HawksFan28
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Then Bowman is immediately fired after he trades #8 for Trouba.....
At #8 the Hawks could draft a defenseman that's superior to Trouba - if they go the D route at the draft...... If Tkachuk or Wahlstrom are available at #8 you take one of them unless Dobson is still on the board...
Bowman should be looking into acquiring MORE picks, not trading them ..... This draft is excellent...... Use, Anisimov, Duclair, Forsling and futures or prospects to acquire a few more picks.... The Islanders have (2) back-to-back first round picks 11 & 12..... They may trade one.... Heck, Bowman has good trading relationships with Montreal & Carolina maybe the Hawks could move up from 8 or 27 with the right package.... Heck, I would give up Anisimov, #27 and 2019 first & second round picks to move into the top 7 - maybe Vancouver's pick..
This draft is just too deep not to take advantage of it.......
The top 5 picks in this draft would all be first overall picks in an "average" draft, the top 20 would be top 10 as well...... Bowman needs to take advantage of that, because this draft could set the Hawks up for a very long time..... I'd be open to trading anyone in the right deal except DeBrincat, Schmaltz, Toews & Kane..