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It’s looking like Behm may be this year’s Lardis. If Behm gets into the 50+ goal mark, it’s a success.
Behm started hot last year with 22 points in the first 13 games and was projected for late 1st round in mocks during Nov/Dec because of the start. His compete was said to have fallen off as the season dragged on for the low scoring lousy Kamloops team he was on. If he keeps pushing the whole season, he could likely push for 100+ pts.
We can never have enough Steve, though Assman is doing a good job in his absence.
Says the adult pretending to be a Wizard lol
FLA still has the option to trade their 2026 1st sometime before the 2026 draft in which case the Hawks get the Panther’s 2027 1st.
Maybe FLA will use it in a package to obtain McTavish for use as a replacement center.
Yeah, except if they go that route then they would be giving up their 1st round picks for 2026, 2027, and 2028 due to Marchand deal conditions being achieved thus taking the 2027 1st rounder. If Hawks slide to their 2027 1st rounder then Bruins take their 2028 1st rounder.
Holy crap Barkov out for the whole season.
Everyone is talking about how the Hawks might have a chance to win opening night with Barkov and Tkachuk out but why is no one talking about how much better that 2026 1st rounder could end up being because of said injuries and in a sick draft class no less?! Could potentially go from #30 to #20.
Another thought, this now moves Benny up to 1C and likely push Reinhart or Marchand to 2C but if that doesn’t work out and they have to move Lundell to 2C, Florida is very thin up the middle and will need to look for help outside their organization immediately. Cough **Jason Dickinson** Cough. Clear Throat. Ahem! Another guy we have that would fit their style of play is Bert.Besides isn’t that exactly what KD did with Kirby Dach?
Kyle didn’t draft Kirby Dach. He was still picking guys up from the airport back then lol which is why he didn’t want anyone from that era to be on this Hawks team and why Kane/ADB and the rest had to go immediately. Kyle wanted respect within the organization and wasn’t going to get it as a new GM when Kane & Co only knew him as Bowman’s female dog!
In the preseason game the one thing i did not like was the forwards not engaging the puck carrier, instead stopping short and guessing where the pass was going, i sure hope that’s not part of Blashill’s approach.
Agreed, they were reacting slowly instead of naturally and likely due to the new systems. The sooner they sort out who’s going where, the sooner they can hammer in the details of the new systems with extra reps to just the ones staying up rather than all the camp bodies. Also, to your point from a previous post about Arty, I also agree he’d be better off going to Rockford along with KK. Not sure who of the two would get paired with Allan but the other will end up with Harding or Mast. If I had to pick one or the other staying up, I’d keep Arty up and hope the vets can whip him into shape.
If this is Soda’s standard game and not the exception, the Hawks are going to be in good hands in net this year.
Soda’s been solid for awhile now in games where he limits the rebound chances. He does a great job of squaring up the shooter to make himself big but when he moves his body upward in doing so, his pads go from slightly inward downfacing (which causes the puck to go downward) to flat so if the puck hits his pads while he’s in the motion of squaring up, he’s extremely vulnerable to giving up juicy nuggies on the doorstep.
For those of you comparing McTavish at 22 years old to Benny in his prime, remember when Benny was 22 years old he was putzing around with the Flames putting up 27 pts while McTavish had 52 pts. The epitome of apples to oranges. Again, it’s about a team’s current makeup/needs as to whether #1 center or #1 RD is more needed (not more important).
Teams current needs? For fun let’s say we trade Rinzel or Arty, who in the pipeline even comes close to the ability of either one on the right side defensively? No one so then you immediately create a need for another RDman when you actually have a ton of forwards who one of whom may possibly become that center. No offense but that would be a horrific trade.
Friendly reminder we won 3 SCs without a bonafide second liner.Dots, you’re struggling to keep up buddy. Read it again, slowly this time: “it’s about a team’s current makeup/needs as to whether #1 center or #1 RD is more needed”. Didn’t mention the Hawks, just said “a team’s”. For example (for fun as you say), one could argue Toronto given all the scoring they had up and down the lineup would value a #1 RD over a #1 center. If they traded Matthews for Makar (which would never happen), Toronto would be better off as long as they kept Marner and extended Knies. Sorry Queafs fans, but you’re not getting past Florida to the Cup Final if your top pairing is Rielly/Tanev and some fillers.
For those of you comparing McTavish at 22 years old to Benny in his prime, remember when Benny was 22 years old he was putzing around with the Flames putting up 27 pts while McTavish had 52 pts. The epitome of apples to oranges. Again, it’s about a team’s current makeup/needs as to whether #1 center or #1 RD is more needed (not more important).
Riddle me this, Batman…would the Queafs trade Matthews for a #1 RD?
Nice cherry pick Assman.
Would you trade Rinzel or Lev for any of:
Elis Lindholm, Tage Thompson, Sebastion Aho, Roope Hintz, Dylan Larkin, Nick Suzuki, Ziby, Point, Pettersson, Scheifele, Keller?
Still butthurt about the Hoosiers whooping your Illini lol? Given where Hawks are in the rebuild, no I would not. However, if the Hawks were contending, yes I would trade Arty for Tage Thompson. I’d also happily trade Matthews(#1 center) for Makar(#1 RD).
Then you have whatever combination of Dickinson, Mikh, Foligno, Slaggert, Greene.
All of a sudden we have actual depth and guys you can bounce up and down the line up.
Greene will be playing in Rockford. Not sold that Kyle wants any of the young guys to start the year in Chicago. I think he’s already made up his mind he wants them all starting together in Rockford. Go to CapWages and look at the forward groups for Chicago and Rockford currently. Not one young forward on the Rockford roster is a free agent after this season. The Chicago roster has 5-6 forwards that’ll be free agents and most likely not coming back then Kyle can fill those voids at the TDL by moving young forwards up and sign a couple big name forwards in the summer, then backfill all those young forward spots in Rockford with the next wave of prospects like Kantserov, Vanacker, Spellacy, Pridham, Boisvert, Frondell, etc.
In 2-3 years, you’ll see lesser skilled players like Greene, Slaggert, and Dach be replaced by better younger guys and the group of old vets contracts (Teuvo, Bert, Barkovsky) will expire creating top 6-9 spots for said next wave of prospects. The plan is there to see on paper with an open mind.
I will say this about the current Chicago roster. I don’t see Reichel making it to opening day. They’ll trade him or release him. Then the new whipping boy will be Dachtor.
3rd line looks like Slaggs and Mik with Dickinson. Foligno’s 37 years of age is likely going to be on the 4th line with Dachtor and Laffy.
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There are more legitimate #1 centers in the league than legitimate #1 RD’s, so I’m going to respectfully disagree. Look at the Leafs, they have Matthews as a #1 center, who’s their #1 RD? Let me say this, they are both very important positions on a hockey team, however as much as I like McTavish, he’s not a #1 center. The Hawks are in an envious position to have possibly two legitimate #1 RD’s, I would run with them for the next ten years.Riddle me this, Batman…would the Queafs trade Matthews for a #1 RD?
Trading a RHD like Arty or Rinzel should get us a bonified #1 centerman plus.
This doesn’t make sense. There’s just as many #1 RD in the league as there are #1 centers. Which is valued more depends on each team’s situation. Hawks have 8-9 NHL d-men but very few blue chip forwards let alone #1 centers. You trade from a position of excess strength to fill the voids of weakness.
Hawks are built through several drafts. Just like Theo did with the Cubs when he selected all dominant bats with his high picks for several years (Bryant, Schwarber, etc), Hawks shored up the blueline and went heavy with high floor speedy forwards. Theo filled the pitching void in free agency just as Kyle will next summer with the UFA forwards. Sharks did the opposite and will look to fill all their blueline deficiencies with free agency as well.It is time to let our imaginations run wild! Bedard-McTavish-Kaprisov on the first line. Get er done KFC!
Burakovsky/Bedard/Kaprisov – FIFO
Necas/Nazar/Moore – 2nd line?
