{"id":7004,"date":"2017-02-24T17:40:09","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T22:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=7004"},"modified":"2017-02-24T17:45:05","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T22:45:05","slug":"tomas-jurco-traded-chicago-blackhawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/02\/24\/tomas-jurco-traded-chicago-blackhawks\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomas Jurco Traded to Chicago Blackhawks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After parts of three seasons with limited playing time and killed confidence, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/jurcoto01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tomas Jurco<\/a><\/strong> is finally getting his fresh start with a new organization that may have some type of role for him. He has been traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for a 2017 third-round pick.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Red Wings have traded Tomas Jurco to Chicago for third-round pick.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeleneStJames\/status\/835246919161098240\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jurco has zero points in 16 games this season, logging an average of just over ten minutes of ice time. He carries a $900,000 cap hit with an expiring contract this summer. He will be a restricted free agent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hollake01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ken Holland<\/a> on Tomas Jurco to CHI: &#8220;Things haven&#8217;t worked out. He wanted to be elsewhere.&#8221; Jurco RFA this summer, wasn&#8217;t going to stay.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeleneStJames\/status\/835249324737105920\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 159 career games, Jurco has scored 15 goals and 39 points, including seven goals in the last 123 contests. That is quite a let down from afar, especially with Jurco earning admiration for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=32aEQd8DcKU\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">viral skill-set<\/a> that lead Detroit to picking him as high as 35th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. However, between an uneven amount of playing time and no real opportunities under <strong>Mike Babcock<\/strong> and <strong>Jeff Blashill<\/strong>, Jurco&#8217;s confidence dwindled as he logged minutes with players that could not play to his game.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tomas Jurco had been scratched for 16 of Detroit&#8217;s last 21 games. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Blackhawks?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkLazerus\/status\/835252560499978241\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jurco&#8217;s best taste of NHL action came at the beginning of his career in 2013-14 when the Wings played virtually the entire second half of the season without <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/z\/zettehe01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Henrik Zetterberg<\/a><\/strong> or <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/datsypa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pavel Datsyuk<\/a><\/strong> and called on the likes of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/nyquigu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gustav Nyquist<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tatarto01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tomas Tatar<\/a><\/strong>, and Jurco to help them get to the playoffs. With 13:28 of average ice time, the then-21 year-old flourished scoring eight goals and 15 points in his first 36 NHL games. Among players who played at least 35 games, his Corsi-for percentage was 56.23% and his shot attempt relative ratio to him being on the ice versus off was +10.6, both topping Detroit&#8217;s forward group. It is a small sample size, especially for a rookie who didn&#8217;t have an opportunity to possibly hit a &#8220;rookie wall,&#8221; but it is the only time he has ever gotten consistent top six looks.<\/p>\n<p>Playing in a system that includes the likes of puck movers on the back end in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/keithdu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Duncan Keith<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/seabrbr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brent Seabrook<\/a><\/strong> as well as superstar rovers up front in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kanepa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Kane<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/toewsjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Toews<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Jurco could flourish if given the consistent opportunity in the top six, which has been a revolving door this season in Chicago. Toews lately has had either <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/panikri01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Richard Panik<\/a><\/strong> or <strong>Vincent Hinostroza<\/strong> as his linemate, and the Blackhawks just made a corresponding move to move the latter down to the AHL. Toews himself has come alive in recent days, as since January 25th he&#8217;s scored six goals and 16 points. He could be the spark Jurco needs as the Hawks push towards another Stanley Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Getting a third round pick in this deal is huge for the Red Wings given Jurco&#8217;s raw production. Given the market for defensemen and forwards and the rate of return as seen with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hainsro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ron Hainsey<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(2nd round pick) and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/eavespa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Eaves<\/a><\/strong> (2nd round pick that could become a first), Pieces like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/v\/vanekth01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thomas Vanek<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/smithbr05.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brendan Smith<\/a><\/strong>, and even <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=greenmi03,greenmi02&amp;search=Mike+Green&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Green<\/a><\/strong> could fetch more than decent hauls. They have ample time before Wednesday&#8217;s trade deadline on their bye week to acquire more assets as they head towards being sellers.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/634942552\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.498316% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/634942552?et=WceXC_8CQNFDJfZ51Is1gA&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=4XT5h8Lwde-diHLnCzuVyMeyyXbPzIYG-79zWspjRwk=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"395\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After parts of three seasons with limited playing time and killed confidence, Tomas Jurco is finally getting his fresh start with a new organization that may have some type of role for him. He has been traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for a 2017 third-round pick. Red Wings have traded Tomas Jurco to Chicago for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":546,"featured_media":7005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,27,34],"tags":[246,95,37,343,38,96],"class_list":["post-7004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-redwings","category-blackhawks","category-news","tag-chicago-blackhawks","tag-detroit-red-wings","tag-hockey","tag-jeff-blashill","tag-nhl","tag-tomas-jurco"],"modified_by":"Griffin Schroeder (Associate Editor)","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/546"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}