...especially when you shoot yourself in the foot.
The Chicago Blackhawks have officially fallen out of Stanley Cup contention, in August. Someone should remind Stan Bowman that there is a salary cap and you should offer contracts accordingly. You would think his dad, Scotty, would tell him.
In case you have not heard the Blackhawks have signed 35-year-old goalie Marty Turco. The deal is reportedly 1 year for $1.3 million. The former Dallas Star goaltender is a former all star, and was once considered an elite goalie in this league. The problem is that is all way in the past. Turco has not been good for a few years. I’m sure Pavel Datsyuk is happy Marty is in the division:
Signing Turco was in response to the arbitration hearing that awarded Antti Niemi $2.75 million. That is almost nothing for a good starting goalie in this league, especially one that has won a Stanley Cup. I hope he signs in their division just to beat the Hawks and throw it in Bowman’s face.
This is not the only instance of them not knowing how to run a franchise in the salary cap era. They obviously do not have a capologist on staff. There are 5 other key components of that Stanley Cup champion they have traded away for almost nothing. Kris Versteeg, Dustin Byfuglien, Andrew Ladd, Ben Eager, and Brent Sopel. These are not players that wanted to leave via free agency for more money, these are guys who were still under contract, and outside of Versteeg, were all under paid. These are part of the problems that come from giving a 30 year old winger a 12-year $62.8 million contract, Marian Hossa. I am not saying they will not make the playoffs, however this team will be nowhere near as good as last season. I do know I cannot wait for February 20th when the Penguins go to Chicago to beat them.
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