Proposal: The Defensive Draft Strategy

Castle8130

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By the sounds of Mike Donahgey interview, Hawks don't have much interest in drafting Dmen in this draft.
I am saying to draft a defenseman in the 1st or 2nd round every year Bedard is a hawk. If the Hawks draft a defenseman in the 1st round, we use no draft capital in the next two rounds on defensemen. That way our prospect pool for defensemen is never scarce and we have more future trade bait if we ever overstock (while also having a strength at defense).
 

EbonyRaptor

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in one of the interviews it mentioned that korch was just about 6-3 at this point

Yeah, he has the height but he needs to fill out his frame a bit. It looks like his upper body needs to get a little bigger and stronger. If he does that he will be plenty big enough at the next level. The added strength in the upper body will probably help the velocity of his shot too.
 

hawksfan50

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You cannot determine a BIA everyplace.. you maybe coukd get BPA ranking top 7...maybecto 15...but by mid 1st no.. BOA is impossible...different clubs and rankibgs will diverge more o their boards.. also in determining BPA sobetines you get a monkey wrench.. ie.wilk Mychkov go 3,4 irc5 or does he slip duecto alk thevissues with him...tge long wait. Tge uncertainty of coming over even after his JHK deal ends if Putin blocks hom from leaving g Russia then.. He coukd falk even though hevus BPA much earlier if he falls too much.. butcsobetines teams have to ignore BOA for other factors

Ratger given Hawks situatio with multiple picks and cap space weapons to move up...question is up how far and at what reasonable costs?

Maybe tgey can or woukd move up to a target in earkyvtens or mid teens (before#19) still keeping the #19 giving g Hawks 3 first rounders?


Or they simply use sone 2nds and or 3rds in combination remove up i to earkyc29s *after pick at #19) which again gives them2 1sts..

Evet strategy to move up set ermine who they possibly could target among get a few options at each level of move-up.

In may stages of roubd 1xtgere will be a choice amongst 2 ,3or 4 options.. YOU do not know which of these options JD hopescto target or what his 2nd option is at that draft spit if he moves up to draft tgere.

It us very unlikely he moves up into top ten if Mychhkov falls to 8-10...or even if he reLky wants Mychkov now tgat he has Bedard..

If Ryan Leonard falls to 11-22maybe KD tries a deL involving things on cap space and giving other teM 2 later 2nds or a mid 2nd and later 4rd or a later second and our earlier 3rd...some combo that along with taking on their cap dump equals team at 22 or 22 let's us trade for their spot there.. But we should not overpay.

Or maybe if his targets for 11 or 12 are off the board he then tries moving up only to mid teens= 15-18 and we pull off a deal to do at while still holding pick #19?

Or if targets he rated 15-18 go off earlier,maybe it forces him to only move up from 2nd round back up into 1st roubd in the early 20s?

Depending on which move up gets done his targets for each will differ.

Maybe you can consensus BPA stillby 12 or 22...but by 15-18 there will be oreferredxtargets but a wider dispute on any sort of BPA as too many gifts will be ckise abd so other factors like position need or style need or size need or compliment need all come into the preferred target selection.
 
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