Prospect Info: 2024-25 Devils Draft Thread

[evnted]

It's early and I haven't had a ton of time to watch hockey myself, but I think Michael Hage and Kevin He are the two biggest risers at F in a 2024 re-draft, so far.

Looks like @evnted is going to have to do all the heavy lifting here for the 2025 draft.

for sure, ill do some primers and another top 100 closer to the end of the season. still looking like a rather underwhelming class outside of a couple great names at the top, but thats not to say there wont be intriguing options for us. some wingers with good pace/snarl, some centers with smarts and high energy games. centers, tom, please

i think, to some degree, the european crop might be getting a little underrated now due to all the talk of it being a bad year for them. dont get me wrong, so much of this years top talent is coming from NA, but players like nilson, pobezal, eriksen, genborg, and so on are all quite interesting and dont seem to have as much traction as they should

great picks with hage and he, id also add artamonov and walton as two other names that pretty immediately outperformed their draft slots. im sure im biased for saying traff as well since its not to the same degree, but i do think he belongs in the discussion of early d+1 risers

 

[Brodeur]

Tempted to do a weekend field trip to Seattle to catch Medicine Hat for Gavin McKenna. Seattle has a couple potential 1st rounders (Radim Mrtka and Braedon Cootes).

On a draft related note, Cam Robinson confirmed the earlier rumor that it'll be held at the theater across the street from the former Staples Center. I'm spending too much energy explaining to people that a decentralized draft doesn't mean it'll be the same TV presentation as the 2020/21 Drafts. Too many people are quick to blame Bettman for the change and aren't aware that the teams voted to stay home.