The Rinkside General

Pinning this. Feel free to bookmark this. Call me an idiot if I'm wrong: The most likely player to fall to the #Blackhawks is Caleb Malholtra. The second most likely player is... Ivar Stenberg. The Sharks will draft a defenseman. They SHOULD draft a defenseman. I'd be pissed if I was a Sharks fan and they didn't draft a defenseman.

Maybe playing as an F1 with two defensive linemates is easier for a skilled player to do than being tasked with takeaways, creating breakouts, leading the breakout, being the primary creator in the offensive zone, and bailing out any mistakes that his linemates make. Nah.... it's probably just that Mitch sucked because he hates Toronto and randomly started playing well in Vegas.

@HawkHockey11 Yeah I agree with that. Probably should have phrased better, but I think it is relatively easy to make him make quicker decisions as you said. Consistently good decisions is more of a complex development.

@RinksideGeneral I think you can work on him having a plan on puck with the read and play. The processing at speed it’s just kinda like wait for rinzel to grow, Moore to see the ice better, vlasic to be more offensive etc. we’ve always know these weeknesses to start idk if they are quick fixes

It's not good so far, but I agree with JFresh's conclusion here. Also, simple fixes (shorter shifts, more decisive shooting, quicker and better decisions) will go a long way with Levshunov. Natural tools will carry him once he reaches a baseline with those things. #Blackhawks

@HawkHockey11 Fair, I feel that Levshunov's decision-making is very hot and cold though. When he's playing well he can layer decisions, but when one thing goes wrong it tends to snowball. Won't be ironed out, but it still needs to reach a baseline.

@RinksideGeneral Are quick and better decision simple?(agree with the other things listed). If they were I feel he woulda gotten way better since that been the issue since years before he was drafted.

@HawkHockey11 @JFreshHockey you're a masochist aren't ya

@JFreshHockey Levshunov

no games today so let's get some player cards going

@DanishPastry Honestly he's so good in small areas that I think he might be even better on NHL ice. He'll certainly get better deployment on whichever NHL team he ends up on.

@RinksideGeneral He has been impressive. I wonder how the NHL ice will impact his overall game.

Ivar Stenberg is a serious, serious talent. Don't let the Sharks or Canucks watch this tournament please. #Blackhawks

@StrateWhiteMail imagine they sign him to an ELC too? that would be my final straw

@RinksideGeneral This is why if the hawks draft him Bedard and Frank will go to Vancouver and Detroit respectively. The only way I see him on the hawks is if he’s drafted at 34th overall.

Disgusting act by Ivar Stenberg. He doesn't belong with pacifists like Macklin Celebrini and Elias Pettersson. As a punishment, he should be forced to play with overrated pond hockey merchant Connor Bedard for his entire career. #Blackhawks

@JorgeGuapo22 I really don't think it's within the realm of possibility that Bjorck is a Blackhawk unfortunately. The Hawks have been prioritizing size more and more, and they already have a very small top 6. Whichever team gets Bjorck is likely getting a steal.

@RinksideGeneral Allowing myself to dream a bit, though extremely unlikely to happen… Stenberg at 4. Trade back into the early 1st round with ‘27 unprotected, and one (or both) of the EDM/FLA 1sts, to get Björck. Stenberg-Björck-Frondell is a line in Chicago and internationally for 10+ years

@JorgeGuapo22 I'm all in on this agenda, I love Bjorck. Neither player looks out of place. At ALL. Wish Frondell got a chance to play too.

@RinksideGeneral Viggo Björck centering the top line is also worth noting

@ABGiants10 YOU WILL TAKE CHASE REID AND YOU WILL LIKE IT

@RinksideGeneral Im sorry brother

@HawkHockey11 i think you got it 😭

@RinksideGeneral I was thinking of someone else. More specifically a tweet from a meme for of the fanbase lol

The worst argument against a young player is “they haven’t shown up in the playoffs yet, which means they’re not clutch.” From sample size to learning a new style of game to role to coaching, there are dozens of reasons those takes age horribly. Just back good players.

@HawkHockey11 it’s not Mitch but it definitely applies to him too

@RinksideGeneral Wonder who you could be referring to 😅

Yeah it was definitely all Mitch’s fault… #LeafsForever

@thetimberdoodle dare i say SQUEAKY?!

@RinksideGeneral Wait a minute, that voice... its so nasally.... it could only be...

Welcome to Chicago, Roman Kantserov! Wait I recognize that voice....... #Blackhawks

@reporterchris Classy from Crosby, and that's going to be an insane opportunity for Celebrini

Macklin Celebrini will remain as captain for Canada at the IIHF World Hockey Championship, with Sidney Crosby wearing an "A." That was decided after a player-lead discussion. The players wanted Celebrini to keep the "C."

@bedsysburner98 Appreciate the love 🤝

@RinksideGeneral Had to include the best breakdown of the Roman candle out there 🤝