me neither. he produced above a ppg pace prior to Hughes getting the call up, and obviously over 1.5ppg with Hughes on his line...I just do not see how you could take any of the dmen outside of Dahlin ahead of him....there is no way I would pass on Wahlstrom for Bouchard, Dobson, Boqvist, and Tkachuk...and I am a big fan of Bouchard and Lil Keith Tkachuk!Wahlstrom is being criminally under-ranked and under-talked about by many. I don't really get it. If he is on the board when the Hawks pick they unequivocally should select him.
and HF implodes in....3...2.....and 1......BOOM!We are going to draft Dahlin at #1 then trade up and take Wahlstrom if he slides. Sounds like a plan.
and HF implodes in....3...2.....and 1......BOOM!
yep, Hughes and Red Wings seem to be made for each other...but would be funny if he was taken right before Detroit picked just because I hate them lol!!Haha. I am still partial to Hughes because I think his skill set is world class but I feel like we will be picking too early or too late (I don't think he gets past Detroit).
yep, Hughes and Red Wings seem to be made for each other...but would be funny if he was taken right before Detroit picked just because I hate them lol!!
I never thought there would ever be a situation that I could hate any American players ...well, that would likely do it for me! lol!I could see Uncle Jerry making it happen so that the Hughes brothers are on the same Wings team.
Bowman and Q's jobs are on the line. They won't be trying to be a lottery team again.I wonder if fans would be mad at the team if they didn’t do much this offseason and rebuilt for another year. A player like Jack Hughes makes me think we could start the dynasty all over again. Paul Stastny would make me think we’re done as contenders and just trying to sell tickets to the farewell tour.
Tavares would give us a strong 2-3 year window before the team got too old and expensive.
Bowman and Q's jobs are on the line. They won't be trying to be a lottery team again.
Whether or not it'll work is different from what you expect to happen.
They'll sign a middle pairing defensemen, hope Forsling and Jokiharju are ready or near ready, address the goalie situation, and hopefully fix some of the issues with the system.So I take it you are expecting a blockbuster move or do you actually think the hodge podge of players plan would work?
Well if more people don’t think it will work than not then they’re selling us snake oil. Can’t wait to see what they do.
It all depends who the people who think that are to an extent on HF.
Remember this team was near a playoff spot when Crow went down. Basically anything that could go wrong this season did.
Adding a top pick, a healthy Crow, a middle FA, and young guys having a year more of experience should do a lot. Not to mention the talent from past drafts starting to come through.
He absolutely carried us though. Without him, you’re just signing guys to weaken the draft position, not make the playoffs. That’s what sucks about this, we could be sailing way off course if Crawford’s serious injury doesn’t miraculously heal without any decline in form. I don’t get how we can take that risk.
I'd prefer they don't sign some middling UFA this offseason. That's not what this team needs and it's generally not a thing that Cup teams do and see success. We're not a middle 6 forward/top 4 Dman away from winning a Cup.
The Hawks need...
-to have an excellent draft
-Toews, Saad, and Kieth to turn it around in a big way
-major adjustments to be made with Q's coaching strategies
-healthy Crawford
...or we're not winning anything. All of those things HAVE to happen. A De Haan or Stastny-esque signing doesn't alleviate that and Carlson/Tavares aren't realistic IMHO.
We get all that AND a top 4 dman and we're set imo.I'd prefer they don't sign some middling UFA this offseason. That's not what this team needs and it's generally not a thing that Cup teams do and see success. We're not a middle 6 forward/top 4 Dman away from winning a Cup.
The Hawks need...
-to have an excellent draft
-Toews, Saad, and Kieth to turn it around in a big way
-major adjustments to be made with Q's coaching strategies
-healthy Crawford
...or we're not winning anything. All of those things HAVE to happen. A De Haan or Stastny-esque signing doesn't alleviate that and Carlson/Tavares aren't realistic IMHO.