Yep...you're right nutless and Anonymous.
- philco28

I weep for your family.

Pencil the kid in for the 2015-16 season. He doesn't turn 18 until September. If he has as much talent as some scouts think, he will jump ahead of a few highly rated Hawk prospects before then.

Hawks could have a star on their hands or he may never play an NHL game. But TT likely was the best hockey player available to Bowman at #18. Lots of time left to draft Clydesdales and big, dumb wannabees in the later rounds.
- RickJ

Even though younger, as a Euro players at least he can play in the AHL sooner.

Yep...you're right nutless and Anonymous.
- philco28

Philco Im pretty sure his name is poking fun at the site in general. Hes not really hiding behind a name.

I would never have pinned you as that old. ER ER I mean Learner-ed.
- mvp0207

Why? cause he acts like someone with special needs......i thought the same.

Why not Ape Face ?
- philco28

Your tone seems younger.

Maybe too a keyboard that has an active shift-key and perhaps the use of a period (.) now and then, eh?

Personally I feel like a dumb@$$ when I mis-spell $hit. Like those, "seven years of college .... wasted".
- blackhawk24

You should change your screen name to Tommy Boy!

Philco Im pretty sure his name is poking fun at the site in general. Hes not really hiding behind a name.
- mvp0207

MVP.....you might be onto something there.

Still there....summer term. 3.25 GPA.

How's things going for you?
- EKolb13

Good to hear EK...nice GPA too...things are good up here. Mississauga was sold. Melnyk QUIT and unloaded the club. We're under new management with a new name...the Steelheads....can't wait for the season to start. Love to watch the next generation.

+1. Tough to turn down potential 1st line talent; Hawks don't have much of that in the system. It'd be interesting to see how this year's goalie (outside of Vasiliev) crop stacks up against the three youngest Hawks prospects (Simpson, Carruth, and Mattson).
- grinder10

I'm glad Bowman didn't take a goalie in the first round. Tampa takes the Russian kid a week after trading to get Lindmark - what for?

Too bad goalies can't go in a separate draft when they are 21 years old. Too tough to predict what they will be until they mature physically.

Why not Ape Face ?
- philco28

That was not intended to be an insult.

Ape Face Eh?

Maybe too a keyboard that has an active shift-key and perhaps the use of a period (.) now and then, eh?

Personally I feel like a dumb@$$ when I mis-spell $hit. Like those, "seven years of college .... wasted".
- blackhawk24

Ovaltine
- mvp0207

Why do they call it Ovaltine? The jar is round. The glass is round. They should call it Roundtine...

Your tone seems younger.
- mvp0207

I'm 44 going on 4

That was not intended to be an insult.

Ape Face Eh?
- mvp0207

Naw...you're avatar is $$$$$

You couldn't even spell grammatical correctly.

Do you think anyone takes you seriously? How can anyone take you seriously when you don't even take the time to at least spell the words you post correctly.

Come on now, my 9 year old nephew can spell and construct sentences much better than this. Dude, you might want to invest in a dictionary.
- EKolb13

stop i cant take it
you can really bring it

Still there....summer term. 3.25 GPA.

How's things going for you?
- EKolb13

Good job young man. Keep up the good work....

Good to hear EK...nice GPA too...things are good up here. Mississauga was sold. Melnyk QUIT and unloaded the club. We're under new management with a new name...the Steelheads....can't wait for the season to start. Love to watch the next generation.
- philco28

Hey, I get them here in the AHL after you're done with them.

For all the bashing I've read from so many of you while playing catchup on this blog, what are/were you expecting with this pick? Is Tom Wilson or Vasilevski, or any other mid first round picks going to start for their NHL team next year, or the year after? Most likely not!

I heard Bob McKenzie say TT has better hands than Yakupov and has top 3 elite talent! Thats a pretty good endorsement. So he's 165 and barely 18...Any of you guys remember what kind of weight you carried when you were that age? Surely a lot less than now...

Perhaps the Hawks got lucky again with this kid falling as far as he did to us. Key is, only time will tell but it seems like a very solid pick IMO. Now, if Stan would have pulled a complete off the chart pick like Calgary or St. Louis pulled, then I'd be pissed as well. But geez guys, show a little patience and slow down the whining! And no, I don't work for the Hawks!

I'm 44 going on 4
- philco28

I'll vouch for that!

Good job young man. Keep up the good work....
- blackhawk24

Thanks for the "young man" comment. I'll be 35 before too long.

Why do they call it Ovaltine? The jar is round. The glass is round. They should call it Roundtine...
- blackhawk24

That's gold Jerry...gold!

Hey, I get them here in the AHL after you're done with them.
- EKolb13

You know i love Flicker. I want accurate, unbiased, scouting reports on Robbie Boy

MVP.....you might be onto something there.
- UnnamedSource

C'MON

I'll vouch for that!

- EKolb13

stop i cant take it
you can really bring it
- molly2522

Whatever dummy.