Toews2Bickell
It's Showtime
- Nov 24, 2013
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This I agree with 100%. That said, if they land someone like Schaefer or have a similar grade on Kaiser/EDM as Korchinski and Korchinski has more trade value then there is nothing wrong with looking for a swap if it involves an equivalent young forward coming back in return.The problem, truly, is that the Hawks got Bedard and with that has come so much noise about needing to speed up the rebuild that I don't think management can drown it all out. But they should and if they care about the long-term outlook of the team, they will.
Korchinski was drafted not even 3 years ago yet. He basically had a lost season forced into the NHL when he wasn't ready. If you're evaluating players on what they are at 20 or 21, you're going to miss out on a whole lot of Keiths, Sharps, Buffs, Hammers, etc. Most players aren't what they are until 23/24/25.
I don't really worry about Davidison understanding the timeline. I worry about Danny and the business side telling him/expecting it to happen sooner than it should. This should be a 5 year rebuild which means 2 more tank years and ideally top 3 picks. After that the org should be very balanced and ready to contend.