Quoting: Wadejos123
hawks should just stay the course. eichel doesn't make us a contender yet, so I don't see the point in giving up 3 huge pieces to the future plan
Well, I don’t necessarily disagree, but I also look at it in a different way. I firmly believe in building through a draft as well making trades for more youth with promise. However, given how this hawks team has done so far this year, this eichel honestly feels like a perfect fit. Eichel fits the high energy system in place. If there weren’t injuries to key players, I don’t think the hawks would be as good as they’ve been, cuz certain youth players wouldn’t get their chances.
Point by point, starting with the pick, I think the hawks have played themselves out of a marquee 1st round pick as long as they don’t collapse. With boqvist, it’s really in the eyes of the beholder. Quinn hughes has showed this year how horrendous he is on defense for the Canucks but he shields it with offense. While boqvist does have good offensive skill, I wouldn’t call it elite yet. That’s not to suggest he won’t develop to that. His defense is just bad though. As for Dach, everything the hawks are doing this year is without him and I couldn’t be happier, I won’t lie or hide that. It’s a slight vindication if anything. With that in mind, eichel is an upgrade on Dach tenfold and Dach will never be eichel.
So again, it’s purely subjective how one feels about that trade, but in my case, if this trade was offered to the hawks, freakin take it.