Prospect Info: 2025 Draft: We are #1….1

[Jacob]

Chicago said “f*** them kids.”

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Just another three weeks then we can stop giving a f*** about who had dinner with the team.

 

[Ulf5]

This isn’t a full list, but from the last update:

NYI: Schaefer, Misa, Hagens
SJ: Schaefer, Misa
CHI: nobody
UT: Hagens, Martin, Martone, Misa, O'Brien
NSH: Martin, Misa
PHI: O'Brien, Martone, Martin
BOS: Martin
PIT: Mrtka, McQueen

This doesn’t include Aitcheson with the Penguins at minimum, but no one seems to know if Desnoyers had any dinners with teams while Martin had a ton.

These are all the players I spoke with at the combine today, and all of them also spoke with the Penguins: Roger McQueen, Kashawn Aitcheson, Radim Mrtka, Victor Eklund, Caleb Desno

These are all the players I spoke with at the combine today, and all of them also spoke with the Penguins: Roger McQueen, Kashawn Aitcheson, Radim Mrtka, Victor Eklund, Caleb Desno

www.dkpittsburghsports.com

Penguins also took Aitcheson and Smith to dinner. Someone earlier in the thread mentioned Martin.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

The Sam Bennett effect is gonna make Brady Martin a top 5 pick isn't it?

 

[Ulf5]

Chicago said “f*** them kids.”

You know how much a large quarter ponder with cheese meal costs in Chicago?????
Damn straight eff them kids!

 

[MrBurghundy]

 

[Jacob]

Sounds sarcastic but I really value this guy’s opinion. Hoping he does Mrtka before the draft.

 

[MrBurghundy]

Sounds sarcastic but I really value this guy’s opinion.

Yeah I agree. He backs up his opinions with numerous examples.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Yeah, Mrtka seems like a sure fire bet to carve out a long NHL career. I don't know how effective or impactful he'll be but he seems like he plays a style and has the frame to at least give you a guy who is in the lineup every night.

Hell yeah. Chad Ruhwedehl!

 

[Jacob]

Yeah I agree. He backs up his opinions with numerous examples.

I like that it’s not all sugar-coated either.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Chicago said “f*** them kids.”

Chicago probably should find a different verb considering, y’know.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Hell yeah. Chad Ruhwedehl!

Yeah but tall. We love tall, dude.

 

[The Old Master]

Somebody is going to drop everybody relax. At least 2-3 dmen are going in the top 10.

Fwiw, those Eklund measurements kinda worry me. Hoped he’d be closer to 175lb.

it wasn't that long ago that i had any of 8 defensemen and i knew one was going to drop to us, you guess it no. 8 went just before we picked.

 

[Ulf5]

One of the nice things about picking at 11th is the teams above the Pens are going to take a lot of these options off the table.

We're probably not sitting at 11 picking between a bunch of guys we want. Like Dubas might be very interested in 5 guys and maybe 4 of them are off the board when it gets to pick 11. Seems likely to me tbh.

I don't think Drury is in danger of losing his job. Yet. But his seat is probably getting a bit warm. It's doubtful he'll have the patience to be willing to wait for a draft pick to develop.
If he offered this year's 1st and next year's 1st in trades, he'd most likely get better offers for next year's pick.
So I think he gives us #12.
If no one unexpected falls and Martin is there, I take Martin and Aitcheson. If no Martin, the next most physical forward in that range.
If you can't beat em, beat em up.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Taylor Haase with great reporting as always. Had an exclusive with Dubas at the combine:

Exclusive: Kyle Dubas on Penguins' plans for free agents, trades

The Penguins will hold their pro scouting meetings next week, where the front office and new head coach Dan Muse will sit down over a period of three days and make decisions regarding the Penguins' direction when it comes to free agency and trades.

www.dkpittsburghsports.com

Info about the draft, free agency, trades etc. Relevant to this thread, he views the Rangers 1st as probably landing in the low 20s next year, and a low 20s pick next year is about equivalent to 12 in this draft, so it's a wash to him what the Rangers decide to do.

These are all the players I spoke with at the combine today, and all of them also spoke with the Penguins: Roger McQueen, Kashawn Aitcheson, Radim Mrtka, Victor Eklund, Caleb Desno

I definitely wish there was more about, Bear. I feel he's the "safe" fallback at forward.

 

[Turin]

Islanders: Schaefer
San Jose: Misa
Chicago: Frondell
Utah: Martin
Nashville: Smith
Philadelphia: Hagens
Boston: Desnoyers
Seattle: O’Brien
Buffalo: Eklund
Anaheim: Mrtka
Pittsburgh: McQueen

Board meltdown

 

[HandshakeLine]

Man, I wish the kiddies in the office realized we weren't going to make the playoffs like 10 games earlier.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Islanders: Schaefer
San Jose: Misa
Chicago: Frondell
Utah: Martin
Nashville: Smith
Philadelphia: Hagens
Boston: Desnoyers
Seattle: O’Brien
Buffalo: Eklund
Anaheim: Mrtka
Pittsburgh: McQueen

Board meltdown

I'd be okay with McQueen as long as we're not trading up to pick him. I just don't think he's going to amount to anything, so I'd prefer to skip ahead to 3 years when he busts after yet another awful preseason and everyone hates him and pretends they hated him years ago.

 

[Lust for Life]

Roger McQueen sounds more like an actor than a hockey player and that is gonna bother me so I'd much rather not have that inconvenience in my life

 

[Empoleon8771]

The Sam Bennett effect is gonna make Brady Martin a top 5 pick isn't it?

Utah apparently loves him at #4 but I’m betting he goes #6 to Philly. Can’t see him going later than Boston at #7 though.

I kept thinking that Philly was a lock to take Desnoyers due to his brother, but I’m not as sure about that anymore.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

As long as a center drops to 11, and we draft him, I am good.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Roger McQueen sounds more like an actor than a hockey player and that is gonna bother me so I'd much rather not have that inconvenience in my life

The worst member of the Byrds.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Yeah but tall. We love tall, dude.

Tall is the new truculence.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Tall is the new truculence.

Long pants hockey. Unless you're like me and you're 6'5 with a 29 inch inseam. Johnny Bravo proportions.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Long pants hockey. Unless you're like me and you're 6'5 with a 29 inch inseam. Johnny Bravo proportions.

It's important that we remember the long part of long pants hockety. Otherwise, we're not getting to our game.