In any case Florida beating Toronto puts Florida into final 4 draft spot ...Montreal which owns tge Florida pick cannot now draft David Edstrom at 17th as in tge Athletic's recent mock draft...Instead Montreal will draft in the 29-32 slit depending on how Fkorida does in tge EC Final and if they advance in the Cup Final.
If Florida wins the Cup Montreal will pick 32nd with tgatvoick...
So maybe Edstrom will be there forcisxat #19 ?
If so ...gottaxtake hom..I do not want us drafting a more skilled but perimeter small guy with our 2nd pick ofthis draft....IF KD gets us a 3rd 1st round pick which is EARLIER than#19 and goes small with that one (I'm he took on contracts and or used picks later than#19 in the trade)then Nd only then woukd I say he could risk going small again..I am sorry but no way are you gonna win the big enchilada going through physical playoffs if 3 of your top 6 forwards are Bedard Nazar and Mychkov...1st of all you cannot pkay them all one 1 tiny line...2nd of all tgerevisconly 1 puck among 3 flash go to guys none doing any heavy lifting on the board battles or net front or providing defensive help.
It is stupid.. Sonetines leaving what you think may be tge BPA on the boards is better for your team structure and success..
We already have 2 flashyvsmalk guys up front with BedardxandcNazar and Reichel does not "pkay big" either.
You are nott going to win using all skill but playing...maybe younpikevup reg. Srasons stats.. but when pkayoffschit the bigger teams are going to crisj you.
Hawks have got to add size and grit but thus does nkt mean we draft slow "ligs" with no skill.
Need to identify types who can help our smaller "stars' or "superstars" balance. Out what theorvlibe can do.
No good ifvyou cannot get the puck from the opos to give the smaller flashy stars moreopportunity to do their mGic..If hemmedinto own zone or always getting shoved around...that means less to.e for them to create scoringand more time for them attempting to defend.
Sorry..bu it has to get to kind of balance..
And when I say we must add some Bigs to clear the paths for Bedard,Nazar,Reichel,Bigs who can skate and go to the dirty net areas,and win board battles to keep play alive in the o-zone especially having 1 of our top 2 centers as a 2 way Big of this type ,if not 2 of them in our top 3 centers,I mean if we getcsediced into waiting too long tograb these big "sokutiins" they may be gone before we pick in round 2 starting at #35..
So If Edstrom tgerexatx#19...I want him...but maybe teams draftingv15-18 decide they want him too.So my target for#19 may not make it that far.