Blackhawks resign Oduya for 3 years
twitter.com/#!/nhlblackhawksPosted May 29, 2012, 4:50 PM UTC
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I can't wait for 3 more years of "Oh, do ya?" jokes!
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I'm pretty glad about this. I think it will help Leddy's game immensely.
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I think what Leddy's game needs most is the same offseason conditioning program Kane had the summer before the hawks won the cup.
Leddy is young and not that big. He gets worked over in the crease FAR too badly, and imho needs to be paired with a big stay at home Dman.
The problem is there aren't really any options.
Keith and Seabrook just shouldn't really be broken up - they're the right combo of a faster, positional smaller guy with a big stay at home guy.
So then you've got Hjalmarsson, Oduya and Montador to choose from (or Olsen?)...
For whatever reason, Leddy/Hjalmarsson was always a disaster... and frankly I think being paired with Leddy was a big reason for Hjalmarsson's poor play for part of last season.
Leddy/Oduya means no stay at home D-man on the ice.. no size... if they're facing a talented offensive line, they're gonna get worked over and Crawford will have someone planted in his face the entire shift even at even strength.
Leddy/Olsen maybe.. but they're both so young.. I just don't know if that's a good idea.
Leddy/Montador might be OK if Monty actually gets healthy. We've heard nothing more than "he's in about the same boat as Hossa" as far as his concussion issues.
I'm glad Oduya was signed too, but this team needs a good stay at home Dman to replace someone else... I'd hate to see hammer go, but that's probably what's going to happen as far as the numbers look.
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Leddy was getting really skittish until Oduya came along. Since then he was making better decisions with the puck. While I do agree with the pairing of an opposite, a la keith/seabs, at this time I think being paired with Oduya is going to temper his skills and get some ice water in his veins.
Once they are both properly developed Olsen, of whom I think we'll see a lot more of this year, and Leddy will probably become a devastating pair on the back end. Here's to hoping that happens.
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If they got him at a discount, I'm ok with this. If he got a raise though . . . ugh.
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no discount, no raise, $3.3mil/yr
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I wouldn't dislike this so much if there weren't already two average-at-best D-men making three milli a year on the Hawks in Hammer and Montador.
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people are going to be dealt this off-season, now its just a guessing game of who.
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I'll be interested to see what happens. As far as I'm concerned, the only guy who is untradeable is Toews. I don't expect one of the "major" core to go but all I care about at this point is making the team better.
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Common consensus is that it's going to be bolland
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I read $3.375 million annually. Slight discount from his previous cap hit of $3.5 I suppose...
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Oduya is a solid player and a good keep. The problem is that they showed us that the roster doesn't win consistently as-is. Hopefully they can get solid production out of some of the rookies we've been waiting on. There's also plenty of room for improvement with a young roster that will likely get even younger without Brunette, Morrison, and O'Donnell.
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I was pissed about this when I first heard the signing. However, I do like the idea of having three puck moving d-man (Keith, Oduya, Leddy) paired with three bruisers. If they can go out and get a guy like Bryan Allen, Brad Stuart, Corey Sarich, Greg Zanon, etc. then I think they will be alright. As long as they can keep 2/7 minutes around 25 per game then the defense should be sound.
Keith/Seabrook Oduya/Hammer Free Agent/Leddy
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This means no Suter :(
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. . . so, no difference?
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Players get signed to extensions and traded in the same off-season, wouldn't be surprised if oduya was part of a deal. (not necessarily to get suter, but all im saying is that we shouldnt be surprised if oduya does get dealt)
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Bad move, Bowman. That should be his nickname. Bad Move Bowman.
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Re-signing Mayers i'm happy about. Oduya, not so much.
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Blackhawks resign themselves to Oduya for 3 years
FTFY
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Oh, did they?