Blackhawks Acquire Craig Adams For Conditional Draft Pick

[vandymeer13]

General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that the Blackhawks have obtained right wing Craig Adams from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Adams, 30, stands at 6'0" tall and weighs 200 pounds and is in his seventh season in the NHL. He has appeared in a total of 427 games during his career scoring 33 goals and 44 assists for 77 points and 337 penalty minutes.

In 40 games with the Hurricanes this season, Adams has two goals and three assists for five points and 34 penalty minutes. Adams was a member of the Hurricanes Stanley Cup Championship team in 2005-06.

[duda.radek]

Adams with Adams again

[FrontLineAdmirals]

Originally Posted by duda.radek

Adams with Adams again

i was thinking the same thing.

maybe kevyn will heal quicker now!

and maybe craig will get some fighting lessons while in Chi-Town

[majew17]

Craig Adams???????????????? What is he gonna do? There goes koci's spot.We need scoring Dale,not the 9th grinder on the roster!!!!!!!! Terrible

[FrontLineAdmirals]

Originally Posted by majew17

Craig Adams???????????????? What is he gonna do? There goes koci's spot.We need scoring Dale,not the 9th grinder on the roster!!!!!!!! Terrible

I'd see Dowell and/or Skille being sent down before Koci rode the pine.

[JoshGrattonFan]

Koci has been riding the pine already

[brawls16]

Wow.

And I thought it was scientifically proven that Carolina couldn't get any more pussified.

Is Wade Brookbank going to be a regular now? Or are the Canes that much more European?

[Canes13]

Originally Posted by brawls16

Wow.

And I thought it was scientifically proven that Carolina couldn't get any more pussified.

Is Wade Brookbank going to be a regular now? Or are the Canes that much more European?

Brookbank will be a regular, Williams is out for the year. The Adams trade makes room For Wade to stay and everyone to come back from IR since they added Samsanov.

[Isles4life]

As long as this doesn't further inhibit Koci from getting playing time, a good pickup by Chicago in my opinion.

[OLLBLUEEYZ]

More fouth line players?
Why?

[Bear]

Craig is a low-skill player who can hit and kill penalties. Maybe a change of scenery (and reuniting the Adams family) will bring him back to where he was a couple of years ago. A guy who can occasionally fit in the top 6, but normally is a energy grinder. He's a pretty good value salary wise for the 'Hawks.
And he finally started to open up his fights this year after years of letting the other guy throw and throw hoping to pick him off once he's tired.

[OriginalSix]

Originally Posted by majew17

Craig Adams???????????????? What is he gonna do? There goes koci's spot.We need scoring Dale,not the 9th grinder on the roster!!!!!!!! Terrible

Gotta agree with you on this one. We already have a Lapointe and Burish, but we go out and get someone similar. As if Koci wasn't playing enough already, this trade might make his play non-existent.