Bong Lover on 18 November 2011
| Funtime said: Shit ya, how have I been missing this thread? Blackhawks 4 life!! They are looking really good so far. Probably the deepest team in the league top to bottom which is incredible when you look at how many players they have lost to free agency since winning the cup. Since moving Kane to center on the second line they have the most balanced attack in the league. Aside from a healthy Pittsburgh no team can match them down the middle. In fact, I might even take Toewes, Kane and Bolland over Crosby, Malkin, and Staal. Toewes might be the most complete player in the league, Kane is having a better year than Malkin, and Bolland is a better shut-down center than Staal. Not to mention Crosby and Malkin are both made of glass. They're deep on the back end as well. Kieth and Seabrook are world class, and Montador, Leddy, and Hjalmarsson would be a 1 or 2 defensemen on about 15 other teams. If Crawford plays as well come playoff time as he did in the 7 game series vs the Canucks last year the Hawks might end up with their second cup in 3 years. |
Your username is very accurate, reading this analysis was funtime indeed.
Let me just point out that I disagree that Toewes is the most complete player in the NHL, how you can not give that title to Crosby is beyond me. From there it gets worse, Malkin is a better centre than Kane and Staal vs. Bolland is a no contest. In fact, there is a strong case to be made for at least 4 teams in the West being stronger down the middle than the Hawks.
Keith and Seabrook are indeed world class, but claiming that a player like Steve Montador would be a top two pair D-man on 15 teams in the league is laughable.
