Is Kyle Davidson The Best GM DISCUSSION

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Created by: TheRealKyleDavidson

Team: 2023-24 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 30, 2023

Published: Jun. 30, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Kyle Davidson is an underrated GM and is finally getting some love from hawks fans.

Key Trades Made:

1. Alex Nylander -> Sam Lafferty / Sam Lafferty + McCabe + 2 5th round picks -> Joey Anderson + 1st Round Pick + 2nd Round Pick
----- Davidson find a GEM in Lafferty and gets a 1st round pick for him

2. Alex Debrincat -> Kevin Korchinski (7th Overall) + Paul Ludwinski (39th Overall) + 3rd round pick
----- Debrincat wasn't going to sign long term and get a future top pairing d man and tank for Bedard. (This Trade is a big reason we got Bedard)

3. Brandon Hagel + 2 4th rounders -> Taylor Raddysh + Boris Katchouk + Oliver Moore (19th Overall) + 1st round pick
----- HIGHWAY ROBBERY is what I call this trade. Raddysh is just as good as Hagel and we get Moore on top of it. Also a potential top 16 pick next year

4. Kirby Dach -> Frank Nazar (13th Overall) + Gavin Hayes (66th Overall)
----- Finessing Nazar is great Asset Management by Davidson on top of getting Hayes as well who has been great

Future NHLers drafted potentially:

1. Connor Bedard (1st Overall) - Franshise Potential
2. Oliver Moore (19th Overall) - Top Line Potential
3. Kevin Korchinski (7th Overall) - Top Pairing Potential
4. Frank Nazar (13th Overall) - Top 6 Potential / Top Line
5. Ryan Greene (57th Overall) - 2nd line Potential
6. Sam Rinzel (25th Overall) Top 4 Potential/Top Pairing (Tough to project since he's a project player)
7. Adam Gajan (35th Overall) Starter Potential
8. Gavin Hayes (66th Overall) Top 9 potential
9. Nick Lardis (94th Overall) top 9 potential
10. Samuel Savoie (81st Overall) 3rd line potential

ALL FROM 2 YEARS OF DRAFTING

Final Thoughts:
The kids are in good hands and that's clear as day. The new signings and trades will make sure of that. 2 really good drafts and now we have the best prospect pool in the league and we still have at least 5 more 1st round picks in the next 3 years and at least 8 2nd round picks.

Kyle has given this team direction and brought back hope to a franchise that tore everything down a year ago. I'm really happy with the direction that we're going in and I believe that Kyle is on his way or already the best GM in the league.

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Kurashev, Philipp		2	$1,900,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Perry, Corey		1	$4,000,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Bedard, Connor		3	$950,000

Buyouts

Josh Bailey: $2,666,667
Brett Connolly: $1,166,667
Henrik Borgström: $183,334

Retained Salary Transactions

Jake McCabe: $2,000,000 (50%)

Recapture Fees

Duncan Keith: $1,938,456

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
24	$83,500,000	$70,010,124	$0	$1,387,500	$13,489,876

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Hall, Taylor $6,000,000$6,000,000 LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2	Bedard, Connor $950,000$950,000	Johnson, Tyler $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, C, LW M-NTC UFA - 1
Reichel, Lukas $925,000$925,000 ($505,000$505K) LW, C RFA - 1	Kurashev, Philipp $1,900,000$1,900,000 LW, C, RW RFA - 2	Athanasiou, Andreas $4,250,000$4,250,000 LW, RW UFA - 2
Foligno, Nick $4,000,000$4,000,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 1	Guttman, Cole $950,000$950,000 C RFA - 1	Raddysh, Taylor $758,333$758,333 RW RFA - 1
Katchouk, Boris $758,333$758,333 LW RFA - 1	Dickinson, Jason $2,650,000$2,650,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Perry, Corey $4,000,000$4,000,000 RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Phillips, Isaak $859,167$859,167 ($32,500$32K) LD RFA - 1	Jones, Seth $9,500,000$9,500,000 RD NMC UFA - 7	Mrázek, Petr $3,800,000$3,800,000 G M-NTC UFA - 1
Vlasic, Alex $916,667$916,667 ($850,000$850K) LD UFA - 1	Murphy, Connor $4,400,000$4,400,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 3	Söderblom, Arvid $962,500$962,500 G RFA - 2
Tinordi, Jarred $1,250,000$1,250,000 LD UFA - 1	Zaitsev, Nikita $4,500,000$4,500,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Blackwell, Colin $1,200,000$1,200,000 C, RW UFA - 1
Entwistle, Mackenzie $800,000$800,000 LW, C RFA - 1
Johnson, Reese $800,000$800,000 RW, C RFA - 1
Roos, Filip $925,000$925,000 LD RFA - 1

Jun. 30, 2023 at 2:17 p.m.

#26

BrianCampbell

Joined: Aug. 2021

Posts: 379

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I think its hard to say these are all the perfect moves, because we will only know with time. We'll know if 5 years how good the rebuild was. Yes, he was "gifted" bedard, but he also came in with a plan, stuck to the plan, and that is what put the blackhawks in the position to win the draft. He made some tough choices, was very clear with his intentions, and did what he said he would. I think even if the hawks drafted 4th or 5th OA this year, you still look at what he's done and see the Hawks are on the right path. So BEST GM, tough to call 2 years in. Good GM so far and I agree with most moves- Certainly.

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Jun. 30, 2023 at 2:31 p.m.

#27

BrianCampbell

Joined: Aug. 2021

Posts: 379

Likes: 277

Quoting: TheRealKyleDavidson

Strome walking for free is the one mistake he made.

If someone would have traded for him, dont you think he would have done that? Takes 2 to tango. Same with trading Cat. If there was someone with a better offer, he would have done it. Market is what the market is.

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Jun. 30, 2023 at 2:31 p.m.

#28

GMBL

Joined: May 2022

Posts: 9,106

Likes: 3,529

Quoting: TheRealKyleDavidson

What? Any player taken past the 1st round with top6 potential is a gem

Sure, but you're saying they could become 2nd liners when they were just drafted last year or this year. It's far too early.

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