F Frank Nazar (2022, 13th, CHI)

[Our Lady Peace]

First NHL goal on his first NHL shot! Beautiful snipe

 

[Kevin Musto]

Rest of the league is lucky the Blackhawks only have 2 games left

 

[AmericanDream]

So damn smooth out there.....

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Nice first game for him. He's gonna be a solid NHL'er IMO.

 

[Torts]

Immediate results! Love to see it.

 

[TLEH]

Played PK and PP in his first game. That stands out to me.

 

[Em etah Eh]

Freaking Habs. He's going to be a good one. Hard to root against any of those young hawks. Meh.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Id be pretty surprised if he’s not a useful top 9 player.

 

[montreal]

Hawks are going to be a lot of fun to watch, big Nazar fan as I think his upside is very high. Congrats to him on the nice first snipe!

 

[Faceboner]

Id be pretty surprised if he’s not a useful top 9 player.

He can be the offensive driver on the second line I think the hawks get their future 2c to pair with him in 26 and grab a rhd with the first this year unless they get celebrini

 

[CanadianHawks]

He’s looked like a complete stud two games in. I had him pencilled in as a second line player long term but I think his upside is far greater after seeing him in the regionals in College Hockey and these two games as a Hawk

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

After what he showed in his short stint to end year he is safe bet to be on Hawks next year from start

 

[Kevin Musto]

After what he showed in his short stint to end year he is safe bet to be on Hawks next year from start

Already the 2nd best forward on the roster. (though the bar is very low)

 

[WarriorofTime]

After what he showed in his short stint to end year he is safe bet to be on Hawks next year from start

Maybe, roster politics (waiver-exempt) could see him starting/seeing time in the AHL but I imagine a spot is there if he can take it.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Very curious what the plan for him will be next season. I would imagine he will be given the opportunity to make the team.. but will he stick for the whole season if he does make it

 

[Hattrick Kane]

Very curious what the plan for him will be next season. I would imagine he will be given the opportunity to make the team.. but will he stick for the whole season if he does make it

Report coming out is the Hawks made a conscious choice to not fill the 2C hole to give Nazar a chance to solidify it in training camp. So it’s his spot to lose if he comes out firing. I think he’ll have an easier time sticking now that the Hawks got some quality veterans to fill out the wing spots to help him.

 

[1909]

Freaking Habs. He's going to be a good one. Hard to root against any of those young hawks. Meh.

?????. Habs did not trade Nazar… They traded anonymus pick #13 (isles pick) for Dach.

 

[ColbyChaos]

?????. Habs did not trade Nazar… They traded anonymus pick #13 (isles pick) for Dach.

It was basically Romanov for Dach for the Habs standpoint

 

[Em etah Eh]

?????. Habs did not trade Nazar… They traded anonymus pick #13 (isles pick) for Dach.

I know. But it still enabled the Blackhawks to make the pick. It was mainly said in jest because I like Nazar and he’s going to play for a rival now.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Report coming out is the Hawks made a conscious choice to not fill the 2C hole to give Nazar a chance to solidify it in training camp. So it’s his spot to lose if he comes out firing. I think he’ll have an easier time sticking now that the Hawks got some quality veterans to fill out the wing spots to help him.

I like that decision from management. Let your young guys grow into their roles.

Nazar's game is perfectly adapted to be an impact middle 6 center in today's NHL. Blackhawks have acquired a nice group of young centers from the first round in the last 3 drafts:

Bedard 5'10
Nazar 5'9
Moore 5'11
Boisvert 6'2

Some might question their size down the middle, but I'm personally not too concerned about that here. These guys have the talent to overcome that (the Lightning just won back to back cups with Brayden Point being their 2nd biggest center).

Bedard is obviously going to be an elite scorer, and the latter 3 all of the potential to be legitimate 2Cs in the NHL with well rounded games. I'd expect to see at least one of those 4 to be converted to wing full time - Bedard might make the most sense with his offensive ability and weak 200 foot game. Let one of the other speedier guys worry about defending down low.

I could foresee a 2026-27 roster looking something like the below, which is looking potentially pretty deep even without adding in any UFAs:

Bertuzzi - Nazar - Bedard
Reichel - Moore - Teravainen
Kurashev - Boisvert - Vanacker
Slaggert - Dickinson - Dach
Kantserov, Lardis, Misiak

Vlasic - Levshunov
Korchinski - Jones
Del Maestro - Rinzel
Kaiser, Allen

Commesso
Gajan
UFA

This team is shaping up to be an absolute wagon. Hawks have an embarrassment of riches. Davidson has done a terrific job.

 

[golgoXIII]

I like that decision from management. Let your young guys grow into their roles.

Nazar's game is perfectly adapted to be an impact middle 6 center in today's NHL. Blackhawks have acquired a nice group of young centers from the first round in the last 3 drafts:

Bedard 5'10
Nazar 5'9
Moore 5'11
Boisvert 6'2

Some might question their size down the middle, but I'm personally not too concerned about that here. These guys have the talent to overcome that (the Lightning just won back to back cups with Brayden Point being their 2nd biggest center).

Bedard is obviously going to be an elite scorer, and the latter 3 all of the potential to be legitimate 2Cs in the NHL with well rounded games. I'd expect to see at least one of those 4 to be converted to wing full time - Bedard might make the most sense with his offensive ability and weak 200 foot game. Let one of the other speedier guys worry about defending down low.

I could foresee a 2026-27 roster looking something like the below, which is looking potentially pretty deep even without adding in any UFAs:

Bertuzzi - Nazar - Bedard
Reichel - Moore - Teravainen
Kurashev - Boisvert - Vanacker
Slaggert - Dickinson - Dach
Kantserov, Lardis, Misiak

Vlasic - Levshunov
Korchinski - Jones
Del Maestro - Rinzel
Kaiser, Allen

Commesso
Gajan
UFA

This team is shaping up to be an absolute wagon. Hawks have an embarrassment of riches. Davidson has done a terrific job.

i am supprise you put Kurashev on the 3rd line after Reichel and Bertuzzi i have not seen a lot of Hawks game but i tought Kurashev look like a surely top 6 maybe 1st line in the futur no ???

 

[Hollel]

Bertuzzi - Nazar - Bedard
Reichel - Moore - Teravainen
Kurashev - Boisvert - Vanacker
Slaggert - Dickinson - Dach
Kantserov, Lardis, Misiak

Vlasic - Levshunov
Korchinski - Jones
Del Maestro - Rinzel
Kaiser, Allen

Commesso
Gajan
UFA

I’m not disagreeing that they are on a good path with accumulating assets, but it’s hard to imagine this roster making any noise really

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

I like that decision from management. Let your young guys grow into their roles.

Nazar's game is perfectly adapted to be an impact middle 6 center in today's NHL. Blackhawks have acquired a nice group of young centers from the first round in the last 3 drafts:

Bedard 5'10
Nazar 5'9
Moore 5'11
Boisvert 6'2

Some might question their size down the middle, but I'm personally not too concerned about that here. These guys have the talent to overcome that (the Lightning just won back to back cups with Brayden Point being their 2nd biggest center).

Bedard is obviously going to be an elite scorer, and the latter 3 all of the potential to be legitimate 2Cs in the NHL with well rounded games. I'd expect to see at least one of those 4 to be converted to wing full time - Bedard might make the most sense with his offensive ability and weak 200 foot game. Let one of the other speedier guys worry about defending down low.

I could foresee a 2026-27 roster looking something like the below, which is looking potentially pretty deep even without adding in any UFAs:

Bertuzzi - Nazar - Bedard
Reichel - Moore - Teravainen
Kurashev - Boisvert - Vanacker
Slaggert - Dickinson - Dach
Kantserov, Lardis, Misiak

Vlasic - Levshunov
Korchinski - Jones
Del Maestro - Rinzel
Kaiser, Allen

Commesso
Gajan
UFA

This team is shaping up to be an absolute wagon. Hawks have an embarrassment of riches. Davidson has done a terrific job.

No amount of skill is going to stop the hawks from getting crunched in the playoffs. As we have seen time and time again skill + size and physicality trumps skill but small players. That’s just way too small of a forward group imo. Even in their primes if that group of forwards went up against this years panthers they’d get obliterated.

 

[1909]

I know. But it still enabled the Blackhawks to make the pick. It was mainly said in jest because I like Nazar and he’s going to play for a rival now.

Who’s telling you Habs would had drafted Nazar with pick #13 ? Anyway, it was Romanov for Dach.

 

[Fantomas]

I’m not disagreeing that they are on a good path with accumulating assets, but it’s hard to imagine this roster making any noise really

The Hawks need to snag a good one in th 2025 draft.