Full First Round w some details

In this case, not a chance Hawks pass up on Rossi

Didnt they draft a center last year with their first round pick? Kirby Dach 3rd overall, don't thnk they're looking to use another top 10 pick on a center

They are as they do not have another top 6 center in the prospect pool to replace Toews in the next few years. Rossi can also move to a winger. Hawks are very thin with prospects up front with no prospects that are top 6.

As a Hawks fan...I'd LOVE to draft Rossi. He's a stud. Can never have too many top 5 centers in your system. Who knows what happens with D Strome.

Rossi has the skill set that projects better as a winger, but if he can nail faceoffs then I could see him and Dach splitting draws based on where the faceoff is and who's handedness fits the situation better

They're different players IMO. Rossi is an amazing passer and playmaker. Marco's a smaller speedier center. I don't envision Rossi as a winger, but he could be. The faceoffs is a factor, but there are other teams have successfully had another player take the faceoff and then swap out to winger for positioning purposes.

Oh yeah for sure. I do not think having too many centers is a bad thing at all, especially ones that have the skill set that he does

Maybe its just me but after watching poirier play, i see him having a hard time making an nhl roster in his career let alone being a first round pick, there is just so much bad about his defensive game and his back skating is very weak especially given how agile he is moving forward

I agree but if a team can solve those, he could become the second best dman from this draft

But this class is very forward heavy and there are first round talents that will fall to the top of the second. If some of the forwards in this class were in a different class, they could have easily gone 1st round. And Askarov can become Crawford 2.0 in his prime

yeah i think he's either a steal or a bust, super low floor and super high ceiling

Nybeck doesn't make it into the first round.

Buffalo should take Rossi at #7 the way this draft falls. Rossi will make Sabres better quicker than Lundell.

I feel like Lundell is more NHL ready than Rossi but Rossi I think will be better long term but Buffalo desperately needs a 2C

I totally agree while he has two good progressive seasons in Swedish junior league at 5ft 8 and ranked 29th euro by nhl central scouting there are more upside prospects ahead of him - he’s a huge reach for the first round

He’s got a little Nathan beaulieu in him so a little over rated

He has tons of potential his playing style is just junior oriented. He plays like he's got too much time on his hands and he'll circle around the offensive zone until he's ready to take a shot. He wont be able to do that in a pro league.

After pick 14 or 15, this draft isn't that much different then other drafts talent wise. The top 15 picks are very deep with forwards and Hawks need to take advantage of that. The best goalies in the league were drafter in round 2 or later. That means the Hawks can get a goalie in a later round. There is no reason to waste the #9 pick on goalie no matter how good that goalie prospect is. Goalies are the most unpredictable, take at least 4 years to see the NHL, and history tells us way more amazing goalies in the league were not drafted in the top 10 or even top 20 picks. Askarov is 17 years old, he will take 4 to 6 years. Hawks need help now at forward and get that immediate help in a player like Lundell.