Building Around Bedard

Team: 2023-24 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: May 11, 2023

Published: May 13, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

1st Overall Connor Bedard

11th Overall: Reinbacher/Dvorsky. Either guy could drop to 11 or both be taken within the top 10, the draft is really going to be all over the place. Reinbacher is a great two-way defensemen with good size and skating abilities and Chicago really doesn't have any RD prospects other than RInzel. Dvorsky is another guy on my board, he has good shooting abilities and a good two-way game and other than Bedard Chicago doesn't have center depth.

13th Overall: Barlow/Perreault/Yager
Colby Barlow has one of the best shots in the draft and I could see him being a 40 goal scorer, Barlow would be a great winger for Bedard down the line. But the thing that might lean away from Barlow is his skating abilities. Perreault is from Illinois and his dad played for the Blackhawks. Perreault is coming off a great season, he has great hockey IQ, work ethic, and passing abilities. But he is only 5'10 and is an average skater and Chicago shouldn't be building their top 6 with smaller players. Yager is an interesting prospect, he's another guy with a great shot and finish to his game. Yager is a center but I think he'll end up playing as a winger in the NHL. Yager stands out compared to Barlow and Perreault in his two way game, Yager is really reliable defensively.

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