Got something for a headache? How about a Hawks sweater with #12 on the back?

The Chicago Blackhawks signed last year's first round draft pick, LW Kyle Beach to a three-year deal. The dollar amount was not announced.

In last year's draft, he was seen as a gamble for whichever team decided to toss him a sweater and cap. Dale Tallon decided to roll the dice. There is no doubt that Beach has the talent to be a top-6 forward on pretty much any team in the NHL. The problem is that he's a colossal head case.

To paraphrase Crash Davis, he has million-dollar hands and a ten-cent head. There's no doubting the things he can do with a puck. This past season he played for Everett and Lethbridge on the Western League, and racked up 24 goals and 39 assists, along with 165 penalty minutes in 54 regular season games. After getting only a goal and an assist (along with 31 penalty minutes) in 10 playoff games.

He went to Rockford on a tryout contract, where he got 15 penalty minutes in two games with the IceHogs, before being sent home (along with forward Akim Aliu) for disciplinary reasons.

Herein lies the problem. He could very well be a premier power forward (as can Aliu, but that's for another day), but his immaturity is his downfall.

While in the Western League this year, he sparked a bench-clearing brawl by taking the puck at the end of the game, and skating toward an empty net, slowed down and looked back toward the opponents' bench before shooting the puck. Not cool. Later in the season, he shot a puck into the stands, which earned him a suspension. Again, not cool.

Of course, he will go from being cock of the walk to being a rookie on a team with Stanley Cup aspirations. Having the dynamic around you change so drastically can help you gain perspective and start growing up a little. Look at what it did for Dan Cleary.

While there's nothing in Beach's history to indicate he's started the maturation process at all, here's hoping it begins now.

In the meantime, get ready for some headaches.