Big trade today twixt the Blackhawks and the Blue Jackets

[TJ8869]

Hawks send Brandon Saad, Alex Broadhurst, and Michael Paliotta to Columbus. In return they get Artem Anisimov, Marko Dano, Jeremy Morin, Corey Tropp, and a 4th round draft pick in 2016.

 

[SoDakHawk]

I thought the Hawks were going to do what they needed to keep Saad around. Would have rather they unloaded Sharp, which they may still do.

 

[Mattski]

I thought the Hawks were going to do what they needed to keep Saad around. Would have rather they unloaded Sharp, which they may still do.

Saad wanted too much and they didn't have the cap room to keep him at his price.
Options were to either overpay and have to dump other key parts, let him walk at his price for some compensatory draft picks, or make the best deal possible.

 

[lucas80]

Saad wanted too much and they didn't have the cap room to keep him at his price.
Options were to either overpay and have to dump other key parts, let him walk at his price for some compensatory draft picks, or make the best deal possible.

Do you have an opinion as to whether they should have taken the picks? I'm not wowed by the deal, and personally I'd rather stockpile picks. The Hawks do get one guy back who should be on the ice a lot next year. I'm a long term guy and I'd rather have the picks.
Did Saad piss Bowman off? He just killed Saad's career by sending him to Columbus. I don't care how much money he makes there, nobody will ever hear from him again.
And, this doesn't exclude another big name being dropped to free up more room. I was just a little surprised Saad was dealt so quickly. I suspect the tone between Bowman and Saad's agent were clear to the point Bowman knew he had no hope of keeping him under any circumstances.

 

[TJ8869]

Did Saad piss Bowman off? He just killed Saad's career by sending him to Columbus. I don't care how much money he makes there, nobody will ever hear from him again.

Maybe, maybe not.

Saad would have always been in the shadow of guys like Kane and Toews and Crawford and Hossa if he had stayed in Chicago.

Columbus is positioned to be a pretty good franchise over the next few years and Saad can figure prominently in that success. The Jackets have a lot of young talent and they have Bobrovsky signed through 2019.

 

[SoDakHawk]

I've had time to read up on this. A lot of people see Dano as having some huge upside and the Hawks have cost control on him for 6 years. Anisimov should make a solid #2 center next year. He's a one year rental.

Hawks got what they could for a guy who wanted too much money and we're up against the cap.

 

[lucas80]

Maybe, maybe not.

Saad would have always been in the shadow of guys like Kane and Toews and Crawford and Hossa if he had stayed in Chicago.

Columbus is positioned to be a pretty good franchise over the next few years and Saad can figure prominently in that success. The Jackets have a lot of young talent and they have Bobrovsky signed through 2019.

He'll still be in Columbus, though. The Blue Jackets could win the Stanley Cup and the Buckeye QB race going into Summer camp would still be getting more ink locally.