Prospect Info: 2025 DRAFT Thread
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Doggy
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I am not against the concept at all for the right guy. Other than Schaefer though it seems like the vast majority of the top ten is going to be centers. I don't feel like any of the Cs (assuming Misa and Frondell are gone) would be worth moving up for but I could see moving #14 and perhaps a second round pick to move up 4-5 picks if GMDW and the staff really love a d-man like Mrtka who has size and skates well (over the next tier of d-men in the draft).
IMO, if we're doing that its for an NHL ready player ready to make an impact on the current roster situation. We don't really need more prospects as we're already naturally ending the rebuild.
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Larkin? I’d consider it more so were he a couple years younger. One of our firsts and a C prospect/player…
Honestly, I think Larkin is a lifer. Love him but that's exactly the same sentiment detroit has with him im sure. For the price it would cost CBJ it just doesn't really seem worth it tbh.
Simon St. Laurent has talked me in to Jake O'Brien as a player that is worth trading up for. There's #1C upside.
Then of course Schaefer and Misa. Simon doesn't like Martone but nonetheless I think the upside is very high and I would trade both picks to move up if he was still on the board at 6-8.
Desnoyers, I would probably trade both picks to get him.
I wouldn't do it for Frondell or Eklund. Eklund is a guy who might slip to #14 and I would love to get him there. Same with McQueen, I'm willing to hope he makes it to #14.
We would love to stop drafting so much but there aren't enough sellers this summer.
Now there will probably be a team or two that struggles badly in the season and decides to sell off during the season, at the deadline or maybe even earlier. So what we might see happen is us making our picks this summer and then trading them or other prospects during the season.
I was imagining the instructions to our scouts this summer is to ignore any team considerations and just to focus on drafting the players who will have the most trade value over the next few years, because they might not be Blue Jackets for long.
Doggy
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I keep hearing Martone's skating is not great. If that's true I'm not sure GMDW is moving up to get him.
He skates better than Corey Perry or Matthew Tkachuk ever did. When he wants to move he can move well.
Now Martone isn't a power forward like Perry or Tkachuk. He's a big soft playmaker. Which might be fine, but he might be too soft. The effort level has to be there or that could be an issue on your team.
