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Post by Pez68 on Apr 10, 2019 5:21:51 GMT
Turcotte, Cozen, Dachs, Byram... The Hawks will likely get an elite player any way you cut it. It's nice to see the Hawks, who played their asses off to the very end, get rewarded in the lottery. Working as intended. Thanks Bettman.
I probably go with Byram. Rumor has it...he may be NHL ready as soon as next season. 6'1, 192 lbs. and an elite skater? High hockey IQ? Defensively astute? High-energy workhorse? Yes, please... Oh, and he's an LD, to boot. Most of the Hawks' top D prospects are RD. I have not read a single negative about him from any of the scouting reports I have seen. If he can come in as soon as next season and contribute to this defense, even better.
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Post by lari on Apr 10, 2019 5:46:39 GMT
The best player in the draft at #3 is the Russian. But he won't come over for a couple of years. He's better for a team in full rebuild. Definitely trade down.
Hawks should trade with Buffalo. Get Ristolainen, and then draft Turcotte with the 7th pick.
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Post by Pez68 on Apr 10, 2019 6:45:24 GMT
Ristolainen? You can't be serious. And I highly doubt Turcotte is there with the 7th.
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Post by lari on Apr 10, 2019 8:05:43 GMT
Ristolainen? You can't be serious. And I highly doubt Turcotte is there with the 7th. He's ranked 5th among North Americans, and add Kakko + Podzolkin. That's the best estimate. Ristolainen had a shit season, he needs a change of scenery. Botterill is also desperate. Maybe throw in Gustafsson to make it happen.
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Post by brendan on Apr 10, 2019 10:37:58 GMT
imo hawks need a dman more than a forward. they also need someone who can step in vs a guy who will show up in 3 or 4 years.
who you guys like in that mold?
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Post by jrsamu on Apr 10, 2019 11:31:38 GMT
Turcotte, Cozen, Dachs, Byram... The Hawks will likely get an elite player any way you cut it. It's nice to see the Hawks, who played their asses off to the very end, get rewarded in the lottery. This. It would have been easy to feign injury and allow the core guys to rest up once they were out of the race. There is some justice, and especially the Hawks picking before the Lanche'/Ottawa pick.
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Post by garyu on Apr 10, 2019 12:31:07 GMT
Byram is my #1, though watching Dach against Prince Albert was pretty impressive. Too bad he can skate, has skill, but alas he's too big (needs to be Hawk size).
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Post by jimc on Apr 10, 2019 13:02:27 GMT
Pretty typical 300 level that when the Hawks win the #3 pick someone mentions Barker but no one mentions Toews. As long as this doesnt result in Podkolzin its great. Hes under contract for 2 years in the KHL. No one can say with any certainty when or if hell come to the NHL. Craig Button's mock draft last night had the Hawks taking exactly him!!!! Another 3rd overall luminary...Eddie O
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Post by jimc on Apr 10, 2019 13:06:36 GMT
Turcotte, Cozen, Dachs, Byram... The Hawks will likely get an elite player any way you cut it. It's nice to see the Hawks, who played their asses off to the very end, get rewarded in the lottery. Working as intended. Thanks Bettman. I probably go with Byram. Rumor has it...he may be NHL ready as soon as next season. 6'1, 192 lbs. and an elite skater? High hockey IQ? Defensively astute? High-energy workhorse? Yes, please... Oh, and he's an LD, to boot. Most of the Hawks' top D prospects are RD. I have not read a single negative about him from any of the scouting reports I have seen. If he can come in as soon as next season and contribute to this defense, even better. Which one is the undersized and soft Swede? Which one played in the USHL?
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Post by khawk20 on Apr 10, 2019 13:44:49 GMT
Pretty typical 300 level that when the Hawks win the #3 pick someone mentions Barker but no one mentions Toews. As long as this doesnt result in Podkolzin its great. Hes under contract for 2 years in the KHL. No one can say with any certainty when or if hell come to the NHL. Craig Button's mock draft last night had the Hawks taking exactly him!!!! Another 3rd overall luminary...Eddie O Though button is an idiot, I've been reading that this guy is an almost consensus 3rd pick, even though he is below the top two picks by a bit. Kind of like barker who was also considered the consensus 3 but way lower than ovie and malkin. If he's two years away from being able to play I don't think Stan will take him, he had to know he doesn't have two years left u less they start to win again next year.
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Post by angman37 on Apr 10, 2019 13:46:24 GMT
Go Byram unless the Rangers over think this and leave Kakko for the Hawks.
I'm not going to pretend that I watched a lot of junior hockey this last year. But strictly from an asset management perspective, the opportunity to acquire a potential top-pairing defenceman who actually has some size, can skate and is a LD when the rest of our young D prospects are RD is one that is very hard to pass up. I'd rather take my chances there as opposed to a winger who may not come over for a year or two in Podkolzin. From there, maybe you can trade one of the other D prospects for a young F or a D-man that might help next year.
Regardless, a great break for the Hawks last night no matter how you slice it.
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Post by jimc on Apr 10, 2019 13:50:20 GMT
Hawks also drafted one Denis savard 3rd overall, so thats a spot that has been generally good for the team.
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Post by stbhawks19 on Apr 10, 2019 14:47:40 GMT
Stan Bowman was also not the GM for any of those 3rd overall picks. Hope he doesn’t fuck this one up.
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Post by jimc on Apr 10, 2019 14:55:26 GMT
He is a prime candidate to fuck this up, trying to prove how he is so much smarter than everyone else...literally his entire career has fallen into his lap.
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Post by gadi on Apr 10, 2019 15:30:10 GMT
Pretty typical 300 level that when the Hawks win the #3 pick someone mentions Barker but no one mentions Toews. As long as this doesnt result in Podkolzin its great. Hes under contract for 2 years in the KHL. No one can say with any certainty when or if hell come to the NHL. Don't be so cranky, Giovi. You'll be able to drive around in your purple convertible with the top down before you know it.
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