Great! We’ll just rely on Bedard to score all our goals!
CousinCleetus24
Checking in from the “I’ll be happy regardless of which of these guys we’ll draft” crowd.
Firmly believe we’re getting a stud either way and trust Davidson and Co have done more scouting/research into these guys than we could ever imagine.
TLEH-IV
I doubt anyone that is making this selection is talking. He’s just weighing winger vs RD and a guy playing in NA they’ve seen a ton, vs a guy they’ve seen less in Russia. I can also say its likely Levshunov due to those things. His logic is sound, I agree with it, but I don’t think its any insider info.
mr_kil
Id hate it. Have to be honest. He’s defensively vulnerable and will never be a true #1 IMO. To me that’s not a second pick in the draft but I guess the fact that he’s a righty lifts him above the rest. All that shit talk about BPA is such horse shit honestly
WarmBedards
Powers went on to say that the Hawks want to see what they have in Nazar, Moore, Kantserov, Lardis, etc.
hockeywithglasses
Hawks can play good D with the current coaching staff. They need offense.
DiamondBurInTheRough
If Kyle is 4/10 hockey knowledge, I’m at a .6/10 or something, but I still feel like we greatly need offensive power more than defense at this point. I know Demidov wouldn’t be coming over this year anyway, but if our roster is lacking in offense to the point that we’re dependent on Dickinson to be one of our top scorers again, I don’t see how we move out of bottom 5 territory.
jetxlife
This is going to be like when Luka slid to #3 in the NBA draft fuckkkkk
MikeandTheMangosteen
I hate it
Dark_Wahlberg-77
From every scout and analyst I’ve heard, Levahunov had a higher floor and lower ceiling. He’s a safe pick and consensus seems to be “probably” top pair with some variances of actual #1 D and some even saying probably top 4. That’s not someone I take with the number 2.
It sounds like Demidov has a lower floor but higher ceiling and the gap between floors is far smaller than their gap between ceilings. All subjective and all prediction, but with the logjam of D prospects in the system already I don’t know how Davidson makes that pick.
The ONLY way I see that happening is if Davidson is really gearing up for adding offensive power through FA and trades. So if we take Lev, I have expectations for additions.
TheDoorDoctor
Just a reminder that Powers just had another article this morning about what he is hearing and there wasn’t much substance. Also back in 2019, Powers wrote a ton of articles about how hawks were looking at both Turcotte and Byram with not much mention Dach. The point being, Powers isn’t an insider and a post like this is speculative
Always_Sunny_In_Chi
We have some good D prospects, we should swing on best available. Please don’t mess this up Kyle
Quicky72
Cayden Lindstrom it is
Pacman2933
Levshunov is the safe pick. If we actually had tape and proper scouting on Demidov I would be able to form my own opinion a bit more. Unfortunately, everything we see from Demidov is from just a few videos and word of mouth. Davidson seems to be a fan of the Big 10 though. Makes sense since all the teams are easy to scout.
BaconScentedSoap
Passing on Demidov when Lev doesn’t even look like the best Dman is pain
If Lev was left handed he wouldn’t even be a top 5 pick
big-daddy-unikron
It’d be wrong at this time to make that pick, maybe good in the future. We’ll see
AndyThatSaysNi
It’s a stud either way, and we have a far bigger impending hole to fill on RD than up front with Hall returning and Nazar/Slaggert and maybe 1 more like Moore having a bigger role next year.
rockyrococo999
Right. Because KFC or someone in the org is going to spill the beans to a beat writer.
Anyone see the draft pick trade with the Isle coming?
Indigo-Snake
The people want Demidov
TheSeanie
Can’t wait to come back to this thread in a few years
CoalTrain9224
I won’t be happy, no matter who is taken Hawks are “likely” picking in the top 5 again next year. I doubt this team even with 1 or 2 off season additions is gonna be even close to a playoff spot let alone a bubble tier team.
Grab a D then. If the Hawks plan on being contenders in the next 2-3 years you won’t have another chance to draft someone this special at 2nd Overall. That’s Demidov. He’s the consensus #2, dont big brain this Kyle. Just pick him and develop D the way you did with Vlasic.
mazerrackham
Lev outscored both Makar and Hughes’ freshman seasons. He’s obviously very talented and I believe will be a great D-man, but its really hard to watch Demidov highlights and not picture him and Bedard absolutely tearing up teams.
IAM_LordTobias
I can’t wait to be killed by Demidov for the next 20 years then.
soxfan10
I’ve gone back and forth on Levshunov vs Demidov way too many times. It doesn’t sound like there’s gonna be a contract dispute with Demidov so we can toss that argument out the window. That being said, Demidov spent vast majority of the year playing against middle competition because of said contract talks, or so the reports say. It’s easy for a guy to dominate against players that aren’t up to his level. All the concerns that were stated by guys like Wheeler and Pronman seem valid, but if this guy does project to be a franchise winger, it’s hard to pass on that
Levshunov is a solid pick, and if the projections work out, would give Chicago a d corp of Jones, Korchinski, Levshunov and Vlasic. All with size and can skate. This class is loaded with defenseman, but Levsunov seems to be the highest rated of the group. That does say something. Of course he’s still raw defensively and most likely needs another year or two before jumping into the NHL.
Duncan Keith needed two years in the AHL before he became the number 1 dman during those cup runs. Hell, even Vlasic needed a full season in Rockford before he turned into a real good top 4 guy.
I’m not gonna sit here and pretend I know more than the guys scouting. I trust that they’re not gonna biff this
evtda
Hawks have been drafting d-men for years. I don’t know how Levshunov is any different than the prior guys. Demidov is the guy they need
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Great! We’ll just rely on Bedard to score all our goals!
Checking in from the “I’ll be happy regardless of which of these guys we’ll draft” crowd.
Firmly believe we’re getting a stud either way and trust Davidson and Co have done more scouting/research into these guys than we could ever imagine.
I doubt anyone that is making this selection is talking. He’s just weighing winger vs RD and a guy playing in NA they’ve seen a ton, vs a guy they’ve seen less in Russia. I can also say its likely Levshunov due to those things. His logic is sound, I agree with it, but I don’t think its any insider info.
Id hate it. Have to be honest. He’s defensively vulnerable and will never be a true #1 IMO. To me that’s not a second pick in the draft but I guess the fact that he’s a righty lifts him above the rest. All that shit talk about BPA is such horse shit honestly
Powers went on to say that the Hawks want to see what they have in Nazar, Moore, Kantserov, Lardis, etc.
Hawks can play good D with the current coaching staff. They need offense.
If Kyle is 4/10 hockey knowledge, I’m at a .6/10 or something, but I still feel like we greatly need offensive power more than defense at this point. I know Demidov wouldn’t be coming over this year anyway, but if our roster is lacking in offense to the point that we’re dependent on Dickinson to be one of our top scorers again, I don’t see how we move out of bottom 5 territory.
This is going to be like when Luka slid to #3 in the NBA draft fuckkkkk
I hate it
From every scout and analyst I’ve heard, Levahunov had a higher floor and lower ceiling. He’s a safe pick and consensus seems to be “probably” top pair with some variances of actual #1 D and some even saying probably top 4. That’s not someone I take with the number 2.
It sounds like Demidov has a lower floor but higher ceiling and the gap between floors is far smaller than their gap between ceilings. All subjective and all prediction, but with the logjam of D prospects in the system already I don’t know how Davidson makes that pick.
The ONLY way I see that happening is if Davidson is really gearing up for adding offensive power through FA and trades. So if we take Lev, I have expectations for additions.
Just a reminder that Powers just had another article this morning about what he is hearing and there wasn’t much substance. Also back in 2019, Powers wrote a ton of articles about how hawks were looking at both Turcotte and Byram with not much mention Dach. The point being, Powers isn’t an insider and a post like this is speculative
We have some good D prospects, we should swing on best available. Please don’t mess this up Kyle
Cayden Lindstrom it is
Levshunov is the safe pick. If we actually had tape and proper scouting on Demidov I would be able to form my own opinion a bit more. Unfortunately, everything we see from Demidov is from just a few videos and word of mouth.
Davidson seems to be a fan of the Big 10 though. Makes sense since all the teams are easy to scout.
Passing on Demidov when Lev doesn’t even look like the best Dman is pain
If Lev was left handed he wouldn’t even be a top 5 pick
It’d be wrong at this time to make that pick, maybe good in the future. We’ll see
It’s a stud either way, and we have a far bigger impending hole to fill on RD than up front with Hall returning and Nazar/Slaggert and maybe 1 more like Moore having a bigger role next year.
Right. Because KFC or someone in the org is going to spill the beans to a beat writer.
Anyone see the draft pick trade with the Isle coming?
The people want Demidov
Can’t wait to come back to this thread in a few years
I won’t be happy, no matter who is taken Hawks are “likely” picking in the top 5 again next year. I doubt this team even with 1 or 2 off season additions is gonna be even close to a playoff spot let alone a bubble tier team.
Grab a D then. If the Hawks plan on being contenders in the next 2-3 years you won’t have another chance to draft someone this special at 2nd Overall. That’s Demidov. He’s the consensus #2, dont big brain this Kyle. Just pick him and develop D the way you did with Vlasic.
Lev outscored both Makar and Hughes’ freshman seasons. He’s obviously very talented and I believe will be a great D-man, but its really hard to watch Demidov highlights and not picture him and Bedard absolutely tearing up teams.
I can’t wait to be killed by Demidov for the next 20 years then.
I’ve gone back and forth on Levshunov vs Demidov way too many times. It doesn’t sound like there’s gonna be a contract dispute with Demidov so we can toss that argument out the window. That being said, Demidov spent vast majority of the year playing against middle competition because of said contract talks, or so the reports say. It’s easy for a guy to dominate against players that aren’t up to his level. All the concerns that were stated by guys like Wheeler and Pronman seem valid, but if this guy does project to be a franchise winger, it’s hard to pass on that
Levshunov is a solid pick, and if the projections work out, would give Chicago a d corp of Jones, Korchinski, Levshunov and Vlasic. All with size and can skate. This class is loaded with defenseman, but Levsunov seems to be the highest rated of the group. That does say something. Of course he’s still raw defensively and most likely needs another year or two before jumping into the NHL.
Duncan Keith needed two years in the AHL before he became the number 1 dman during those cup runs. Hell, even Vlasic needed a full season in Rockford before he turned into a real good top 4 guy.
I’m not gonna sit here and pretend I know more than the guys scouting. I trust that they’re not gonna biff this
Hawks have been drafting d-men for years. I don’t know how Levshunov is any different than the prior guys. Demidov is the guy they need