@ligh64283 @the_habitant Kucherov was only a 2nd round pick because he's Russian. He dummied the MHL and was the best player at the u18s that year.
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Jeremy
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@the_habitant Kucherov was a very late 2nd round pick. Progress isn't predictable.
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Genuinely insane to be comparing McKenna to Kucherov
People were disrespecting McKenna by not having him in their top 2 at the beginning of the year (which I said was a gross undervaluation of him, he’s always been the clear 1OA), but now it’s taken a full 180.
Willyston Riellander@nylanderthews
If all goes well, this is Gavin McKenna at his peak. You live with the bad defense because he's a goddamn wizard with the puck on his stick. Don't overthink this.
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Vegas is pounding Anaheim. This is a complete beat down. Marner hat trick and an assist. Guy should have stayed in Toronto
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The revisionist history around Marner is something else. He has 9 points in his last 3 games, playing against two teams with no playoff experience. Anaheim specifically bleeds chances, they have all year -- they gave up the third most goals *in the league* this year.
Andy Strickland@andystrickland
Mitch Marner isn’t a playoff player
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@the_habitant Mf you had Suzuki and Caulfield in 2019. Your rebuild didn't start in 2022, you just bottomed-out in 2022.
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It’s crazy just how much the #GoHabsGo have leapfrogged all the other rebuilding teams in the NHL since 2022 when we finished last in the league and BEGAN our own rebuild
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@VinnieParise It won't likely be a 3-year ELC. Kantserov is only eligible for a 3-year ELC. The term is based on age: <=21-year-old players have to sign 3-year ELCs.
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“Yeah, I think some point in the next little while,” Kyle Davidson said on signing Roman Kantserov after the draft lottery ended. “I think over the next couple of weeks or so, we can chat with his representatives and see what they’re thinking for next year.”
It will likely be a 3 year ELC with performance bonuses attached. We’ll see for sure once he’s officially signed.
Vinnie Parise@VinnieParise
Roman Kantserov terminated his KHL contract and is expected to sign with the Chicago Blackhawks to pursue his NHL career. New for @TheHockeyNews: thehockeynews.com/nhl/chicago-bl…
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@ejmichele Similar to Carels this year. I don't think many would project Carels to be a game-breaking PP1-type player in the NHL. He'll be able to make plays, transition the puck and will play on a PP unit but he won't put up 50+ points a year.
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@ejmichele Reid is a more natural/coordinated puck-handler. As a result, he's able to make plays that Dickinson has and will struggle to make with pace.
I think Sharks fans see the totals Dickinson put up in his D+1 and think he's an elite offensive D but that's not going to be his game.
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Ok watched a little-but-not-a-lot of Reid and I still need someone to explain what justifies this difference in their projections. In fact, stylistically, even their defensive game is a bit similar — mobile, toolsy, check-finishing, occasionally positionally suspect. What gives?
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My hot take is Carels is probably above Reid right now to Sharks scouts. They have watched way more of his games since Ravensburgen on the same team. I’d prolly put Reid slightly above Carels.
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@MalleyJimmy @PuckinHostile I don't get it either. Both are good two-way players, both have good size (with Frondell being thicker/stronger) but Frondell has an elite attribute in his shot while Desnoyer has not elite attributes.
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@PuckinHostile I still don’t understand why people had Desnoyer over Frondell. Always felt like it was easier to translate Frondell into the NHL
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Hawks could legit have 4 of these players on their roster opening night
EveryDayLeafs@thatssoleafy77
Per Wheeler his rankings of players at the time of draft(last 4 drafts) 1. Bedard 2. Celebrini 3. Schaefer 4. Fantilli 5. McKenna 6. Misa 7. Demidov 8. Carlson 9. Stenberg 10. Smith 11. Levshunov 12. Ried 13. Malhotra 14. Smits 15. Desnoyers 16. Frondell
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@mukmuk0001 @TKlasky2269 @soupdard No but seriously, Kaiser isn't going anywhere. No matter which D CHI takes -- if they do take a D -- that D won't be in the NHL next year. They're not going to move Kaiser or Korchinski unless they're part of a package to get a good top-6 forward.
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@BarstoolChief massive contract for his 29 to 35-year-old seasons. His contract is going to become an anchor right when the Hawks contention window opens.
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@BarstoolChief What is the point of trading for Brady? His best years are already behind him, he's not going to age well and he's not signed to an extension -- and not eligible to sign an extension for another year. You trade for him, then you're locked into having to sign him to a...
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@shuperman2008 @farmboyfresh @ChrisHabs360 So Xhekaj doesn't play on the PP or PK, and that's somehow a positive in his favour?
There are 60 minutes split between 6 D, 3 pairings, & St. Louis trusts Xhekaj to play less than a sixth of those minutes. Again, he's irrelevant. Why would anyone fight him in the playoffs?
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@JetuJetu57 @farmboyfresh @ChrisHabs360 Greenway gets more bc of pk. He got his first goal on home ice in the playoffs. He won’t fight 72 that’s for sure.
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@CrashDummy12x @bill_aero You are, so why are you denying it?
Every single year fans go crazy with how the actual draft shakes out because teams defy the consensus. There is no consensus. You and I have no idea how VAN, CHI or SJ rate the players but you can bet there are differences.
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@bill_aero This is strictly a hypothetical scenario, i’m not making a point about those two players.
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Curious, how would you as a #Blackhawks fan feel if your team drafted a player you viewed as a tier below another player, and part of the reason they took him over that player was because he is the son of your AHL coach?
Imagine this hypothetical scenario and let me know.
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@farmboyfresh @ChrisHabs360 This is the playoffs my guy. Arber averages 9 minutes a game. He's irrelevant.
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@ChrisHabs360 This is the only time Greenway will address Arber. There’s no chance he will actually fight him.
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@stephenclapp1 @CrashDummy12x upside is huge if he does. That wasn't a safe pick, it was a big swing. He could put up 40 points next year and be breakeven defensively and this meatheads will still cry.
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@stephenclapp1 @CrashDummy12x Not only did Keith not play a single NHL game until he was 22, he was also dogshit his first year in the league. He didn't break out until he was 24.
Lev is a unicorn. Big, strong, can handle the puck, make plays and he can skate. Who knows if he'll put it all together but his
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Fans should not be at the point of begging for McKenna/Stenberg at this stage of the rebuild. Should be excited about adding a Reid, Carels, Smits, or Verhoeff somewhere in the bottom 10.
But coping and praying is our reality now after the awful 2024 draft.
#Blackhawks
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