I would rather keep 8OA.

That's not a bad move at all...I would still prefer keeping the 8OA but we really need a second line centre...However, if we make that deal we need to acquire another quality top 6 forward to play with Strome since he kind of struggle with bottom 6 players.

I’m in the half of hawks fans that’s still high on Strome and I’m probably in the minority that wants to trade a roster player for a higher pick but I would rather move one or two of Saad, Murphy, or Nylander with our 17oa for a top 10 pick, presumably in a larger trade.

No thanks. Moving up 8 spots and losing Strome is not worth it. This draft is too deep to make that worth wild. In a normal draft year I get it though, but any pick in the top 18 could become a top 3 pick a few years in the future.

hawks pass. It's pretty close but the odds of the 8th pick becoming a really good player aren't THAT much higher than the 17th pick is in this draft