2020 NHL Entry Draft 2 - 17th Overall

[TheDachKnight]

Rossi and Seabrook to FLA for a bag of pucks and call it an offseason...The hockey gods owe us one with the cap ceiling situation since the Toews and Kane contracts kicked in...

I’d be both pissed at Bowman for requiring us to lose a player like Rossi and happy that we unloaded Seabs’ contract.

 

[Kevin Musto]

I'm not currently subscribed, but this should be an article worth reading for those that are

 

[echlfreak]

I doesn’t go into much depth on the players available

 

[echlfreak]

Mercer
Guhle
Holloway
Schneider
Jarvis
Amirov
Reichel
Zary
Lundell

 

[Styles]

I'm not currently subscribed, but this should be an article worth reading for those that are

Not a lot here because it's only one or two sentences for each player but he gave the most praise to Jarvis IMO.

“Seth had a really good year. I would say from probably about November on, I’m not sure anyone had a better year in the CHL. Really smart player. His game stands out at both ends of the ice.”

 

[migi]

Mercer for me.

 

[echlfreak]

I’d go:
Jarvis
Reichel
Mercer

all three are good players but I like the speed of Jarvis/Reichel. Gulhe could be a beast but we are already loaded on D

 

[Kevin Musto]

Mercer for me.

He'll be the pick for sure if he's available, I'm just not confident he'll drop that much.

 

[HawksDub89]

Mercer is my pick if he’s there.

I still really like Holloway too.


Kelly said Schneider reminds them of Seabrook. Said he has a presence on the ice and in the locker room. Would be a good addition to a team.

 

[echlfreak]

Schneider has the same feet as Seabrook that’s the problem. He is big and physical but lacks foot speed

 

[HawksDub89]

Schneider has the same feet as Seabrook that’s the problem. He is big and physical but lacks foot speed

This is just wrong.

He skates well for his size.

 

[echlfreak]

He is 6’2” not 6’4”. He gaps well and has a good stick. Plays physical. But he is by no means quick or fast. His skating is very average.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

I’d go:
Jarvis
Reichel
Mercer

all three are good players but I like the speed of Jarvis/Reichel. Gulhe could be a beast but we are already loaded on D

We could use another LHD in the system...Nobody projects as a top pair guy atm

 

[echlfreak]

We could use another LHD in the system...Nobody projects as a top pair guy atm

we should load up on forwards. D depth is good. Fwd depth needs help

 

[echlfreak]

 

[Toews2Bickell]

we should load up on forwards. D depth is good. Fwd depth needs help

We need help everywhere...They've struggled in the draft for a while now...When is the last time a 2nd round pick panned out...Mitchell should but its been too long...

 

[Mrfenn92]

we should load up on forwards. D depth is good. Fwd depth needs help

While I agree to get forwards. Grab the BPA

 

[Toews2Bickell]

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Can def see us ending up with Zary...Either shop Strome now or next year

 

[echlfreak]

We need help everywhere...They've struggled in the draft for a while now...When is the last time a 2nd round pick panned out...Mitchell should but its been too long...

the year before that it was DeBrincat?

 

[Toews2Bickell]

the year before that it was DeBrincat?

yeah cat...basically cat and mitchell and not much of anything since saad in 2011? just not good enough scouting, look at tampa, thats the same core as 2015 but they drafted better and made better pro scouting decisions

 

[Dr Salt]

If Marco Rossi is available at 8, would Buffalo trade that pick for 17 + Strome?

Hell yeah, this should apply to Raymond too.

 

[TheDachKnight]

Can def see us ending up with Zary...Either shop Strome now or next year

Ewwww no. Not a fan of Zary. He’s just so average. I don’t see a high upside there.

 

[TheDachKnight]

“Goaltenders can be a challenge to project,” said Blackhawks vice president of amateur scouting Mark Kelley. “They take time in development. I think we go into every draft with goaltenders that we would like to target at certain times. But what you find with goaltenders is once the first one goes, there’s probably going to be a run (of goalies taken) at every one of those tiers. If you have the pick and the value is there, I’d love to draft a goaltender that turns out to be a franchise goalie for the Blackhawks. But it’s hard to do. If you look at the NHL and look at who’s playing in net for what teams, it’s not a high number that we’re drafted by those teams.”

Found this quote interesting. So it’s not that they don’t value goalies. It’s that they haven’t found the value there when they’re picking. Wonder if we could be interested in Askarov.

 

[TheDachKnight]

Started watching a bit of film on Owen Power. Kid is a stud. Big LHD that can skate. Can play physical. Very smart. He models his game after Victor Hedman. I don’t want us to suck next year but if we do, getting someone like Power or Brandt Clarke, who both look like future #1 D would be huge. I also love Luke Hughes and think he has #1 potential as well. I think if he has a big year, he’s right there with those two guys. I’ll probably start watching film on Lambos, Edvinsson, etc. soon too.

 

[ChiHawk21]

mercer, jarvis, guhl, trade up for sanderson, or trade back. i think we are in no mans land if it goes chalk (it never goes chalk).