NHL Entry Draft: 2025 Draft Pick Watch

[eco's bones]

Man Mrtka looks like a great consolation prize at 11, if he isn't taken earlier.

Doesn't look 6'6 on tape though ...

Like I said I wouldn't have him in my top 11 and part of the reason is it's a position that isn't a major need with Fox, Schneider, Borgen and last year's 1st Emery. That said if available he might be the best choice to make.....one of the reason I drop him a bit is because we have that position well covered and more need in other positions.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Like I said I wouldn't have him in my top 11 and part of the reason is it's a position that isn't a major need with Fox, Schneider, Borgen and last year's 1st Emery. That said if available he might be the best choice to make.....one of the reason I drop him a bit is because we have that position well covered and more need in other positions.

Picking for positional need is always a bad idea. Your needs 2-3-4 years from now are going to differ from your needs today.

That said, I'm not really seeing top 10 ability from this player even based off a highlight package. Jackson Smith popped wayyyy more.

 

[eco's bones]

Picking for positional need is always a bad idea. Your needs 2-3-4 years from now are going to differ from your needs today.

That said, I'm not really seeing top 10 ability from this player even based off a highlight package. Jackson Smith popped wayyyy more.

I would probably take Smith before Mrtka. Better positional need for one. That said Smith isn't exactly small but a bigger guy like Mrtka who is bigger and can really move is attractive too.

 

[TGWL]

Picking for positional need is always a bad idea. Your needs 2-3-4 years from now are going to differ from your needs today.

That said, I'm not really seeing top 10 ability from this player even based off a highlight package. Jackson Smith popped wayyyy more.

I think it depends on your placement and how ready those prospects are for the NHL level. When you get out of the top tier, best available becomes a toss up between several players. With that said, when you need a top LD, and the draft has that available in the top tier, one that could very well play next season or the season after, I think it's ok to draft based on position. (Not talking about this draft, just in general).

But passing up on a talent that's in higher tier for positional need is a bad drafting strategy.

 

[Guyute]

The draft lottery is next Monday?

After winning the lottery twice only to draft worse players (Laf, Kakko) than we would draft in our pre-lottery position, it would be nice to win the lottery and actually land a legitimately great player.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

The draft lottery is next Monday?

After winning the lottery twice only to draft worse players (Laf, Kakko) than we would draft in our pre-lottery position, it would be nice to win the lottery and actually land a legitimately great player.

Would be nice

 

[kovazub94]

Picking for positional need is always a bad idea. Your needs 2-3-4 years from now are going to differ from your needs today.

That said, I'm not really seeing top 10 ability from this player even based off a highlight package. Jackson Smith popped wayyyy more.

Same. Maybe I'm missing something but I came away underwhelmed...

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Picking for positional need is always a bad idea. Your needs 2-3-4 years from now are going to differ from your needs today.

That said, I'm not really seeing top 10 ability from this player even based off a highlight package. Jackson Smith popped wayyyy more.

Definitely would take Smith over him, but I think Smith will be gone several picks before we are up.