2026 Draft Thoughts, opinions & what gets traded for immediate high end help

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  • #72868
    BetweenTheDots
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    Looking at that free agent market, eeeewwwwwww. I’m so glad we have all these prospects in the fold. Yuck yuck and more yuck.

    #72867
    BetweenTheDots
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    I’m greedy Wiz, i want 3 scoring lines not 2, i want this team to be a nightmare to match up against every game.

    Teams are so good at defending in this league if you build 3 scoring lines they just don’t have enough talented players to match up.

    Also was it me or did Dallas look really really really slow vs the wild?

    #72866
    BetweenTheDots
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    This year is evaluation year for the team, now that we have so many young players filtering in.

    It’s been a few years but i can honestly say we have actual forwards that belong in the top 6, Bedard, Nazar, Frondell, Kantserov

    Our oldest top 6 player is 22 years old, our best can’t even buy himself a beer at the bar.

    Looking at these KD drafts, the future looks so promising

    #72864
    BetweenTheDots
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    I agree Wiz, the Blackhawks just didn’t have the assets before and now not only do they have draft capital but they have young promising players everywhere.

    I don’t think anything is going to give this season but during the next season or after i can see the Blackhawks trading the 2 first round draft picks(Panthers and Oilers) just like the Canadiens did for a premium young player

    I appreciate KDs patience, i loved that he was able to get a first and Knight for Seth Jones, man i thought that pick was unprotected and so disappointed to find out it was.

    #72788
    TheREALWiz
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    I want more than Matthew Knies.

    Sure would love a Cutter Gauthier for #4

    Not the other Arizonian A Matthews, or Martin Necas.

    That 4th pick is where you can develop a player into a star.

    Years to develop, but long term value for the Chicago franchise.

    You giving me Dylan Guethner? Veteran Brandon Hagel?

    Or Loagn Cooley?

    But I think where an opportunity will present itself is when the hawks management find a team that is trading away a kid who they don’t have the druthers to pay in their next contract. Teams look at the Chicago young defense and surplus of depth vets and may come lookng for surplus for a big up n comer.
    is that guy the big Byfield.

    #72731
    Dionysus
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    Draft Carson Carels, left shot, tough, strong defensively and he’s shown he’s strong offensively this past season. He’s been compared to Makar and Werenski, which may be more hopeful than real.

    #72720
    BetweenTheDots
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    And i know everyone is so concerned about drafting a forward, the Blackhawks are actually in a great position to draft best available.

    Let the draft unfold and either you’ll have a really good forward on the board or a really really good defenseman.

    I’m convinced San Jose will draft by need, they will draft the best dman off the board.

    #72718
    BetweenTheDots
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    Yes sir, 11 young players already, now a wave of more players, this is shaping up so much how the OKC Thunder rebuilt their team.

    As the young inner competition brews it’s just going to make this team better

    #72698
    TheREALWiz
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    Maybe we get a young unhappy Russian as a teammate for Roman, if Mikheyev moves on.

    BEFORE the Hawks UNLOAD any major league roster deadweight, you are adding Vanacker already in place until 2028 contract, Spellacy’s deal also to 2028, and big

    decisions to made in regards to what thay’ve got in

    Centre Savoie, W Misiak, W Gavin Hayes, Centre Felcman, and some time before decisions need making on

    W Jack Pridman
    W John Mustard
    C Joel Svennsson
    W Nathan Behn
    F Mason West
    Vaclav Nestrail will arrive and have to loose a roster spot. He was second in scoring with his UMass college will be more than ready in a year.

    #72696
    TheREALWiz
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    Malhotra will be gone.

    He’s a perfect 2nd line centre prototype, for Vancouver to start the rebuild…I would bet they this crop of potential NHL defenseman as a nice consolation, and I would be very surprised if l’il brother Evar Stenberg gets selected and arrives earlier than most picks and thinking he with the current Canuck forwards can truly bring their attack together.

    It wouldn’t be surprising that the blues probably would love to come out of the drafts first night with one of those mailmen defenseman, Stenberg and would trade first rounders from their three to get up to do just that.

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