Prospect Info: 2025 Draft discussion

[Tasty Biscuits]

I wonder if Hagens falls at all.

Define "fall." Anywhere in the Top-3 seems likely for Misa, Hagens, and Schaefer atm. Still more hockey to be played though.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Define "fall." Anywhere in the Top-3 seems likely for Misa, Hagens, and Schaefer atm. Still more hockey to be played though.

"Falls" to 4 or 5

 

[chethejet]

Pens are in a position that I just didn't think this roster would fall to. The problem in the tanking or suspect effort is players. Dubas may benefit from the top 5 pick, but I suspect this is not what he is in favor of. Get a very good center or RW helps the rebuild.

 

[Empoleon8771]

"Falls" to 4 or 5

I think it's possible, I think the stocks for both Misa and Frondell are going up right now. I wouldn't be surprised for Hagens to fall after both Misa and Martone, but Frondell would be a bit of a surprise.

Also I've been looking a bit more at Martone, the dude honestly looks like a terrific winger prospect. His profile reminds me of a more physical Blake Wheeler.

 

[cookthebooks]

The Pens need to go full tank for Ovechkin Capitals and bring up a goalie who is currently working at a job where he asks "do you want fries with that?"

may i introduce you to tristan jarry

 

[SEALBound]

I wonder if Hagens falls at all.

I think he's pretty safe bet for #2. Unless a team is over the moon about Misa.

Scheafer
Hagens
Misa
Martone
Frondell

Seems to me to be the most consistent and logical top 5 order.

I could MAYBE see Misa at 2 and Hagens at 3, or, Martone at 3 and Misa 4 but either of those would be quite shocking honestly.

 

[The GM]

25 - Misa
26 - McKenna
27 - DuPont

Sid passes the torch to the trio in a touching moment. Seems like Uncle Gary would WANT that.

Does Sid still have the torch? I thought he already passed it to Giroux?

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Yeah Martone's combination of size and skill is extremely attractive but I do think there's gonna be an adjustment period there because guys who play his style usually don't translate immediately to the strength and speed of NHL hockey.

Hell, any of the big four would. Hagens, Schaefer, Misa, Martone. They'd all be unreal for a team with no game changers in the system, and they all kinda fit their own relatively unique niche as far as styles go, which is cool.

Just get into the top four. That should be this team's only goal for the next few months.

 

[OtherThingsILike]

Okay so looks like I was partially wrong here. It only counts as a lottery win IF you move up in the draft. You could get the 1st overall 5 years in a row if you finish dead last every year.

San Jose finished 32nd and got Celebrini so they are fine. Chicago finished 31st and won the lottery for Bedard so they they can only win the lottery to move up 1 more time in the next 3 years.

Yes, so we should hope that Chicago doesn't finish last but wins the lottery to move up to #1. This way, they are out of the running for McKenna unless they're the worst team in the league next season.

 

[Mr. T]

Just get into the top four. That should be this team's only goal for the next few months.

I think we need this with a Pens logo

 

[lokomotiv15]

Yeah Martone's combination of size and skill is extremely attractive but I do think there's gonna be an adjustment period there because guys who play his style usually don't translate immediately to the strength and speed of NHL hockey.

Hell, any of the big four would. Hagens, Schaefer, Misa, Martone. They'd all be unreal for a team with no game changers in the system, and they all kinda fit their own relatively unique niche as far as styles go, which is cool.

Just get into the top four. That should be this team's only goal for the next few months.

I've seen Martone a few times this year and he's polarizing to me. He's obviously a top-5 pick in this draft, but all the times I saw him before everyone else jumped on the Schaefer wagon, I had no idea how he was being touted as taking over the #1 spot from Hagens.

He has good size, great skill/hands and a good shot. He isnt a great skater by any means, doesn't play to his size whatsoever, is a good but not great passer and definitely is benefiting from playing in a great finisher in Rehkopf and a total speedster in Misa (the other older one)

I'd be happy with any of the top-5 this year, but I think you get an extra pop in the top-3 with Schaefer, Misa and Hagens and the gap between those 3 and the rest is a bit bigger than people think.