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Brian Campbell may have been one of the most polarizing figures to wear a Blackhawks sweater in the last 15 years, and the remarkable reality is that very little of the discussion had to do with him as a person or player. During the season, the Blackhawks finished with 88 points, three points out of the Western Conference playoffs. Of course that season was when Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews finished first and second, respectively, in daily herald obits schaumburg il Calder Trophy voting.
Daily herald obits schaumburg il best defenseman on the Hawks roster at that point was and still is Duncan Keith. But after his third, and best, year in the NHL, he had peaked at 32 points. Campbell was coming off a point, breakout season split between Buffalo and San Jose, and was one of the best power play quarterbacks in the game. Campbell was exactly what the Blackhawks needed. He was the best at what he did, and the Blackhawks were desperate for his skill set. In the summer ofmoney was flowing like beer through a United Center urinal.
Not as many owners were concerned about, or doing a good job of handling, the salary cap in the summer of In his press conference, Campbell told the media that he came daily herald obits schaumburg il Chicago to win daily herald obits schaumburg il Stanley Cup.
Not to be good, but to win it all. Of course, the bravado was something every free agent brings to a press conference with a new team, especially with the kind of pay day Campbell just received. During his three seasons, Campbell never averaged less than He did miss games in each of the last two seasons, but was consistent when he was on the ice. As Keith became the Norris Trophy-winning superstar that we know now, Campbell added shot blocking and a more consistent stay-at-home game to his arsenal.
Yet, no matter what he did on the ice, there were fans that held Campbell personally responsible for the departures after the Stanley Cup victory. Campbell started his charity, Campbell for Kidsafter joining the Blackhawks and raised thousands of dollars for great foundations around the Chicago area.
Despite taking shots from the fans because of his salary, he was always honest with the media and up-front about his personal performance. He was a class act who played well for the Blackhawks and, most importantly, backed-up his words and helped the Hawks win the Cup. Most fans give Rocky Wirtz, John McDonough and Dale Tallon credit for changing the culture in the organization, but Campbell should be seen as a player that took a chance on a young team with a bad reputation and was a key piece of the cultural revolution with the Blackhawks.
But would the Cup have come to Chicago without him wearing the Indian head sweater? Thank you for everything, Mr. Campbell, especially keeping the puck in the zone in OT in Philadephia last daily herald obits schaumburg il. Campbell certainly was instrumental in the success of the Blackhawks in his time here, which was clear in the times when he missed games. There seems to be a great deal of depth in the pipeline on defense, especially with puck moving d-men.
Good luck, Soupy, I will miss you. Do you think because of the Brian campbell trade the Hawks have taken a huge step back or do they have something up their daily herald obits schaumburg il I would assume they must be high some prospects such as Leddy, Connelly, and Lalonde etc. Just to put it out there: How was this deal cut? Did he go along with it?
Nick I definitely think this is a step forward. Loosing Campbell means they will have less skill and experience on defense this year which is obviously a negative. However, the money that is freed up from moving his contract give them the chance to bring in the forward depth that they really missed last season. It just dawned on me that Dale Tallon, the guy that gave Campbell his huge contract, is the one taking him off the Hawks hands.
That is how I look at his cap hit. It looks like Tallon recognized that the same thing is needed for his team down there. It is such a compliment to Brian that Tallon recognized that the man he gambled on had come through for him as a player and a man. Your email address will not be published. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify daily herald obits schaumburg il of new daily herald obits schaumburg il by email. Another context we must assess is the free agent market that Campbell was part of.
But Campbell was right. Thanks for your service, Great article, i agree that i will miss him as a player, but i like the room daily herald obits schaumburg il opens up. Thanks for your contributions here, Soupy! Does he really believe that Campbell is still worth the contract? Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published.
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