If Hawks draft at #3 or #4 they probably take a dman once Cekebrini and Lindstromoff the board
So add either SamDickibson LD,or Zayne Oarekh (RD) ...I have Artyom Levshunov as 3rd choice after these two....
Dickinson may be the top dman ranked by most rankings orgs ..but Hawksg reater need is RD..
Either wouldd definitely improve Hawks d-corps in future...Neither will jump to NHL next sesson but afterx1 more year of developing in the OHL Dickinson abd Parekh both should be joining the NHK team that drafted them..I do nitcsee any reason to rush 18 yr old dmen..1 more year in juniisxtgen make the jump to the Show.
If Hawks draft 5th thenI would take Levshunov if the other 2 dnen off the board...
If Hawks took Dickinson then have 2 LD linchpin dmen*Dickinson abd Vkasic) as shutdown dmen...Dickinson also brings skating, physical pkay,great distance shotand improving offensive potential..
Parekh at RD brings ,elite skating and offensive iimpact...high goal scoring =elite level for a dman..,ability to qb aPo...=quinnhughes/cakemakar -lije impact on activationsand directing the attack...However onlyv6'0 181 abd lacks physicality...But has vastly improved defensively thisxseasonas to oisitionibgandxreadibg the pkay..Has tge speed to defend using hisstick..
I do not think anyone woukd begrudge the Hawks if tgeycaddrd a potential offensive impact dman who can takeover games with multi-point ability.
But ifcKD has Dickinson as BDA at top of dman list he might stick with that valuation despitecpkethoraxofcLDcorospectsxintge pipeline.
Hawks will be stuck k with Seth Jones at #1RD till his contract runs out ..butvin 25/26 the D could look like:either:
Vlasic Jones
Del Mastro Parekh
Allen/Harding (LD) Rinzel
Or:
Sam Dickinson S.Jones
Vllasic Rinzel
Del Mastro Crevier or nhl vet *
(Or Allen) (or Del Mastro**)
* 3rd pairing nhl vet via tradevor ufa signinng)
** option to use DelMastro at RD which he played
many shifts on in Juniors...sonetimes double shifted and pkayed RD at those times or onPp from right side)
So IF it cones to us draftibg 3rd or 4th I think KD will be focused on either Dickinson or Parekh..
Either adds great impact to Hawks d'corps in different ways.
Depends on which style wanted most and which side of the D you want to upgrade most..
Of coursexwexwoukdcratger take anotger top center who is notubdersized (Celebrini ,,Lindstrom)( if we draft at#1or#2...but if that is not our draftslot we shoukdcgrab tge best D solution to really define and upgradevourxd-corosxas soon as 25/26 season.