The Chicago Blackhawks end up drafting a forward in the first round by selecting Sacha Boisvert at No. 18 overall

The Chicago Blackhawks went defense with the No. 2 overall pick when the team selected Artyom Levshunov over Russian forward Ivan Demidov.

General manager Kyle Davidson still managed to address adding more talent to the forward prospect group in the first round. The Blackhawks selected Sacha Boisvert with the No. 18 overall pick, the team's other first-round pick

He is six feet, two inches tall and 176 pounds. He has good size and hopefully can add more bulk to his frame.

The Athletic's Scott Wheeler ranked him as the 24th-best prospect in the draft (a subscription is required to access the link) after he scored 36 goals for the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL. He can be very physical on the ice based on his boxing background (a subscription is required to access the link).

TSN's Bob McKenzie rated Boisvert as the 22nd-best prospect in the draft. This might be viewed as a reach especially since the Blackhawks traded up two spots earlier this month.

The Blackhawks jumped up two spots after a trade with the New York Islanders. They took Cole Eiserman who fell in the draft. Eiserman was viewed as the better prospect too. Wheeler ranked as the seventh-best prospect and McKenzie rated at No. 14. It will be interesting to see if the Blackhawks

However, the Hawks could use more prospects who can move toward the net with the puck and not get knocked off along the way.

While he can lay the wood on the ice, he is a good skater and shooter.

Good skating skills are one of the four traits the Blackhawks crave in their prospects. The Blackhawks could use size among their forward prospects.

His floor appears to be a third-line center while there is the potential to be a top-six player.

Boisvert is committed to playing college hockey at North Dakota next season. That is where Blackhawks legend Jonathan Toews played before he came to Chicago. It is a good program for Boisvert to add some bulk and continue to work on his game as he is still not ready for the NHL.

The Hawks have had no trouble with their prospects playing another year in the juniors or getting some college hockey experience. Frank Nazar III was the Blackhawks 2022 first-round pick and spent time getting ready for the NHL at Michigan.

The hope is Boisvert puts on some more muscle, shines at a top-flight college level, and eventually adds some skill on a cheap entry-level deal just as it comes time to pay Connor Bedard a good portion of the team's salary cap space.