
Joined:
Jun 6, 2010
Posts:
15,741
Liked Posts:
7,452
Location:
NW Burbs
Raskolnikov said:
In hindsight, the best 12 we could have iced in this years playoffs was probably

Hartman-Toews-Panik
SUPERflop
Smaltz-Teuvo-Hossa
Hayden-Danult-Rasmussen

still lose,

I think I'm over Kruger if he is going to slide around the ice at 30% speed and not be physical, reminded me of children doing pizza on his approach to hits.
Click to expand...

I don't think personnel was the problem, Hox were beat mentally and lack of desire to win and an inner urge to get to the beach/golf course.
 
anotheridiot

anotheridiot

Well-known member
Joined:
Jul 15, 2016
Posts:
5,935
Liked Posts:
799
Raskolnikov said:
In hindsight, the best 12 we could have iced in this years playoffs was probably

Hartman-Toews-Panik
SUPERflop
Smaltz-Teuvo-Hossa
Hayden-Danult-Rasmussen

still lose,

I think I'm over Kruger if he is going to slide around the ice at 30% speed and not be physical, reminded me of children doing pizza on his approach to hits.
Click to expand...

There were maybe 5 plays all season where Krueger showed he deserved to be a not fourth line center. The rest of the season, he showed his limit should be fourth line. He will have another visa issue and miss time, and I think the hawks are almost hoping Vegas takes him. Not sure if they lose with those old line centers though.

As far as CArolina, I dont get this move for them. He has to remain a UFA past the draft so its June 21st expansion draft, two days later regular draft then a week to sign darling before FA starts, unless they want to expose Ward.
 
HawkWriter

HawkWriter

New member
Joined:
Aug 18, 2011
Posts:
3,491
Liked Posts:
1,341
anotheridiot said:
There were maybe 5 plays all season where Krueger showed he deserved to be a not fourth line center. The rest of the season, he showed his limit should be fourth line. He will have another visa issue and miss time, and I think the hawks are almost hoping Vegas takes him. Not sure if they lose with those old line centers though.

As far as CArolina, I dont get this move for them. He has to remain a UFA past the draft so its June 21st expansion draft, two days later regular draft then a week to sign darling before FA starts, unless they want to expose Ward.
Click to expand...

Carolina can sign Darling at anytime that they want, not sure what you mean by "He has to remain a UFA". I fully expect Carolina to protect Darling if they are able to sign him, and possibly even if they aren't but feel like they still can. Vegas won't be taking Ward with the amount of quality goalies that will be available.
 

ClydeLee

New member
Joined:
Jun 29, 2010
Posts:
14,829
Liked Posts:
4,113
Location:
The OP
HawkWriter said:
Carolina can sign Darling at anytime that they want, not sure what you mean by "He has to remain a UFA". I fully expect Carolina to protect Darling if they are able to sign him, and possibly even if they aren't but feel like they still can. Vegas won't be taking Ward with the amount of quality goalies that will be available.
Click to expand...
Which is what I expect and shows Darling still won't be a full on starter but maybe he does take reign over the Conn Smythe boy.

But how often have Stan and Ron Francis traded since he became the GM. He really has copied Tallon and took over the title of Hawks southeast.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

10,882members
93,059threads
4,374,364posts
448online users

Members online NOW

  • Member
  • Admin
  • Mod
  • Donor
  • HOF
Total: 448 (members: 52, guests: 396)

Staff online NOW

Top