HF Habs: 2025 NHL Draft: Part II

[TheBuriedHab]

So barring any fallers the F wishlist is

Brady Martin
Carter Bear
Braeden Cootes
Malcolm Spence
Justin Carbonneau

Ds seems thin this year?

Mrtka or Aitcheson

Hensler still interests me a lot. I know people are dropping him, but he's already playing in the NCAA on a bad team. He's good size, great skater and good motor. He's a top 4 defenseman all day.

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

I've only watched one Jake O'Brien game this year and he was just alright in it. For those that have scouted him intensely, how would you compare him to Hage

 

[montreal]

I've only watched one Jake O'Brien game this year and he was just alright in it. For those that have scouted him for intensely, how would you compare him to Hage

Hage is an elite skater, O'Brien is an ave skater, Hage has a much better shot.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I've only watched one Jake O'Brien game this year and he was just alright in it. For those that have scouted him for intensely, how would you compare him to Hage

Jake OBrien reminds me of Ben Maxwell

 

[rabbit4949]

Do any of you guys have a read on Daniil Prokhorov? Is he worth a look in the 2nd round

 

[Garbageyuk]

Hensler still interests me a lot. I know people are dropping him, but he's already playing in the NCAA on a bad team. He's good size, great skater and good motor. He's a top 4 defenseman all day.

Absolutely. He’d be my prime target at 16th/17th, along with Lakovic.

 

[Scotianhab]

If we use both picks and use 1 on a F/C and 1 on a D, who would you choose?

16 - Spence, Carbonneau, Cootes or Bear?
17 - Hensler or Aitcheson?

 

[McGees]

If we use both picks and use 1 on a F/C and 1 on a D, who would you choose?

16 - Spence, Carbonneau, Cootes or Bear?
17 - Hensler or Aitcheson?

16 - Spence, Carbonneau Cootes or Bear?
17 Hensler or Aitcheson?

 

[Whitesnake]

Desnoyers is something else. I really hope neither Boston or Flyers get him......

 

[Vachon23]

 

[Hacketts]

Carter Bear feels right.

 

[montreal]

If we use both picks and use 1 on a F/C and 1 on a D, who would you choose?

16 - Spence, Carbonneau, Cootes or Bear?
17 - Hensler or Aitcheson?

BPA, BPA but I would bet that Hensler isn't close to BPA at our picks and that's with a crappy draft class.

 

[FedorTyutin]

If we use both picks and use 1 on a F/C and 1 on a D, who would you choose?

16 - Spence, Carbonneau, Cootes or Bear?
17 - Hensler or Aitcheson?

Carbonneau
Hensler

 

[Vachon23]

If we use both picks and use 1 on a F/C and 1 on a D, who would you choose?

16 - Spence, Carbonneau, Cootes or Bear?
17 - Hensler or Aitcheson?

Bear, Spence, Carbonneau

Fiddler

 

[Vachon23]

#18 of Moncton is good…

Very good !

 

[Whitesnake]

#18 of Moncton is good…

Very good !

Too good for Oceanic.

Oceanic will end up 0-3 in the Mem Cup. Really tough to know who amongst London, MHat and Moncton will be the final 2. Especially with Basha and Lindstrom coming back.

 

[WinterLion]

Carter Bear feels right.

He is a beauty. It's looking like he could actually be available at 16 which would be amazing.

In any case it's really looking like we will have some pretty good ones to choose from!

 

[Schooner Goon]

Too good for Oceanic.

Oceanic will end up 0-3 in the Mem Cup. Really tough to know who amongst London, MHat and Moncton will be the final 2. Especially with Basha and Lindstrom coming back.

No love for Oshawa?

 

[Goldenhands]

No love for Oshawa?

Watched the London/Oshawa game tonight, its going to be a close serie, I would say Oshawa in 7. There will be 3 really good teams at the Mem cup, its going to be interesting to watch.

 

[TT1]

So barring any fallers the F wishlist is

Brady Martin
Carter Bear
Braeden Cootes
Malcolm Spence
Justin Carbonneau

Ds seems thin this year?

Mrtka or Aitcheson

ending up with Spence and Aitcheson would be a pretty solid draft imo, haven't seen enough of Bear

 

[JadedRandom]

I have heard he has a pretty terrible attitude as well, i'm not sure how much substance is behind that.

Did not know that.

I only watch games, I don't really delve into locker room or day-to-day stuff for prospects.

If true it could explain some scratches and discipline that I heard was doled-out to Carbonneau.

I thought it was for being a bit late to a team practice but maybe there's something more there.

It's a shame if true; it's not often the Q cranks-out a prospect with the type of tools and upside that Carbonneau possesses.

 

[JadedRandom]

Desnoyers is something else. I really hope neither Boston or Flyers get him......

Supposedly, Boston is enamored with Brady Martin's game and may even select him top-10.

If not, well, they are also reported to be very high on Desnoyers so tough luck.

 

[Quatre Vingt Treize]

Jake OBrien reminds me of Ben Maxwell

That's not a ringing endorsement

 

[Quatre Vingt Treize]

He is a beauty. It's looking like he could actually be available at 16 which would be amazing.

In any case it's really looking like we will have some pretty good ones to choose from!

If draft is weak as some say? Bear could be worth gamble at 17.

 

[Quatre Vingt Treize]

That was my list in 2024, some pretty good guesses and some egregious mistakes but a year later I still stand by what I saw all of last year leading to the Draft:

1. Celebrini	9. Catton	17. Jiricek	25. Connelly
2. Demidov	10. Lindstrom	18. Basha	26. Artamonov
3. Dickinson	11. Parekh	19. Greentree	27. Hemming
4. Buium	12. Helenius	20. Surin	28. Ritchie
5. Levshunov	13. Sennecke	21. Hutson	29. Emery
6. Silayev	14. Brandsegg-N.	22. Boisvert	30. Beaudoin
7. Yakemchuk	15. Chernyshov	23. Hage	31. Luchanko
8. Iginla	16. Eiserman	24. Stiga	32. Poirier

I had Sennecke quite low too in hindsight, and was too high on a lot of other players.

It happens. No one bats 1.000.

Who would you have taken at 5 if Colombus took Demidov at 4?