By Chris Block
It is all (well, not all) warm and fuzzy on this edition of the Puck Chatter Podcast.
Al Cimaglia and I found time and space to react to Kyle Davidson’s grand re-set bet paying off in a HUGE way this week with the Blackhawks winning the top selection in the 2023 NHL Draft.
Connor Bedard is going to be a Blackhawk and the organization is now worth paying attention to again.
But it also means that Kyle’s work is just beginning.
Over the course of 90 minutes, Al and I touch on Monday’s draft lottery, euphoria in Blackhawkland, and the various trials and tribulations on the road ahead back to being a contender.
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Timestamps
Start – Ping pong balls fall into place and now Blackhawks fans have something to look forward to.
4:00 – There’s nothing wrong with getting lucky, even if it is just luck
7:30 – Now the real work begins
9:10 – Turning the page
16:20 – Purpose of the J&B report
19:30 – Imagine how different things might be today had Stan Bowman done the tear down and rebuild in 2019.
25:45 – Evolution of talk in difference between picking 1 vs 2 or 3 or 4
33:35 – Kyle Davidson on controlling situations and admitting mistakes
37:15 – Luke Richardson
41:15 – Blackhawks surplus of picks and approach to this draft
42:45 – Kevin Korchinski and developmental philosophy
47:00 – Reichel, Vlasic and growth, and lack thereof in Rockford
49:45 – Soup of the day
51:55 – Davidson’s Rockford moves
55:10 – Davidson should get serious about coaching staff in Rockford
56:40 – Anders Sorensen’s Division-Semi Game 1 time out
1:11:00 – What is Korchinski
1:17:15 – Wood to chop still
1:24:10 – Alex DeBrincat
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