1 écrivain sélectionne Levshunov et 8 partent avec Demidov.
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forgottenastronauts
@Blackhawks de Chicago
1 écrivain sélectionne Levshunov et 8 partent avec Demidov.
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forgottenastronauts
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Demidov has chance to be elite scorer
Really depends on which player is NHL ready and which needs a little more development time
And the one writer who said Levshunov is Corey Pronman, who says Demidov is « more of a luxury than what the Blackhawks need to build a winner, » which… just doesn’t make sense to me lmao. I don’t know how he looks at our forward prospects and decides that the player he literally calls « the most skilled player in the draft » who will « score a lot in the NHL » is just a luxury.
Obviously we’re all hoping that our forward prospects will hit and thrive in the NHL. But who exactly is so promising from an offensive skill point of view as to make the most skilled player in the draft redundant?
Demidov.
I’m available ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Levshunov legit has #1 RD potential. If you want to be contenders at some point you will need that. You can find scorers alot easier than #1 Right shot franchise dmen.
> It is so, so hard to find first-line forwards with point-per-game potential.
This is a weird sentiment to me because the true #1 D is objectively harder to find in every way: drafting, developing, trading, free agency – The 1st line point/game winger is simply easier to come by.
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The domino-effect issue with taking Levshunov that I haven’t seen anyone raise is — what role does Korchinski then have long term? The pick affects his value. His primary contribution is offense. If you take him off of PP1, how do you then justify his next (long term) contract? And is the team then hesitant to give him term?
Demidov 100%, good/great D-men can be found in the 2nd round, get a solid forward to grow with Bedard.
Celibrini. Just declare him after the sharks do, we’re a bigger city what are they gonna do?
I really like both, and I’m not married to either, but if I had to choose, I’m going for Demidov. Won’t be mad with whoever they draft.
It does seem misguided to pass on a true 1D for scoring talent, no matter how elite he may be. 1D do not hit free agency, so acquiring one later is an almost impossible ask. I’m high on Korchinski and Vlasic, but there’s no game breaker back there yet.
You have to imagine that Nazar and Moore are going to help Bedard with scoring, and Hall being back will hopefully do the same provided he can stay healthy. If reports are to be believed, Marner might be in the conversation here too. A young scoring core is much easier to build through FA and draft development, which the Hawks have time to do given Bedard’s age.
Demidov will likely generate a much better return than anyone else available in this draft as an RFA in a few years. I do not think he’s destined to remain a Blackhawk for most of his early career.