After moving out Riley Stillman recently, the Blackhawks have made a move to add some grit on their back end as NorthStar Bets’ Chris Johnston reports (Twitter link) that they’ve claimed Jarred Tinordi off waivers from the Rangers.
The fact that Tinordi was picked up might come as a bit of a surprise as he passed through unclaimed back in January but Chicago feels they have a need for the 30-year-old. He’s coming off a season that saw him spend most of his time with AHL Hartford where he had a goal and four assists along with 56 penalty minutes in 32 games. Tinordi also got into seven games with New York, picking up a single goal.
Tinordi has played in 109 career NHL contests over parts of nine seasons, picking up 132 blocks and 242 hits over that span. Being a reserve defenseman is a role that he is accustomed to having and that’s likely what helped convince Chicago to make this claim. As a rebuilding squad, they’re better off having a veteran as the seventh defender that only suits up in certain matchups than having a youngster in the press box. Tinordi is in the final year of his contract which carries a $900K cap hit. He will be eligible for unrestricted free agency next summer.
OK, now we now FOR CERTAIN that the Hawks are tanking.
Tinordi is awful. One of the worst NHL players I have ever seen.
This is a Bedard move for sure
You really weren’t sure until NOW? I just hope you’re not a detective trying to solve murder cases or they’ll be a ton of murderers roaming the streets. Pretty sure the tank was on when they traded Hagel last year.
FWIW, there are, in fact, a ton of murderers roaming the streets. Less than 50% of murders get solved.
But, calm down…it was just a way of slamming Tinordi, who is useless unless you need a doofus who is such a bad and top heavy skater that his only value is falling face first into the boards every time he’s hit and drawing major penalties.
EVERYONE knows the Hawks are awful.
Have you ever seen Brett Lindros play?
I did, he was better than Brent Gretzky.
I heard no one was better than Eric Hull.
No it isn’t.
This might be the most stupid analogy that I have ever read.
Not it isn’t.
I wonder what the people in the Montreal Draft room in 2010 are doing now?
There we actually 3 guys drafted ahead of him who have played even fewer games in the NHL. Joey Hishon, drafted #17 overall, 13 games played. Brandon Gormley, drafted #13 overall, 58 games played, Dylan McIlrath, drafted #10 overall, 66 games played. Are the guys making decisions for the Habs back in 2010 idiots for drafting Tinordi #22 overall? Or are they geniuses for getting Brendan Gallagher at #147 overall? Or maybe talent evaluation and projection is harder than it looks from our living rooms with 12 years of hindsight.