Prospect Info: 2025 draft discussion

[Frk It]

Here it is... McKenzie's mid season list:

Matthew Schaefer a unanimous No. 1 in Bob McKenzie's Mid-season NHL Draft Ranking | TSN

"As far as I’m concerned,” one NHL head scout said, “[Matthew Schaefer] is No. 1 and he’s staying there - even if he never plays another game this season."

www.tsn.ca

 

[Michael Brand Eggs]

Unless there's a lottery win in our future, I'm ready for one of Eklund or O'Brien.

 

[Frk It]

Unless there's a lottery win in our future, I'm ready for one of Eklund or O'Brien.

Sign me up... I feel like Detroit is really going to like some of these big WHL defenseman though... Smith, Mrkta, Fiddler.

 

[Michael Brand Eggs]

Sign me up... I feel like Detroit is really going to like some of these big WHL defenseman though... Smith, Mrkta, Fiddler.

Yeah, I could absolutely see that. Especially Smith.

 

[SantosHalper]

Will Horcoff... #50.....

 

[Frk It]

Will Horcoff... #50.....

If we are going to "Nepo" route, I think Manon's son looks interesting. I am actually intrigued by both of these kids playing in the NCAA in their draft season, Cullen Potter and Dakoda Rheaume-Mullen.

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

I should be more excited about Eklund than I am. Why is that?

 

[schuelma24]

Scouts consistently like Frondell more than the public guys and frankly what his counting stats this year suggest.

 

[Frk It]

I should be more excited about Eklund than I am. Why is that?

Alex Nylander

 

[lilidk]

Go after big defansman, that can skate and smart playmaking forwards.

 

[schuelma24]

Right now looking at the lists and where I expect Detroit to end up, Desnoyers seems like a likely pick to me.

 

[Ed Ned and Leddy]

I quite like what I've seen from Jake O'Brien.

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

Alex Nylander

I was thinking of someone with a higher floor though. I have a sense I will be looking at a decent NHL player in the future with above average skill, but will always be wishing he was bigger (or thinking about how much better he would be if just a bit bigger). This sucks, but in 2025 I still feel like we are a small team even though we tried to draft our way out of that problem. Oddly, Eklund isn't exactly tiny either.