Prospect Info: 2025 Draft discussion

[The Old Master]

There really needs to be higher expectation than just drafting “an NHLer.”

Matt Nieto and Cale Makar are both NHLers.

there are people that hit the lotto all the time, but you're not that bright to expect it.

 

[SomeDude]

there are people that hit the lotto all the time, but you're not that bright to expect it.

I'd gladly do mock drafts where I pick 10-25 and you get the entire 2nd round and we'll see who ends up with more impact players.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Imagine being Boston in the first round of that McDavid draft.

Anyway, I'm looking at this old spreadsheet of mine. Will try to update it for the 2010 to 2019 drafts. I want to keep it to just ten years of drafts. And I don't want to use too recent of a draft as players are still developing. I'd say a 5 year buffer is reasonable.

edit 1: I need to double check some stuff and pretty it up but here's an updated chart:

edit 2: ok so the above is for a "pessimistic" view. below is for the actuals

 

[Randy Butternubs]

New lore just dropped

 

[Mr. T]

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

I have a lot of work to do right now. Who's going to do the inevitable and photoshop Randy's work into Chad's frame?

 

[Jacob]

According to my calculations 1 1st overall is roughly equal to 2 3rd round picks.

 

[PensFutures]

Dubas needs to have a One Red Paperclip moment. Trade the 6th and 7th for another 5th, trade the four 5ths for two 4ths, and then use two 4ths and 2 3rds to get a couple 2nds. Send both 2nds and 4th to STL for their 1st. 3 picks in the top 70-75, trade Acciari, and call it a draft.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

According to my calculations 1 1st overall is roughly equal to 2 3rd round picks.

I didn't know you were an optimist.

 

[Deport Ogie]

According to my calculations 1 1st overall is roughly equal to 2 3rd round picks.

1f 1 1 = 2 3 and 3 ass = 1 g then how many asses do you receive for an early 2nd rounder?

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

1f 1 1 = 2 3 and 3 ass = 1 g then how many asses do you receive for an early 2nd rounder?

Oooh I know this one! The answer is "Kevin Hayes!"

EDIT: Ah shit I screwed up. The correct answer is actually "Jake Guentzel"

 

[Empoleon8771]

McKenzie just came out with his top-10 for this draft:

1. Schaefer
2. Hagens
3. Misa
4. Martone
5. Frondell
6. Desnoyers
7. McQueen
8. Eklund
9. O'Brien
10. Smith

Very center heavy at the top of the draft, with Hagens, Misa, Frondell, Desnoyers, McQueen and O'Brien listed as centers. I've liked Eklund when I've looked into him in the past but it seems like there are quite a few good options. I think my preferred picks are either Desnoyers or McQueen just from looking at stats, although McQueen missing a ton of this year due to injury definitely scares me.

Desnoyers is a guy that looks extremely interesting to me. There are some scouting reports that describe him more as a complementary piece that won't be a top end offensive skill guy in the NHL, but he's apparently a really good all around player that is also producing like crazy in the Q this year (60 points in 37 games). He's also young for this draft, he's an April 2007 birthday.

He seems to have a 2-way top-6 center upside, which seems like it would be a nice pick if they're picking at like #8.

 

[Jacob]

Frondell sure isn’t scoring much but I watched a few shift-by-shifts and he looks pretty good. Kind of a stocky build and plays a physical game.

 

[PensFutures]

McKenzie just came out with his top-10 for this draft:

1. Schaefer
2. Hagens
3. Misa
4. Martone
5. Frondell
6. Desnoyers
7. McQueen
8. Eklund
9. O'Brien
10. Smith

Very center heavy at the top of the draft

I think thats very good news for the Pens. Getting a legit top 6 center prospect would fill a gaping hole in our system IMO.

 

[Ulf5]

I think thats very good news for the Pens. Getting a legit top 6 center prospect would fill a gaping hole in our system IMO.

So we'll be drafting 11 OA?

 

[PensFutures]

So we'll be drafting 11 OA?

Knowing this team, we will pick right after all the C are gone, draft Spence and turn him into a pk'ing 3RW.

 

[eXile3]

New lore just dropped

Did it move at all with the added years? Doesn’t seem like it did but was curious.