Being in the war room before the draft must be crazy. TV analysts and “scouts” at home have their idea of what going to happen on draft day but I always wanted to know what the guys in the room know. Barrett Hayton, Vitali Kravtsov and Zadina’s fall were a surprise to me. I knew there was a chance for them to go top 10. It sounds to me like they were really surprised with the Hayton pick. I had Hayton at 13 on my rankings to Dallas but I knew he’d go higher in the actual draft. Kravtsov i saw as a guy that could crack the top 10 and TV analysts said similar things but it sounded after like all the teams knew he’d go top 10. Veleno’s fall surprised me a lot too and when I heard the hawks announce that they’d select a Drummondville player I was happy because I was sure it would be Veleno. Although I wasn’t surprised that we liked Bueadin. I had him at 32.
Wow a shocker he was around . thanks Arizona and habs . now go learn hawks style and hopefully see you on Madison soon . good picks last two yrs . we all know you win from within . with this young core plus seasoned veterans could be fun . congrats to Stan and all his scouts . tweak the team on the fly . first 20 gms measuring stick . ok lets rock and roll fellas
Good choice for the future but with the “One Goal” mentality, he doesn’t fit in right away. I was hoping for Wahlstrom, Bouchard or Dobson but hearing that Adam could be the next Karlsson is definitely promising. Regardless, in 3 years our top 4 of Boqvist, Jokiharu, Mitchell, and Beaudin will be one of the best corps in the league. However, as for right now, with the way the Hawks are built currently I just don’t see them going anywhere. If they do crack the playoffs it’ll be on a wild card and I would say if they make it to the second round that would be a shocker. Still, Mark Kelly and the Hawks scouts are some of the best in the NHL and I have full faith that, while winning in the Kane and Toews era is done, the next group of Hawks will take the reins.
Undersized d man he might be a good player but the offensive defenseman is not what they need. Hawks just took the best d on paper. Should have taken a solid player that could help fill out roster not a luxury player.
