News Article: Powers: Blackhawks doing homework on Schaefer

[Styles]

Has anyone’s stock rose up this much after an injury? Dude barely did anything yet he should go 1st.

 

[deytookerjaabs]

Has anyone’s stock rose up this much after an injury? Dude barely did anything yet he should go 1st.

He certainly put the fear into that goalpost. Tough break to catch but, yeah, his stock has only risen since.

 

[Dead Meat]

Has anyone’s stock rose up this much after an injury? Dude barely did anything yet he should go 1st.

Did you watch him play?

 

[Chelios]

Has anyone’s stock rose up this much after an injury? Dude barely did anything yet he should go 1st.

He was, by far and away, the best Canadian defenceman as a draft eligible player for the world junior team in the games he played. That is incredibly rare.

 

[pvr]

You're not getting a prospect like Tij for KK unless there's some sort of risk involved like this, unfortunately

While I’m not a big fan of Korchinski, I think people here are undervaluing him compared to what another organization/GM would. He’s got skills and a couple of years of development…further along the path towards respectable young experienced NHL dman, expected to continue improving, not expected to make a big impact for another 2-4 years. A defenseman prospect on the cusp like him is more difficult to find than a winger like Iginla. It’s not easy to develop quality dmen, yet recently (and surprisingly) the Hawks have been doing just that.

KK for Iginla would be considered a hockey trade for each organization if one has a surplus of dmen and the other has a surplus of forwards in their respective prospect pools, and the timelines fit.