HF Habs: 2025 NHL Draft: Part II

[Goldenhands]

How do you feel about Lakovic's jam/physical game? You think he'll toughen up?

That mix of size, skating, puckhandling and playmaking is what excites me the most going foward, he is good at cycling the puck too. He is a big kid who doesnt use his frame enough, but still uses it well when he wants too. He is 6'4 and not even 200 pounds yet, I think he will be a monster when he matures physically and adds 15-20 pounds. He is a bit of a project at this point, needs to work on some details of the game, but I would say his 2-way game and motor are good enough for me at that point.

Watching him skate through the neutral zone with his soft hands is a thing of beauty. He projects as a solid complementary piece on a top 6 or great middle 6. Since Moose Jaws sucks, I hope he makes the jump to the NCAA next year, he wouldnt look out of place.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

That mix of size, skating, puckhandling and playmaking is what excites me the most going foward, he is good at cycling the puck too. He is a big kid who doesnt use his frame enough, but still uses it well when he wants too. He is 6'4 and not even 200 pounds yet, I think he will be a monster when he matures physically and adds 15-20 pounds. He is a bit of a project at this point, needs to work on some details of the game, but I would say his 2-way game and motor are good enough for me at that point.

Watching him skate through the neutral zone with his soft hands is a thing of beauty. He projects as a solid complementary piece on a top 6 or great middle 6. Since Moose Jaws sucks, I hope he makes the jump to the NCAA next year, he wouldnt look out of place.

While I'm cool with Montreal trading one of their 1st round draft picks, I hope they don't draft both. We do need more forward depth in system, imo.

Montreal's own pick could be 12th/13th, which is an interesting place to be in this draft.

 

[SuzukiSZN]

 

[Lockin17]

A unwritten rule is the 1OV plays in the NHL the next year ,
I really don't think Matthew Schaefer will play in the NHL next year.
I see more Misa or even Desnoyers playing in 2025

 

[Lockin17]

Fiddler as been climing the ladder now.

Who's better between Hensler and Fiddler as a RHD ?

Fiddler looks like Guhle a bit to me, same size and playstyle, and he's almost 1 year younger then Hensler.

 

[MasterMatt25]

Fiddler as been climing the ladder now.

Who's better between Hensler and Fiddler as a RHD ?

Fiddler looks like Guhle a bit to me, same size and playstyle, and he's almost 1 year younger then Hensler.

Hensler

 

[MarkovsKnee]

A unwritten rule is the 1OV plays in the NHL the next year ,
I really don't think Matthew Schaefer will play in the NHL next year.
I see more Misa or even Desnoyers playing in 2025

Yeah, he won't not with him missing almost the entire year first due to mono then his injury. He might be a candidate to go NCAA route.

 

[Boyon90]

I wouldnt want anything outside the top10 in this draft, I would trade both for one better individual piece, bowen byram or something like that or a better pick

 

[WeThreeKings]

I like Fiddler way more. Fiddler has way more untapped offense and I think defends just as well and could improve more there as well.

Hensler trending down. Fiddler trending up.

 

[Team_Spirit]

I wouldnt want anything outside the top10 in this draft, I would trade both for one better individual piece, bowen byram or something like that or a better pick

let's see your top10 buddy

 

[Boyon90]

let's see your top10 buddy

something like,

misa
hagens
shaefer
martone
frondel
desnoyers
eklund
o'brien
smith
mcqueen

 

[Sorinth]

A unwritten rule is the 1OV plays in the NHL the next year ,
I really don't think Matthew Schaefer will play in the NHL next year.
I see more Misa or even Desnoyers playing in 2025

It's not uncommon for D to not make the NHL even when they are the #1 picks. Owen Power, Erik Johnson being recent examples. In the end I don't think teams are going to get influenced by whether the guy will play in the NHL next year or the year after.

 

[Scintillating10]

I like Fiddler way more. Fiddler has way more untapped offense and I think defends just as well and could improve more there as well.

Hensler trending down. Fiddler trending up.

Maybe with our second first but need a center with our pick. I have reservations about Hage. Like prospect depth at center

Fiddler not offensive nor physical for big man.

 

[SOLR]

I wouldnt want anything outside the top10 in this draft, I would trade both for one better individual piece, bowen byram or something like that or a better pick

That's completely wrong, there's lots of talent past the top 10 this year I'm pretty sure when we redraft in 5 years, the top 50 will have lots of surprise top 10s in this one.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Funny guy Desnoyers

 

[domiwroze]

Is there a 3rd Protas brother that no one knows about that we can snatch in the third round too? Couple of steals by the Caps

 

[rahad]

Is there a 3rd Protas brother that no one knows about that we can snatch in the third round too? Couple of steals by the Caps

Both of them are 6ft5..... What on earth do they eat at home to be this big lol. Add Hutson in the second round. What a great draft it has for the Caps!

Protas-Protas-Tom Wilson

 

[Team_Spirit]

Watching the Colts game the ice dogs just scored but with a reverse kick, never saw that.

Refs seems lost, they allow the goal.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Here's the replay, elite footwork I must say

Romani hat trick Colts win.

 

[le_sean]

We need this tenacity but for a forward

 

[HuGo boss]

What do you guys think about jack nesbitt? 6'4 center point per game with winsor, too early for our 2nd 1st rounder?

 

[Scintillating10]

What do you guys think about jack nesbitt? 6'4 center point per game with winsor, too early for our 2nd 1st rounder?

That's probably most important question for Montreal this draft. Nesbitt has great size, good skater, near ppg this season. Really came on late, last 10 games had 15 points. I have him going inside top 20.

 

[le_sean]

This is what our forward group needs

 

[LesCactus]

This is what our forward group needs

Big fan of his, would take him with the Calgary pick if the center position wasn’t a dire need.

 

[le_sean]

Big fan of his, would take him with the Calgary pick if the center position wasn’t a dire need.

We are not solving the centre issue by drafting one with a mid 1st in 2025. Unless you mean to say that pick is getting traded.