Maybe Sam Rinzel for us. It's around a 20ish percent chance after the top half of the first, so one in every 4 or 5 guys we pick at that point in the first would potentially be a star. He's looking most likely to be that guy.
A team can’t have too many superstar rhd’s.
Norm MacIver influenced pick people, he’s got the knowledge/handle on NCAA talent
I don't think you'll see any of the NHL pending UFA's (Hall, Athanasiou, Donato, Maroon, Smith, or Martinez) back which frees 6 NHL roster spots. Murphy and Kurashev are guys I could see moved at the deadline....Murphy retained will likely have some value and Kurashev with arbitration rights is someone I sell high on (assuming he is on pace for anything close to 60ish pts/82 again). Sanford and Seney are UFA's in Rockford and Saarela and Luypen are RFA's that will need to be much more productive to warrant a contract. That is 10ish spots if you don't move Murphy/Kurashev or someone else with term remaining. I can't see the Hawks being much of a player in the UFA pool beyond selectively trying to add an impact forward and maybe that gets addressed in trade where someone moves out.
Nazar, Slaggert, Dach seem like the most likely promotion candidates amongst Forwards for next year's NHL roster. It is possible a guy like Greene is good enough for NHL next year as well (3 year college player, turns 22 less than a month into the 2025-26 season) but would have to see what he looks like in a tryout basis end of year, historically BU plays deep into the NCAA Tournament.
I don't know what value Kurashev could bring in a trade. Yes he's relatively cheap and was productive last year, and might put up another 50-55 points this year but that's only if he plays on Bedard's wing. Is another team gearing for the playoffs going to value a player that has only produced as a wing with a top line center setting him up?
I think the Hawks would/should sign Harding. Phillips and Crevier are kind of at the end of their rope, as they're on post-ELC 1-year two way deals. I could see both/either not being qualified, allowed to go unless they can prove themselves to be NHL DMen before the 2024-25 season ends.
I feel like the Hawks are going to try to sign Harding but I don't know why he would choose to sign here even if Phillips and Crevier leave. There are still quite a few young LHD ahead of him on the NHL roster If he waits just another few months, he can sign with any team he wants.
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Yep. You need a rock #1 which we had in Keith and we had two #2's in Seabrook and Hammer one you could pair with Keith and somebody who could carry a 4-5 guy like Oduya. We won in 15 with four viable NHL defenseman. The Hawks have like five guys better slash healthier in the 5-9 role today than when this team won a cup. You gotta have four rocks.
