Do we really think Chicago would take another Dman after they took two Defensemen (Boqvist and Beaudin) in the first round last year?
They have Mitchell too. They really need forwardsAnd Jokiharju the year prior.
Should've hit the bottom option. You aren't part of this board.Fair enough. But I do think he's considerably better than Dach
Do we really think Chicago would take another Dman after they took two Defensemen (Boqvist and Beaudin) in the first round last year?
Take this for what it’s worth, but I believe their board is very heavy on Byram, Cozens, and Turcotte. Rationalize it however you want, but odds are they are taking someone of that three.
He's just not a popular pick around here for a few reasons. The player himself could be just fine at #6 or earlier.Why’s that?cause he’s Russian and might not play for 1-2 seasons?
To be blunt, I don't care what their board thinks at all. I care if the Blackhawks brass are fine with Evan Barrett being the only tangible forward from 2 drafts. Jake Wise could bounce back from injury and be a solid prospect, and their other 3rd rounder last year - Nik Nordgren - started great but has had some injury issues. Last year he was out 3 separate times, one being a concussion and another might force him to start 19-20 on the sideline.Take this for what it’s worth, but I believe their board is very heavy on Byram, Cozens, and Turcotte. Rationalize it however you want, but odds are they are taking someone of that three.
That’s fine but what are the reasons? Just curiousHe's just not a popular pick around here for a few reasons. The player himself could be just fine at #6 or earlier.
Disagree.
All 5 of those players will be gone by 6, IMO.
To be blunt, I don't care what their board thinks at all. I care if the Blackhawks brass are fine with Evan Barrett being the only tangible forward from 2 drafts. Jake Wise could bounce back from injury and be a solid prospect, and their other 3rd rounder last year - Nik Nordgren - started great but has had some injury issues. Last year he was out 3 separate times, one being a concussion and another might force him to start 19-20 on the sideline.
They'll have to weigh how much they think Strome and Perlini are going to fill that void in the near future. Maybe they have a kid that pans out that I didn't mention, I don't know, but the way I see it, they could use a forward prospect.
I think he’s got a shot to play in the league , I think he’ll be the go to guy for London next season on the back end
I meant to quote Sparty too, I was addressing the conversation as a whole not trying to single you out. I've seen a lot of Hawks fans beating the Byram drum, but I don't really post in other team's forums much so I didn't really have an outlet to express what I was saying until here.I don’t know if my message was missing context, but let clarify what I’m getting at. I was talking about the Blackhawks discussion board being high on those three.
The way Sparty’s message read to me, it was like he was trying to find an exception where the Blackhawks wouldn’t take Byram and end up with a forward by result. Almost trying to walk into a situation where Byram, or one of Turcotte or Cozens might fall. I was just pointing to the fact that even if Chicago isn’t picking a defenseman, they are taking one of the other two that went 4-5 in this little experiment.
I still strongly believe picks 3-5 will be some form of Cozens, Turcotte, Byram, so I think this is a fantastic practice for us to go through to figure out what we have in Dach, Podkolzin, Krebs, Zegras, and I will throw in a wild card in Broberg.
In a nutshell: if this represents worst case scenario for anyone, buckle up.
Off the top of my head, the most often expressed concerns are that he's a winger, that he's not elite at anything (but rather well-rounded) and his willingness to come to the NHL any time soon.That’s fine but what are the reasons? Just curious
6’4 smooth skating d man with good passing. He’s a pretty good prospectYou may be right, just haven't seen much NHL potential in him. Think he could be a bottom pair D, but doesn't seem like the type of defenseman the league is trending toward and not what I'd consider a high upside guy, in my non expert opinion.
You may be right, just haven't seen much NHL potential in him. Think he could be a bottom pair D, but doesn't seem like the type of defenseman the league is trending toward and not what I'd consider a high upside guy, in my non expert opinion.
He's also an August 2000 birthday, still 18. I think it's a great pick. Has aged well. Biggest negative - Tyler Madden went next.6’4 smooth skating d man with good passing. He’s a pretty good prospect
Might be wishful thinking here...
But if there are no concerns about him coming over, you would think he goes top 5.
If there are concerns about him coming over, you would think he falls farther than 6.
Might not be that black and white, just thinking out loud.
Take this for what it’s worth, but I believe their board is very heavy on Byram, Cozens, and Turcotte. Rationalize it however you want, but odds are they are taking someone of that three.
For reference, Mckenzie’s #3 player has gone in the top 5 of their draft the last 6 years in a row.
Add Nichushkin to your list of leeriness.
8 out of 10 NHL scouts have Podkolzin (per McKenzie) as the #3 player and we are trusting a 100% fan poll to determine how the top 5 will play out? Honestly I’d put little to no stock into this as any kind of indicator of how things will go.
I’ll go with the scouts.