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Sure we might be able to draft Sweden’s Ivar Stenberg or Viggo Bjork,.but you have to wonder if Philly would trade Jack Berglund, or Washington Milton Gastrin…
It’s so refreshing to see more than one Blackhawk hopeful playing in the World Under-20s.
Anton Frondell for the second time is named the player of the game for the victors.
Believe me I am not about to say that the Swedish team isn’t just that…a well synced group with a strong backline and plenty of forwards who we will see playing in the bigs, but Frondell is a huge puck handler and presence who moves just so effortlessly, you have to feel good about his eventual pro debut. He arrives with the hardest and most powerful shot on the Blackhawk team.
Yeah, Latvian Alberts Smits is a kid any NHL team could groom as their big defender, despite the fact he plays the left side.
We can talk about the Blackhawks left defenseman depth, but I think he fills a differnet type need on the backline.
He is a tough, confindent in his abilities and snarl that he isn’t ever going to back down from playingb to his strengths.
A lot depends upon when Lil Frankie and Bedsy return to impact the draft standings negatively (with hawk wins, lol…), but I think they will looking at most big guys when they select…
Yeah, the first game today is Sweden.
I love getting the looks at big #16 Frondell.
He is responsible physical, and a load to deter, and decisiosn on whether he is a pivot or wing will iron out in the future, b/c he generates chances well.
Yeah, i have been watching Viggo Bjork for a couple seasons and he is impressive in the dot, or on the wing(s), and plays a solid 200 foot game.
I started him in my first round in my Mock, but as I started viewing more and of the bigger centres, forwards, defnseman and even the smaller offenseman, I backed him into the 2nd pick in the second round, 33 overall with the forfeited Ottawa pick around 14-16…I guess I have always looked at my mocks withe Blackhawks as the main focus, and I am not so sure they are coveting more small forwards, and may be looking for either nasty players at both positions and maybe one who has bith snarl and size.
I mean unless they pick top 5, I don’t see any reason they cannot prioritize size and fill in the line-up futures with bigger boys.
Sorry Steve, but son from Glencoe got Vaclav Nestrasil wrong yesterday as the pivot on his line. #17 Seek-KORE-a Sykora is, and #15, Vojtech Cihar is the LW.
Nestrasil lines yup as a right handed RIGHT WING at center ice, but shifts (like most flowing forwards do) and sets up reverse to Sweden’s Frondell, as a right-handed left side of the half board shooter.
He sure scored a nice one tonight, finding that open top corner over the goalies shoulder.
I was more interested when Gordie was saying he could transfer colleges, or turn pro with the Blackhawks…
I also love d,at the 12 minute left mark in the 3rd, when Frondell got up on his can,, and then raced up the left wall and returned the favor sending a Slovakian player to the ice with an even harder impetus.
It was nice to see Frondell score the first goal in all of the tourney, and follow it up with that quick pass to assist on Sweden’s second goal.
It is like seeing a much larger Paddie Kane on that right half-board.
I just don’t see any decisions regarding this present personel group causes a playoff game playoff win or (gulp) Cup run.
Nothing that is decided now or in the next months determines that, and I don’t think Kyle gets a pass, but there hasn’t been a biug swing by him towards a NHL addition, but there aint many trades he can make that reshapes the room.
How Kyle and ownership handle additions via free agency and who determines further re-shaping, to me, again, is a question far down the developmental path, and not worth discussion now.
How does any merger moves now affect the next first round pick? It doesn’t matter enough to put him on a spike.
M-hd, Absolutely with ya’ on the Hjalmarsson comp.
Believe it seems like a luxury that Blackhawk team could have a club with three or four guys that they can push out their lips or fingers in an IceHog call-up.
And that not making the post season isn’t world-ending and Management team isn’t going to worry if the select early (due largely by a Bedard re-injury or longer recovery window), this may be their final good chance to win a lottery, and add that “just one more…” keystone piece in early ’26 first round that advertises more second level ‘flare candidates” in that 1st half of the round.It just looks like to me, that the team might see a Hughes-type attacking defenseman from the draft litter of smaller mailmen..
If the did draft early for what ever reason, I see no problem adding at forward.
Every defender they developed around now is going to have to grow more to their games. (BIG #72 is the product of the USA defense, and has a start with seeing hard minutes in the USA dev.team, where he was continually pressed into Pk role, the assignment while USA had their checking line on…Vlasic lumbered and then, got smarter, faster, stronger, so I think he is a cut above the rest in understanding the game and playing it at a high leveltwo ways.
I just don’t think outside moves are out of the question, and cycling through their draft picks at defense, get rotated out, moved on, or replaced with future draft picks at the position.
After Grez’ poor last game, i think a long-term draft replacement, fitting down thw road, and there are certainly lots of promise in the first round that are a tick larger than him, and offensive motivated.
Fine if KK is ready, but has Ethan Del Mastro’s audition over after a few miscues? They seeing growth, there with him? Coaching and responsive evaluation comes with the call-ups, right?
