Quick Hits: 6/10

Yeah well that’s just like…you’re…oppinion, man.

Will we be as deep as we were this year.

That’s just pure idiocy and you go on to explain exactly why in the next sentance. Nothing like contradicting yourself in consecutive sentances.

But with a core of Kane, Toews, Keith, Seabrook, and Hossa your kidding yourself if the 2010-2011 version of the Blackhawks aren’t a contender

Five players does not a team make. Good luck getting everyone under cap and fielding a full roster that’s competitive.

Oh how did it feel to watch Hossa raise the cup with the Indian Head Sweater?

Well, it sure as hell didn’t hurt any feelings of any Red Wings fans.

Is to come on a Red Wings site and spew your BS? Jesus why don’t you Hawks fans just try and ENJOY it?

Ha ha ha – I love it that even the day after the Hawks win the Cup for the first time in 1,000 years, you still have to come on here and get all uppity to Wing fans – but you can’t call them the Wings, can you? From here on out, I will refer to the Hawks simply as Little Brother, and will start a movement to ensure that all Wing fans do the same.

If you believe that 5 players (1 of whom is already over 30 and has had decreased production in every post-season for the last 3 years) are going to carry your team to the Stanley Cup finals every year, I suggest you head on over to Pittsburgh and asked them how they did this year. The Cup is won with contributions from unexpected players: guys like Ben Eager scoring unlikely GWG in the Finals. How many goals did Toews have in the Finals? How many goals did Crosby have last year in the Finals? It’s the depth that gets you to the Promised Land, not the stars.

How about instead of worrying about next year already, you take the time to enjoy your team’s success? Because it’s not like you are going to experience this for another 50 years, anyway.

Your name speaks volumes as to the type of fan you are. You’d rather have an anti-Detroit screen name than a pro-Blackhawks one? You’re a real winner there, sport.

Thanks for stopping by.

Doesn’t that refer to Michigan (as in scUM), not the Red Wings. I understand if you saw it somewhere and thought you could reuse it, in which case we’ll just refer to you as Little Brother.

Or are you just calling us SCUM to call someone scum? In which case, can you please come up with something better?

With the core in place, the Hawks will be up there on the list of contenders for years to come. But that doesn’t mean that they will put forth a Stanley Cup-winning team every year, because the supporting players are not in place. Until the Hawks can rid themselves of the ridiculous contracts given out to guys like Campbell, Huet and Versteeg, they will have issues with the cap. Long gone are the days when you can commit half of your salary to 3-4 players, especially given that third and fourth line players are still making $1M+ in some circumstances.

If the Hawks have won a couple of Cups in the next 10 years and had consistent deep runs into the playoffs after great regular season success, then we can start talking about them in the same sentence as the Wings. Until then, they are a one-time Cup champion on par with the likes of the Lightning, Hurricanes and Ducks. Those were all very good one-year teams, but haven’t done much since.