HF Habs: 2025 NHL Draft: Part II

[waitin425]

With how we've been playing lately and the Guhle injury on top of it, I think we'll be sinking into the Top 10 with our pick. Probably 8-10. I think the Calgary pick will be around 16-19.

I need to study up a lot more on the possible picks, and have more inspiration now that we're going to be falling quite a bit here in the standings. First thought is I'd really like to see us draft a center with our own pick: Desnoyers or Bear could/should be available.

I'd really like to see a high-compete type winger with size with that second pick. Malcolm Spence might be a choice there.

If we don't move into the top 5, either through lottery luck or packaging picks, we absolutely need a RD and Centre in that order.

With 8th-10th I'd take a hard look at Mrtka.

If we are 14th-18th with Calgary pick I am targeting Desnoyers (unlikely there), Bear (possibly) or Brady Martin (likely).

 

[Habs Halifax]

I have this strange feeling we are winning one of the lottery spots.

Habs are closer to 8 than they are to 15. They have the 11th pick as of today.

 

[McGees]

I haven’t been following this years prospects too much because I knew we’d pick in no man’s land…but it looks like we need to aim for this years faller…a Caufield or a Buium.

 

[Anardil]

We're only 5 pts up on 5th place Anaheim. A top 5 pick is still do-able.

Realistically, WC2 in West is already down to Vancouver or Calgary. We obviously want Calgary to miss.

If they do, we need two of Detroit, NYI or Boston to stay better than Calgary pushing Calgary to 14th spot. A top 15 pick. If they get picks 16-18, we can probably use our other picks to move up into 10-12 range.

I'm also no longer against taking a LD, especially with Guhle's gruesome injury. BPA.

I agree. A LD must not be ignored regardless of the organization's perceived depth. Guhle is trending to be this generation's Benny Brunet.

 

[WentWughes]

I’d take a late round swing on Ignat Lutfullin. Former teammate of Demi who is now an overager, decently fast with an excellent motor, seems to never stop working. He is still producing very well without Demidov in the MHL.

 

[Whitesnake]

I see some lists and I do not understand how Carter Bear isn't a top 10 player. I mean...seriously? Any team that let him pass a top 10 pick is an idiot.

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

Couple of OHL 1st rounders went head to head tonight with Brantford’s Jake O’Brien visiting Brady Martin and the Soo Greyhounds.

Brantford 6 Soo 4

O’Brien finished with two assists
Martin had a goal and two helpers

Martin was the most dangerous Hound as usual and dished a couple of big hits and was 3rd star.

O’Brien was on, and played his best in the first 30, turning in superb PK work.

I like both of these guys. O’Brien for 2nd C ‘insurance’ for Habs and Martin for the clean-but-tough all-round game.

His goal was on an excellent snapper.

 

[Laboeuf]

Judging from the Miller trade. Looks like there’s a big drop after 13th overall.

 

[Egresch]

Judging from the Miller trade. Looks like there’s a big drop after 13th overall.

I think top13 protection is just Rangers saying they need to improve with JTM. Currently, they sit at 12.

 

[crosbyshow]

Desnoyers will be drafted before Martone

 

[FrankMTL]

For those of you that have been watching Carter Bear, how does he compare to somebody like Jack Quinn?

 

[Laboeuf]

Martone is super slow. Mark Stone slow.

 

[Boyon90]

Desnoyers will be drafted before Martone

I would bet money, a tone on that not happening

 

[Schooner Guy]

Martone is super slow. Mark Stone slow.

But not Corey Perry slow who's had a pretty darn good career. I'd take Stone or Perry on my team any day.

 

[crosbyshow]

I would bet money, a tone on that not happening

Desnoyers is a center with the will to always improve his play.

Martone will not be drafted in the Top 3.

Desnoyers could be drafted 4th overall..wait and see

 

[HuGort]

If we could come out of it with Desnoyers+Spence, and one of the big RDs with the early 2nd I'd be pretty happy

I'm hoping for Mrtka and Kindel.

 

[yianik]

But not Corey Perry slow who's had a pretty darn good career. I'd take Stone or Perry on my team any day.

Sure. But those 2 guys are likely the exception, not the rule. At the end of Savard and during the Houle era the Habs picked lots of guys who had everything else but lacked skating and they mostly all busted and nobody was a really good player. See Mark Pederson, Terry Ryan, Eric Chouinard, Jason Ward.

Fine with taking a flyer with a late 1st or in later rounds , like Jason Robertson at 39thOA, but unless it's a goalie I'm not using a top 10 pick on a bad skater. Game is played on the ice.

 

[SlafySZN]

Couple of OHL 1st rounders went head to head tonight with Brantford’s Jake O’Brien visiting Brady Martin and the Soo Greyhounds.

Brantford 6 Soo 4

O’Brien finished with two assists
Martin had a goal and two helpers

Martin was the most dangerous Hound as usual and dished a couple of big hits and was 3rd star.

O’Brien was on, and played his best in the first 30, turning in superb PK work.

I like both of these guys. O’Brien for 2nd C ‘insurance’ for Habs and Martin for the clean-but-tough all-round game.

His goal was on an excellent snapper.

Yep,

I really like both of those guys. Would be great targets, around 9-10 for O'Brien and a little later for Martin.