Hopefully no. And really don’t see them going after Connelly at any pickCould Hawks surprise and take Eiserman or Connelly at 2-4?
Hopefully no. And really don’t see them going after Connelly at any pickCould Hawks surprise and take Eiserman or Connelly at 2-4?
Seems highly unlikely.Could Hawks surprise and take Eiserman or Connelly at 2-4?
Hawks probably have him on their DND list.Connelly at 20 is a no brainer, but he will probably go around pick 10.
Unless Vegas goes on a run, in which case it could be #19 againPanthers send TB home in 5
Hawks locked in at #20
The goal isn't only to "win hockey games". I'm actually fairly comfortable giving people second chances. There is way too much smoke and incidents and reporting around the player for it to all be bull shit. There were reports he urinated on other people's things.Goal's to win hockey games, not have human of the year types. Seems like he was basically persona non-grata in the hockey world a few years ago, but he's been fine during his time in Tri-City. If they want to take him off the board so be it, I don't see him as a Top 4 prospect. I'm sure he weon't be there at pick 20, as someone will gamble that bullying stuff from when he was 10/11 and a swastika post two years ago, and an alleged racial slur said on the ice (which he denied, there was a hearing and his suspension was removed/the allegation was removed from his record) three years ago won't get in the way of the hockey stuff. The swastika picture cost him a spot at the NTDP Evaluation Camp, but two years later USA called him up out of the USHL to play in the U18 World Championship.
Whether he's "actually sorry" or just doing the things to get by... actually doesn't matter to me. I don't know how he or anyone else feels in their heart. That's why the only thing to look towards is a person's behavior. If he's an evil person but knows how to make nice and stay out of trouble these days, then from my perspective, he's just a person that's learned how to make nice and stay out of trouble. Frankly if it weren't for the swastika thing, none of the Atlantic article stuff would have ever been deep dived into in the first place. That doesn't necessarily make it better or more ok, but I imagine there's a lot of behind the scenes ugliness with a lot of the "future captain" materials from their youth that just never really comes to light.
It's not even about whether he's changed or even if he intends to, it's going to be a Wirtz/Faulkner level call based on the optics. Fair to the kid or not.Goal's to win hockey games, not have human of the year types. Seems like he was basically persona non-grata in the hockey world a few years ago, but he's been fine during his time in Tri-City. If they want to take him off the board so be it, I don't see him as a Top 4 prospect. I'm sure he weon't be there at pick 20, as someone will gamble that bullying stuff from when he was 10/11 and a swastika post two years ago, and an alleged racial slur said on the ice (which he denied, there was a hearing and his suspension was removed/the allegation was removed from his record) three years ago won't get in the way of the hockey stuff. The swastika picture cost him a spot at the NTDP Evaluation Camp, but two years later USA called him up out of the USHL to play in the U18 World Championship.
Whether he's "actually sorry" or just doing the things to get by... actually doesn't matter to me. I don't know how he or anyone else feels in their heart. That's why the only thing to look towards is a person's behavior. If he's an evil person but knows how to make nice and stay out of trouble these days, then from my perspective, he's just a person that's learned how to make nice and stay out of trouble. Frankly if it weren't for the swastika thing, none of the Atlantic article stuff would have ever been deep dived into in the first place. That doesn't necessarily make it better or more ok, but I imagine there's a lot of behind the scenes ugliness with a lot of the "future captain" materials from their youth that just never really comes to light.
I'd also buy that arguement. We're a good prospect or a 2nd short. Hagels are hard to come by. He's a dog. Still do that trade again though.Picks still gotta hit. Two nineteenth overall picks and a couple spare parts for a seventy point winger on a 1.5 million cap hit for two and a half years it's arguable we still didn't get enough.
True, though at the time there's really no way KD could've got more than he did.Picks still gotta hit. Two nineteenth overall picks and a couple spare parts for a seventy point winger on a 1.5 million cap hit for two and a half years it's arguable we still didn't get enough.
Some some were saying it was a massive overpay but some were saying it was nothing because those picks were so gonna be 28-32 which was obviously silly with the inevitability of depth loss being 2/3 drafts out.I don't think anyone is re-doing the trade, but it isn't the massive overpay it was thought to possibly be at the time. If anything, Tampa made out really well.
The Kyte Beach incident probably makes Connelly untouchable, IMO.Connelly at 20 is a no brainer, but he will probably go around pick 10.