2025 NHL Draft: Lose a ton for Porter Martone

[Lebanezer]

I'll give you Toffoli over Caufield but I don't agree with the rest. Suzuki is a legit low-end 1C whom I like a lot and would comfortably take over two Granlunds. I like Celebrini/Smith/Eklund over Slafkovsky/Dach/Newhook long-term, obviously, but I don't think they're better next season. And even if they don't have a legit top pairing, they at least have several top-4 guys between Matheson, Guhle, and maybe even Hutson. We have maaaybe one top-4 guy in Walman and that's not for sure.

Montreal had like twenty more points in the standings than us last year and that was with Guhle and Dach out the whole season.

What are your expectations from Celebrini this season? It seems like, not directed at you, that a lot of people view the strength of his all around game as a detriment to his production.

 

[Star Platinum]

What are your expectations from Celebrini this season? It seems like, not directed at you, that a lot of people view the strength of his all around game as a detriment to his production.

The only thing I consider detriments to his production are his youth and the quality of the people he has to pass to. The only person on the roster that is close to his skill level has the same challenges. The other Lunds and Toffoli have varying levels of skill and experience to help them, but this is still one of the weakest forward groups in the league and the defense we already know about. If Celebrini or Smith actually become serious threats for the Calder this year, we should be metaphorically be turning cartwheels.