NHL Entry Draft: 2025 Draft Pick Watch

[n8]

Rangers scouting needs to be really improved by draft day. Rangers dont have the Dom Moore, Jesper Fast, Henrik Lundqvist, Brandon Dubinsky, Ryan Callahan type of scouting talent in recent years.

I think their 1st round scouting has not been great but outside of those round?
Cuylle comes to mind immediately. Mancini in the 5th was a find. Berard in the 5th. Rempe in the 6th. Jones in the 3rd (despite skipping over Dorofeyev but 10 other teams would make that mistake too), Edstrom in the 6th. I'm hopeful for Garand, Roobroeck, and Laba.

It's funny you mention Dubinsky because we had FOUR 2nds that year and Darin Olver, Dane Byers, and Bruce Graham were all selected before Dubinsky. I think our scouting is a lot better these days. We aren't getting derailed by Brobov. We have many hits in later rounds. I think we'd do a lot of damage with 4 second rounders in 2026.

 

[eco's bones]

I think their 1st round scouting has not been great but outside of those round?
Cuylle comes to mind immediately. Mancini in the 5th was a find. Berard in the 5th. Rempe in the 6th. Jones in the 3rd (despite skipping over Dorofeyev but 10 other teams would make that mistake too), Edstrom in the 6th. I'm hopeful for Garand, Roobroeck, and Laba.

It's funny you mention Dubinsky because we had FOUR 2nds that year and Darin Olver, Dane Byers, and Bruce Graham were all selected before Dubinsky. I think our scouting is a lot better these days. We aren't getting derailed by Brobov. We have many hits in later rounds. I think we'd do a lot of damage with 4 second rounders in 2026.

The Dubinsky draft was pre-Bobrov. That draft was all Gordie Clark. His draft history is pretty damned mixed. Several 1st round busts. Sometimes just shit luck like Dan Blackburn.

One of the things maybe with the team we've had is some of our top draftees have maybe had it too easy. Kakko comes to mind for one. Andersson and Kravtsov thought all they had to do was show up to get a spot. Lafreniere doesn't seem as determined as Cuylle. The Rangers later round picks in recent years have been developing very well. A number of them look like they're going to be in the NHL for a while as well as a numbers look like they could too.

 

[surlysailor]

Rangers scouting needs to be really improved by draft day. Rangers dont have the Dom Moore, Jesper Fast, Henrik Lundqvist, Brandon Dubinsky, Ryan Callahan type of scouting talent in recent years.

I mean it’s hard to tell. This will be drurys 5th year and mid to late round picks should start making their mark. There is a lot to like in there like Laba, chemelar, sykora, lamb and some others. Will any of them be a cally? Prob not but some have at least have the potential to be a fast and maybe a dubi. I think drury has been ok with drafting but I agree outside of Gabe & othmann I don’t see a lot of top 6 possibilities. I do remember lamb was a big hit or miss prospect, I do wish dru would take big gambles like that in the later rounds. While it doesn’t look like a top 6 guy still has some nhl potential.

 

[eco's bones]

Given anywhere from 5 to 10 picks in a draft if you can get two full time NHL players out of any given draft you've done okay. Three is really good.

Our best year? Rangers in 2020--Lafreniere (1st), Schneider (1st), Cuylle (2nd), Berard (5th), Rempe (6th) and then there's Garand (4th) who I believe could play a backup role for at least several NHL teams right now. Even if Lafreniere has underachieved that's still a fantastic draft year for us.

2023 looks like it could be a really good one too. We only drafted 5 guys but Perreault (1st), Fortescue (3rd), Roobroeck (6th) and Henricks (6th) hopefully takes another step after his team won a national championship. Are there two NHL'ers here?---three? remains to be seen but it's still early for all these guys.

Anyway we've been pulling 6th rounders and turning them into NHL players for a while: Barron (2017), Edstrom (2019), Rempe (2020), Roobroeck (looking pretty good for him too--2023).....and then maybe Henricks (also 2023). Who does that?

5th rounders--Berard (2020), Chmelar (2021), Mancini (2022).

4th rounders---Garand (2020), Lamb (2021), Laba (2022).

Some number of the above picks lots of us (even people who track the draft hard) had little or no idea who they were. Weren't on the lists that were available or were way down. Like Rempe, Edstrom, Chmelar, Laba, Roobroeck. Mancini was an overage.

So I don't think the Rangers have been doing bad drafting. It's just that some of our top draftees haven't turned out as well as hoped.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Given anywhere from 5 to 10 picks in a draft if you can get two full time NHL players out of any given draft you've done okay. Three is really good.

Our best year? Rangers in 2020--Lafreniere (1st), Schneider (1st), Cuylle (2nd), Berard (5th), Rempe (6th) and then there's Garand (4th) who I believe could play a backup role for at least several NHL teams right now. Even if Lafreniere has underachieved that's still a fantastic draft year for us.

2023 looks like it could be a really good one too. We only drafted 5 guys but Perreault (1st), Fortescue (3rd), Roobroeck (6th) and Henricks (6th) hopefully takes another step after his team won a national championship. Are there two NHL'ers here?---three? remains to be seen but it's still early for all these guys.

Anyway we've been pulling 6th rounders and turning them into NHL players for a while: Barron (2017), Edstrom (2019), Rempe (2020), Roobroeck (looking pretty good for him too--2023).....and then maybe Henricks (also 2023). Who does that?

5th rounders--Berard (2020), Chmelar (2021), Mancini (2022).

4th rounders---Garand (2020), Lamb (2021), Laba (2022).

Some number of the above picks lots of us (even people who track the draft hard) had little or no idea who they were. Weren't on the lists that were available or were way down. Like Rempe, Edstrom, Chmelar, Laba, Roobroeck. Mancini was an overage.

So I don't think the Rangers have been doing bad drafting. It's just that some of our top draftees haven't turned out as well as hoped.

You are right but it would be nice to have drafted some top line players. Not blaming the organization. We sadly had lousy timing with draft years. No McDavid or Crosby draft years for us.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

You are right but it would be nice to have drafted some top line players. Not blaming the organization. We sadly had lousy timing with draft years. No McDavid or Crosby draft years for us.

If you're bringing up McJesus and Cindy, you're talking one in a million players. Add to that winning the lottery. We're not talking lousy timing, that's just improbable. Just can't hedge your bets on those odds.

You have to blame the org on all the cases. Every draft has talent and gems, go get 'em.

They could have just ignored the "consensus" and picked different players. Players that scouted properly, would have left no doubt, that they were better than for example Laf, before and after the draft.

They could have developed the players more carefully. They didn't.

Kravtsov in particular raises an eyebrow, being a riser and all his draft year. Just a bad bet, with way more safer options on the board. Swing for the fences, fine, but do it with more/some proof.

It's really just two 1st rd picks in the past years that didn't turn out. Lias and Krav. And both seemed to have been picked on less evident factors, that never became evident.

Idk Laf has one or two years to prove we drafted at least one top liner ... if not, you're right on that point. But we have to blame the org.

 

[Roo Returns]

The Dubinsky draft was pre-Bobrov. That draft was all Gordie Clark. His draft history is pretty damned mixed. Several 1st round busts. Sometimes just shit luck like Dan Blackburn.

One of the things maybe with the team we've had is some of our top draftees have maybe had it too easy. Kakko comes to mind for one. Andersson and Kravtsov thought all they had to do was show up to get a spot. Lafreniere doesn't seem as determined as Cuylle. The Rangers later round picks in recent years have been developing very well. A number of them look like they're going to be in the NHL for a while as well as a numbers look like they could too.

It was Maloney and Renney, Clark's first draft was the Bobby Sanguinetti one (yuk, well at least he turned into Fast).

 

[Roo Returns]

Given anywhere from 5 to 10 picks in a draft if you can get two full time NHL players out of any given draft you've done okay. Three is really good.

Our best year? Rangers in 2020--Lafreniere (1st), Schneider (1st), Cuylle (2nd), Berard (5th), Rempe (6th) and then there's Garand (4th) who I believe could play a backup role for at least several NHL teams right now. Even if Lafreniere has underachieved that's still a fantastic draft year for us.

2023 looks like it could be a really good one too. We only drafted 5 guys but Perreault (1st), Fortescue (3rd), Roobroeck (6th) and Henricks (6th) hopefully takes another step after his team won a national championship. Are there two NHL'ers here?---three? remains to be seen but it's still early for all these guys.

Anyway we've been pulling 6th rounders and turning them into NHL players for a while: Barron (2017), Edstrom (2019), Rempe (2020), Roobroeck (looking pretty good for him too--2023).....and then maybe Henricks (also 2023). Who does that?

5th rounders--Berard (2020), Chmelar (2021), Mancini (2022).

4th rounders---Garand (2020), Lamb (2021), Laba (2022).

Some number of the above picks lots of us (even people who track the draft hard) had little or no idea who they were. Weren't on the lists that were available or were way down. Like Rempe, Edstrom, Chmelar, Laba, Roobroeck. Mancini was an overage.

So I don't think the Rangers have been doing bad drafting. It's just that some of our top draftees haven't turned out as well as hoped.

Data and evidence!

What this says is Drury and Lilley are good at finding depth. They have 8 darts for this June. Find some D who can skate and some centers. Get organizational depth back.

 

[duhmetreE]

Smith is taller but a bean pole. Really, really skinny.

Aitchenson is the bigger hitter, smith is the better skater and transition player. Smith reminds me a bit of Thomas Harley.

yes, please.

 

[eco's bones]

Data and evidence!

What this says is Drury and Lilley are good at finding depth. They have 8 darts for this June. Find some D who can skate and some centers. Get organizational depth back.

It would be best if we keep the 1st that that guy becomes a good player. For me the Rangers in the last several years have been close to outstanding on finding players in the later rounds.

Not to shit on Barclay Goodrow but paying a guy something around $3.5 million to be a bottom liner is not a great NHL business model. Having guys you develop to take on roles like that gives a team a lot more control and financial flexibility managing the cap. I really like guys like Edstrom and Rempe.....think they could be around for a long time and there are many other options to fill those roles in our organization right now.

 

[eco's bones]

It was Maloney and Renney, Clark's first draft was the Bobby Sanguinetti one (yuk, well at least he turned into Fast).

That's right.....now I remember Don Maloney talking up Korpikoski afterwards. Montoya was also a 1st we made in that draft.