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Some one some where was asking about the draft pick centre playing in the Swiss league,
JIRI FELCMANTall and lanky centre is under-developed but still needs to fill out his big frame. He is a fine playmaker with a long loping stride but it lacks power and that first step burst. He really sees the ice well and reads the plays and well and will step up into gaps and intercept passes and take them in transition the other way after snatching them in the neutral zone. Has a strong stick in the face-off circle has soft hands to transport out elsewhere. When he spreads out, it is almost impossible to move him off it. Gives good effort defensively and once he gains strength and starts to be the sum of his parts, his game may take a jump upwards. That is what third rounders are suppose to do:take a longer development time to get to a higher competitive level.
I liked a lot of what I saw out there today.
I liked the kids playing and the defense looks better served when his wavelength is off on when to play defense.
I love #44, DelMastro is a good NHL skater with Kaiser wheels, and you cannot blame the two big guy backliners for flubs in the areas they are not able to play up yet.
It was infuriating with 4:11 that the refs don’t “get” the punch Middleton throws (with his glove on) Donato, as goon McCarron is already engaging him.
There needs to be a suspension.
Young rearguards with fluidity is the teams strength, and keystone Conner up front.
If the Hawks do draft a defender in 2026 Draft, Vlasic & Crevier start realizing that puts one or both of them in a get-better or get traded situation,
A backlog of defenseman that can continue excelling start to become the type of trade assests that secure a young forward upgrade that physically adds to the frontlines.
I seriously doubt they are shaking up the young backline and pick(s) for Matt Knies at this juncture.
There could be a logjam when 4 new youngsters introduce themselves to the league.
But they need another hit along the dominating score.
Is he in the system? Here already? Unsigned?, or are the smallish 57 and 8 secure in their pay checks b/c there are no replacements yet?
We have to expect before or after the additions of Frondell, Vanacker, A J Spellacy, Pridham, Kantserov, Boisvert are in the line-up, a trade for a Brady Thachuk has to accelerate things.
I expect to see a Hawk offer of Vlasic, a unprotected number 1, and an established vet (off the current roster), and a young rostered kid.
I refuse to praise the great Arty stretch pass and prefer to use it to cancel out yet another time when he is in the slot and HAS to SHOOT on net and doesn’t.
Quint had the Hawks sucking for air in the OT.
I am certainly hoping Spence plays tomorrow….
I dropped him to slot nine, more because I think the run on defnsmean will start and the big four will go quickly.
It is not so much Tynan lawrence is in any way a drop, as the fact he was a centre in a weak top end at the [psoition, that elevated him early.
Malhortra is more of the type of addition I want the hawks to fill their line-up in with.
It is clear they boith play. I am just trying to have the balckhawks get bigger and more skilled.
And I am wondering if they do not win the lottery with their current #3, if the look for a scoring left defender, as if KK is the next youth turnover.
I am just thinking at #3 Smits is too high and rich for my blood. Maybe Cason carels is the middle ground.
I want Malhotra Survanto and Oscar Hemming in the first round, but what if the Florida pick wins and the hawk pick gets second? YTou basically HAVE to draft one of each position, right?
Sacha Boisevert BU team is out of the playoffs, 5-3 and he took a penalty at 9 seconds left…
Doesn’t sound like he was passive about losing….
MUCH To TALK about N O T H I N G
Sacha BOISEVERT is in the line up.
So, the speculation of his absence was all speculative Horse feathers…
yeah, no.
I do not like being told I am incorrect in my opinions. I respectfully will stay here if they want my opinion, they can come on over…
If you were expecting Sacha to be a play driver, he was never one. More of a solid defending player, with really nice shot. And it’s all the better if he signs, and spends the developmental time to get himself ready for a second signing at a moderately lower resign, b/c there is no projected top line expectations and will be offered that of a mid lineup forward WHEN he re-ups. Whether he plays in Rockford or the bigs isn’t going to do anything to change that. He needs time and support and I am sure the young bloods will welcome him into the system.
That draft was the one where Isle’s GM dropped down two slots to #20 so the hawks could jump up to and take Boisvert.
I know many of you liked the allure of gym rat physically engaged, but man, I like the other three taken better: Trevor Connell (attitudes), Cole Eiserman (200 foot engagement) and Micheal Hage (no chinks in the armor and got bigger).
I’d love for the Hawks to have gotten this right and make me look like a rookie observer again.And I am willing to bet Sacha B plays in their next playoff game.
Ah, I take it like I did Sevarelli’s (sp) between period insider “segments.”
You learned nothing about the sitting out.
Was it a benching as a wake up call? (THAT SEEMED TO BE THE IMPLICATION)
Was it a “Your leaving anyway…?”
Was he nicked up, has a flu bug?
Was it really REPORTED? The TV segement left that absence from the college playoffs as “ON Sasha situation and smelled of balming him.”
I guess if he plays again or doesn’t brings forth evidence of what is what.
There is quite a lot of upside in his projection.
In 5 years you could have a heavy to play against force.
The shot is already harder than the hawks team currently has.
He is quick, big determined.
Omigosh, this “let the calls go!” carnival of errors just had familiarity and similarity to past games as the same players again made really inexcusable decisions.
If anyone knows why I love this season and the Blackhawks are my team was at four and half left in the second tonight that Connor Bebard Elbow-hammered Weegar when had the chance later to retaliate from the goal front smack he rcv’d.
Do we have to round up everybody else?
Are they gone headed to Elbow’s site?
I love the way that article about the hawks taking a defenseman was written around Pronman’s list.
Defenseman CJ Reid is a more of a Morrisey type attcaker in my humble opinion.
I think before we go all in, we have to make sure we have solid projections on these defensers.
RD Keaton Verhoeff is about as far along as KK was, with a need for lots of polish before that large frane truly adds to the hawk backline later, as they phase out a young defender’s contract.
I have always had Reid in front of him.
So many think because he displays toughness and push back, that Smits is the beast that if taken adds another type agressive defender with skills, and I like him, a lot, but there is big runway to get him off the ground. He’ll have to go from a good first pass break-out of his end kid, to an all around competent two way generator as well.
I can pose as Kyle from Chicago, and put on blinders and see if I can fill in at big forward, I am going to wait and take malhotra Hemming, Suvanto or Belchetz, and ensure my farm has middle line up adds who DO have I high upside.
I just do not see them selecting a defenseman, unless they see so much abilty and tool box that he fills a Quinn Hughes type role down the path.
So you may see EVERY FORWARD as a high risk taken earlier, but I say take the guy who eventually sparks and elevates the group, big or small…
