If we get Lindstrom I will be ecstatic. Jiricek has grown on me too. KD could do much worse with an 18th overall pick, and if he hits, he could be top 10 in re-drafts.

I think Vlasic has played himself into a deal where if you sign him 7-8 years hes going to command $5m minimum

I highly doubt Vlasic comes under $5M for 7 or 8 years. He's better than Samuelson in his rookie year and ranked #5 in the league defensively (not offensively obviously), which given that is quite surprising your comment around him being a 2nd or 3rd pairing on a playoff team? He's pretty much proving this year he's a lock as a top 4 on a playoff team if not top 3 and upside as a top line even #1. The cap is also projected by the league to be $87.7M if you want to do projections as percentages against next year's cap. Could the Hawks get Vlasic on a $5.5M 7 or 8 year deal? That would be huge as in 4 or 5 years that deal will be a absolute steal....but his agent knows this and they (Vlasic and his agent) will likely be pushing hard for a bridge deal. I wouldn't be shocked with a 3 year $4M deal.

Reichel may get a qualifying offer for 1 or 2 years or maybe as high as $2M to your point. They could also go longer for $2M as it's not a lot of cap and betting on his slump is only that and thus making the deal look like a steal over a few years. Something is wrong upstairs with the kid. Sad to watch this season go to waste for him.

Philips has potential to be a NHL player, but he's got a fair amount of work to do as well to earn a solidified spot. I like Kaiser's upside more also given a year younger too. Crevier IMO, while also having work to be a full-time NHL player, looks more impressive in the NHL than Philips and could see him becoming a 3rd line lock down defensive pairing. Of course all of these guys should bounce up and down as they are doing this year.

I'm with you on Bouv...take him or leave him.

No way is Stamkos coming to Chicago for another tank year. He's going to go where he can chase a cup. Same reason Kane isn't sticking around towards the end of his career despite still living in Chicago in the mansion he purchased and remodeled in Lake Forest over the last 18 months. In the summer of 2025, I do believe we will be a more attractive team to top end talent in the league.

That's a bit of an overpay by Edmonton. Raddysh isn't worth much, maybe a 4th, Murphy retained for a late 1st is about right or about at best. Ceci doesn't cost that much to dump IMO. I would remove the 2nd and replace with a 3rd or 4th. We better feel really good about Rinzel if this is a move the hawks make. If Rinzel, still obviously young, doesn't live up to the hype in a couple of years the Hawks will have problems at RHD.

I do think TJ can net a 3rd or 4th, but splitting hairs.

Agree on Nazar. I think he will play at least the first half of next season in Rockford. Also agree the Hawks aren't going to sign any big names this summer, next summer (2025) I see that a strong a possibility. We have another tank year on the way next season, but it will be the last and the team should be slightly better than this year (maybe 5th worst in the league).

Regarding the draft, if the Hawks miss on Celebrini, I think they go Levshunov, Lindstrom and Demidov in that order depending where they pick and who's available.

To your last point, if Chicago moves Murphy I think they 100% target Levshunov. The kid still has some work to do defensively but he's NHL ready. After him, Lindstrom is a very close 2nd and I could see the Hawks brass valuing him higher than Levshunov.

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I wouldn’t complain if we got Stamkos but can’t see him leaving Tampa especially for a non-playoff team.
Davidson has talked about the problem of having too many picks to sign/devolp. With that in mind I don’t think “the juice is worth the squeeze “ for Blackwell & Johnson. Maybe if they were packaged & the pick was deferred for a couple of years or something.
I can’t envision the Oilers paying that much for Murphy & certainly Raddysh. Neither of them has had a good enough year to justify that package. I don’t think Davidson is ready to move on from Murphy yet either.Of course an offer like that would probably change his mind.
I m probably comfortable with Lindstrom at 3 if that is where they pick. He might not have as high a ceiling as others but has a skill set that the Hawks don’t have in the organization.
Even moving up to 18 I’m not sure Jiricek is still on the board. Most likely RDs at that spot are probably Mews, Emery, Elick. I think I like them in that order.