Not a fan of this deal. Trading 1st RD picks is something the Hawks should only be doing if they are trading up in the 1st round or acquiring young high ceiling prospects, not old troubled heavy cap players.

30th overall is not even considered a first in my mind. Caps clear up some space and Hawks get someone who can really amp up Bedard's productivity while taking off some pressure down the middle.

Nah keep alpine powder away from the youth

Regardless of what you think a 1st round pick is actually a ... 1st round pick and that Toronto pick might be a lot higher than 30th especially if they don't resign Matthews. Hawks have way too many forwards as it is this season and plenty of veteran "depth" players to mentor Connor in his rookie year. Its a bad idea to make that trade and I don't even have to worry about Davidson makinng it.

Kuz is 31 pretty sure he's not going to be hanging out with 18 year old's away from the rink lol

So you are trading for a guy with a known drug problem, over 30, 2 years left on a big cap hit, in the midst of a rebuild, and he won't be a teammate who will hang out with his teammates... this sounds so attractive... why hasn't Kyle landed this sweet deal yet?

A rebuilding team pays a 1st round pick to have someone to play with Bedard while they suck... The only reason a rebuilding team sends out a 1st round pick is for a player that is going to help them out for years to come, not an overpaid stop gap.

That is a definite no “fly” zone for the Hawks.