2024 NHL Draft Thread Part 2 - Picks 2 & 18 in the 1st Round

[dreadpirateroberts]

I'm hoping that they will come out of this draft with a goaltender. Take a swing on one of these Belarusian/Russian guys like Moysevich, Obvintsev, or Zarubin. Assuming Commesso is a full time player by 2025, the only prospect they'll have between the pipes at that point is Gajan

 

[ello]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806018581072658884

 

[Wally1112pac]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806018581072658884

No one knows anything.

No one is leaking anything.

This is like a game of poker. How many times have played poker with money on the line and the other player shows you his cards? It doesn't happen. Well there is more than money on the line when it comes to the draft. No cards will be shown.

 

[Castle8130]

Let's say the Hawks go Levshunov at #2 and one of Yakemchuk or Parekh falls all the way to 18, do you take them over MBN or Hage?

I definitely would, but that also means we have a surplus of defensemen (EDM, Vlasic, Allen, Levshunov, Korchinski, Jones, Rinzel, Kaiser, and Yakemchuk/Parekh). We would have to trade a few to acquire other needs up front. I don't think we have any surefire #1 or #2 centers in the system. Nazar/Bedard strike me more as wings and Oliver Moore feels more like a 3C

 

[ello]

Let's say the Hawks go Levshunov at #2 and one of Yakemchuk or Parekh falls all the way to 18, do you take them over MBN or Hage?

I definitely would, but that also means we have a surplus of defensemen (EDM, Vlasic, Allen, Levshunov, Korchinski, Jones, Rinzel, Kaiser, and Yakemchuk/Parekh). We would have to trade a few to acquire other needs up front. I don't think we have any surefire #1 or #2 centers in the system. Nazar/Bedard strike me more as wings and Oliver Moore feels more like a 3C

The Bedard opinion is going to unpopular but I agree. I think best case you have 2 way centres with size like Florida does with Barkov/bennett and flank them with our skilled guys

 

[Kevin Musto]

Let's say the Hawks go Levshunov at #2 and one of Yakemchuk or Parekh falls all the way to 18, do you take them over MBN or Hage?

Yeah, obviously.

I definitely would, but that also means we have a surplus of defensemen

Never a bad thing.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Let's continue here:

GDT: - 2024 NHL Draft Talk - Hawks tentatively picking 2nd, 18th, 34th, 50th, 60th, 72nd, 138th, & 163rd Overall

Draft days are almost upon us. Let's consolidate pre-draft, draft day talk, and general discussions about what we and others are doing here. Let's spin off individual prospect chat to assorted new topics once we pick 'em.

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