News Article: Davidson on 2025 draft: If there’s an opportunity that makes sense to use that pick on the market, then we’ll absolutely explore that.

[RememberTheRoar]

Scott Powers: To have likely another top-five pick in this year’s draft, do you look at that as a possible asset you can move or do you need to make that pick to add another young player of that potential caliber? How do you look at that?

Kyle Davidson: “I don’t think it’s necessarily that we’re married to making the pick. Again, it would be a very hard needle to thread in all likelihood, but if there’s an opportunity to use a pick like that to find a player that’s either in the NHL or closer to the NHL that we feel very confident is going to provide us some significant value to the NHL roster moving forward, then certainly we’re going to explore that. We’re not dead set on, “Well, we got this pick, we got to make it.” If there’s an opportunity that makes sense to use that pick on the market, then we’ll absolutely explore that.”

Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson on complementing Connor Bedard, trading top draft pick: Q&A

Davidson spoke recently to The Athletic about where the Blackhawks' rebuild is and where it needs to get to.

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[EmeticDonut]

What else could Davidson say? Of course it's smart to keep all options open, especially not even knowing what pick they end up with (including potential picks they could still acquire) and how the draft eligible players stack up when all is done and what would be available at the draft.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Didn't Davidson say they weren't necessarily going to take Bedard after they won the lottery?

 

[RememberTheRoar]

Didn't Davidson say they weren't necessarily going to take Bedard after they won the lottery?

Probably, but did he say they’re not necessarily married to making the pick in 2023 or 2024?

 

[MHO]

That is exactly what I would expect him to say if he were asked that question.

 

[bwana63]

What else could Davidson say? Of course it's smart to keep all options open, especially not even knowing what pick they end up with (including potential picks they could still acquire) and how the draft eligible players stack up when all is done and what would be available at the draft.

That is exactly what I would expect him to say if he were asked that question.

right. 99% likelihood that they're keeping the pick (but you never say never, lol)

 

[BHFAN92]

right. 99% likelihood that they're keeping the pick (but you never say never, lol)

I mean if Capitals offered up a player like Ryan Leonard then ya sure I could see KD trading the pick but I really don't see a young player available like that to even entertain the thought...never know though some GMs get jumpy and make dumb moves

 

[kmwtrucks]

right. 99% likelihood that they're keeping the pick (but you never say never, lol)

if it falls out of top 3 and they do not really like frondell eklund or martone. then maybe. I doubt they move it if they fall 1-3 IMO

 

[MHO]

What about 2 or 3OA for Pettersson? Would you do it? I don't know if I would but maaaybe?

 

[GIADF]

What about 2 or 3OA for Pettersson? Would you do it? I don't know if I would but maaaybe?

Good god no.

 

[Muffinalt]

Not likely, but would be pretty fun if they traded it.

 

[RememberTheRoar]

Not likely, but would be pretty fun if they traded it.

Hoping for the chaos! Haha

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Hoping for the chaos! Haha

Chaos is only fun when it's not your chaos to live in.

 

[RememberTheRoar]

Chaos is only fun when it's not your chaos to live in.

Meh, it’s still not ours even though we’re fans/supporters. We have little to zero role in any of this aside from sending along our money.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Brady Tkachuk come on down? I wonder what the likelihood is of shopping the pick based on lotto results...

 

[RememberTheRoar]

Brady Tkachuk come on down? I wonder what the likelihood is of shopping the pick based on lotto results...

Exactly where my brain went when I read the quote

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Exactly where my brain went when I read the quote

they already tried to move the 25 pick too, a concern would be that they overvalue a player that can be on the roster next year for job security reasons

 

[HawksDub89]

Not likely, but would be pretty fun if they traded it.

Depends on who’s coming back.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

We're likely keeping the pick regardless, but you never know if and when another GM develops a case of the Nico Harrison's and inexplicably decides to burn their city to the ground, so smart to keep the option of being open to a trade as a possibility.

 

[HawksDub89]

Exactly where my brain went when I read the quote

I think that would be a mistake.

 

[RememberTheRoar]

I think that would be a mistake.

Probably, but it’s a hypothetical that’s interesting to think about.

How long until porter Martone gets as good as Brady, if he ever does?

 

[u2wojo]

As long as we stay in the top 4, I can't see a realistic player for pick we should be considering. But it can't hurt to listen in case something you consider unrealistic is actually possible. If any of Demidov, Buium, Leonard were available for 3 or 4....I would jump at the chance to get a player a year or two further in development with more answers than you necessarily have with an 18 year old.

 

[Muffinalt]

Brady Tkachuk come on down? I wonder what the likelihood is of shopping the pick based on lotto results...

I think we might have missed our chance because Ottawa became a legit good team this year.

Had they continued to falter, I think this upcoming off-season there would have been a legit chance for anyone to pry away Brady.

I guess they could still do bad the second half and miss the playoffs to be fair, that surely would do it.

 

[bwana63]

As long as we stay in the top 4, I can't see a realistic player for pick we should be considering. But it can't hurt to listen in case something you consider unrealistic is actually possible. If any of Demidov, Buium, Leonard were available for 3 or 4....I would jump at the chance to get a player a year or two further in development with more answers than you necessarily have with an 18 year old.

bingo. much ado about flippin' nothing, 'cause none of those guys (or similar) are gonna be available and/or the ask is gonna be redonk

 

[Hawkaholic]

Probably, but it’s a hypothetical that’s interesting to think about.

How long until porter Martone gets as good as Brady, if he ever does?

Well, you have 3 years until maybe Brady decides he doesn't want to be a Hawk anymore, where as you get 7 guaranteed years with Martone, or whoever they draft.