I'm more concerned about the 2010 draft. In 2008 Beach was the only pick in the top 2 rounds so we pretty much had all our eggs in one basket. But 2010, what's going on with those players? I guess K. Hayes is doing ok in college but what ever happened to Ludvig Rensfeldt? Holl and Johns were touted as good d-men but I haven't heard much about either one. Is Kent Simpson doing well in goal wherever he's playing? Flick is the only one I believe playing in Rockford from the 2010 draft.
Kevin Hayes is the leading scorer on his line at BC (their 4th leading scorer overall)
The Hawks no longer have the rights to Rensfeldt. They let him go to Sweden's minor league last summer.
Johns is a top pairing defenseman at Notre Dame.
I haven't checked on Holl in a while, but last I checked, he was bouncing around Minnesota's lineup as they tried to find a place for him to fit after he was squeezed off their blue line's depth chart.
Kent Simpson is playing poorly in the ECHL. He's a first year pro, so he might turn it around, but I doubt it.
Nordstrom is still Hawks' property, having signed a contract last year, but I don't know what the plan is for him.
Mattson had a bumpy start to the season in North Dakota, but now he's back on track. He's been one of their better defensemen since he arrived. Also was the USHL defenseman of the year the season before he jumped to NCAA hockey.
Carruth is on fire in his overage year in the WHL. He also plays on a powerhouse team though, so that might be inflating his stats a little bit.
The 2010 draft doesn't look great, but I'm not worried about it yet.
