Morgan Reilly maybe? Pronman used that one and I sort of agree with it. I think he has a bit more flash than Reilly, and doesn't skate quite as good. Both don't have elite size but play pretty stout for their size. I see some of Roman Josi at times, where he creates so much offense, but I just don't think he's that level player to use that comp.
Incredibly important to have that dog in you.
It's really one of the best attributes you can find in a player
Stian Solberg is an ideal 3rd round pick, imo. Not saying he'll make it there, but that's one of those 3rd round selections you come away feeling good about.
This is from an earlier post /////// Guys that stir the pot and play gritty , we need more S Savoies
I like a number of those guys (some I still need to watch).
Surely you don't mean me. I throw a fit at the draft every year
Surely you don't mean me. I throw a fit at the draft every year
I'm still hoping for #1 overall but if not then I'd rate our potential choices this way:
Iginla might be a sneaky good fit for this team. He wont need to be picked in the top 4 so hopefully If he's Kyle's guy he has picked up the phone and Talked to Bill Armstrong . They own picks #6 , 38 , 48 , 61 and 71 .
I've got no problem taking Iginla in the top 4.
They had four and traded one for a '24 second to flatten the distribution.
I have to imagine we don't make all our 7 picks in the top 70. Our prospect pool is already large and we have so many more future picks. We have ammo to move up in the draft and we can always trade a pick or two to get a good roster player. Look for that 34th/53rd pick to get moved at the time of the draft.
Maybe, 7 picks in first three rounds of '24 and 5 each in '25 and '26, but depending on what happens they could add to that. I don't think they need to consolidate just for the sake of consolidation and it would likely depend more on how their draft board shakes out. An overly bloated prospect pool can be a bit of a problem, but it's generally a "good problem" (just don't mis-evaluate your own prospect pool too badly). They could likely afford to go fairly boom/bust on some of these 2nd round picks because they should be less concerned with filling out a prospect pool with guys you need to fill out the bottom six, given overall volume. I wouldn't be surprised to see more "big forward dart throws" as it'd be great to have a couple guys with that profile come through, but they often miss spectacularly.
This is a significant reason I think the Hawks likely have a ton of confidence to trade up and go for their guys. We are likely sellers at the deadline and will get a 1st or 2nd round pick by trading a pending UFA next year. The only reason we didn't do it again this year was because Corey Perry decided to get blasted. I truly believe we could've gotten a 1st or 2nd round pick trading him to a contender.
Agree....we should be consolidating the quantity of picks into quality as we have made a lot of high picks the last few drafts and have many more on the clock and at some point you don't have spots to place all the prospects into pro roster spots. I might also lean toward euro players with picks (all things being relatively even) where you retain the rights longer and don;t have the escape hatch with college kids able to get to UFA status in 4 years.
