Malmo make trade to acquire son of former Nighthawk

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It was a big draft night for the Malmo, who came into the day with the first and seventh overall picks, but would ultimately find themselves making a third first round selection. Things got started with the Nighthawks formally adding Viktor Jensen to the team with the first pick of the draft. Jensen gives the team a young center with star potential, something that they had been lacking. They doubled down on the centers with Ronald Johnson MacWallace III. While Jensen will be playing in the VHL this season as the team's second center behind Ivan Retoslav, MacWallace will be spending a season or two in the VHLE. By the time Retoslav's career is winding down, MacWallace should be ready to take over as the team's second line center.

 

Perhaps the most exciting moment of the drat, however, was when Malmo traded for the 12th overall pick of the draft. The Nighthawks sent S90 WAR 2nd and S91 MAL 1st to the Moscow Menace in order to acquire the pick, which they used to draft Savaisk Tzesar. Picking Tzesar at seven would have been a reach, but he was a player that the Nighthawks wanted badly. His father, Boris Tsezar, spent the final five seasons of his career in Malmo, and Savaisk was keen on playing for the team as well. The Nighthawks have seemingly been building around players who are committed to the team, as shown by their willingness to part with a future first, one that could potentially be a lottery pick, and a second to make this trade happen.