A Couple of Early Offseason Points for the Hawks and Bulls

BLACKHAWKS:

It's obvious that you need to re-sign Martin Havlat.  The inconsistencies of all other scorers have proven this.  He's smooth, has the best stick-handling of anybody and isn't afraid to take it to the net.

There are babies being born today who's first words are "Re-sign Havlat!"

You'll let Khabibulin go and thank him for his services.  He's injury prone and Huet came through this year when you needed him, for the most part. 

There are some obvious players you'll need to keep, and some less-than-obvious.  The keen-eyed fan will know the importance of Dave Bolland centering the Havlat line (even though he's a terrible interview). 

Adam Burish provides energy when nobody else does.  And Cam Barker and Matt Walker provided steady presence at their respective jobs.  Byfuglien and Versteeg may require higher contracts, but came through at times that make you think you'd like them to stick around. 

Toews, Kane, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, and Campbell are obvious for various reasons.  And I'm not sure why but I do like Troy Brouwer.

Keep most of these guys and I'm excited.

BULLS:

This Derrek Rose scandal should be a non-issue.

I'm tired of the one-and-done college-to-NBA players. Lets get rid of this rule already. Baseball has no rules FORCING players who don't want to go into college. 

(Let me state for the record that I always loved school and have a masters degree myself. Hell I'd go back to college right now if I could afford it. Best time of my damn life!) 

But this is ridiculous. Do you really want to force coaches to game plan around a super-talented guy who will only be around for a year? And force these players to lie about grades they know they can't get?

It's not Rose's fault. It's the system.