HF Habs: 2025 NHL Draft: Part II

[Pompeius Magnus]

Mason West apparently decided to go with hockey, so he's officially a solid second round option.

 

[DemidovSZN]

Nick Suzuki isn’t a 6’4 winger. Completely different roles and responsibilities.

Suzuki also didn’t have a season long suspension as baggage.

Lakovic didn’t have a season long suspension either. He missed a month.

 

[le_sean]

Lakovic didn’t have a season long suspension either. He missed a month.

He missed nearly half the season. They got suspended Feb 11 for the rest of the season. It’s much more than a month.

 

[DemidovSZN]

He missed nearly half the season. They got suspended Feb 11 for the rest of the season. It’s much more than a month.

He came back start of april for playoffs. So around a month and a half.

 

[DrBizz4r3]

I’m starting to be more excited about the 41 pick than the 16-17th pick. Big project player is my weakness

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Garbageyuk]

I’m starting to be more excited about the 41 pick than the 16-17th pick. Big project player is my weakness

Bill Zonnon, Mason West, Ryker Lee, Milton Gastrin, Jack Nesbitt, William Moore, Shane Vansaghi, - there’s a ton of interesting players that could be available there, although some of this group is unlikely to be there at 41.

I think the Habs should trade up to the 28-30 range if there’s someone they really like.

 

[le_sean]

Carbonneau commits to BC next year.

Maybe playing with more mature players in a structured system and getting hit by 22 year olds will wake him up. He has to stop being so selfish. I can see him dropping in the draft because of it.

 

[covfefe]

We have a different vision of the player, I saw him get into the middle and use his frame to win pucks quite a few times. He is more Max Pacioretty than Benoit Pouliot, kid is a powerful skater with great hands, easily one of the top transitional players in that draft. Can pass, can shoot, there is alot of upside there. He is my prime traget for a trade up in the 8-12 range, he and Eklund, but I think Ekklund goes higher than the concensus currently have him going.

It's going to be all about the interviews with Lakovic, his challenges are a known quantity out here and I'll leave it at that. Excellent player though and I largely agree w/ your assessment here.

 

[McGees]

We really need to trade up to 10-12

 

[Redux91]

We really need to trade up to 10-12

I think they will
Won't cost too much either

 

[Artaud]

We really need to trade up to 10-12

I really don't think a trade up is in the cards.

I think they will have a trade in place for a player, wait to see how the board falls, and if a guy like Bear, McQueen, Martin or even Carbonneau is available they will keep their pick.

If none of their top 12 players make it to 16, they will trade the picks for immediate impact.

Trading up would only happen if a guy they have in their top 5 slips and they want to seize the opportunity.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I really don't think a trade up is in the cards.

I think they will have a trade in place for a player, wait to see how the board falls, and if a guy like Bear, McQueen, Martin or even Carbonneau is available they will keep their pick.

If none of their top 12 players make it to 16, they will trade the picks for immediate impact.

Trading up would only happen if a guy they have in their top 5 slips and they want to seize the opportunity.

There's no one in that range who is a must have. Yeah if Desnoyers or Frondell is there, but they won't be.

 

[WinterLion]

There's no one in that range who is a must have. Yeah if Desnoyers or Frondell is there, but they won't be.

The only other guy for me is Eklund if he slips to the teens and it won't cost much.... but that is unlikely

 

[Playmaker09]

The only other guy for me is Eklund if he slips to the teens and it won't cost much.... but that is unlikely

Eklund, Bear, Martin I would all trade up to 10-12 for

 

[WinterLion]

Carbonneau commits to BC next year.

Oh wow! He is going to learn how to play within a system... that is great news for him. Definitely makes him more interesting in my eyes.

poor CHL.... US college is going to be a beast...

 

[WinterLion]

Carbonneau, Bear, Lakovic, Aitkeson, Fiddler, Martin, Smith, Reshny, Cootes, Nesbitt, Potter....not all of them will reaach that potential...but they have a higher potential than Zonnon.

I guess we see it differently... I really like Zonnon's upside

 

[Whitesnake]

I guess we see it differently... I really like Zonnon's upside

And it's all good. Everybody has their list.

 

[Habs7631]

If Ravensbergen is available with one of our 2nds, pick him.

 

[Whitesnake]

If Ravensbergen is available with one of our 2nds, pick him.

There are a couple of others as well. We will pick a goalie. No doubt. Maybe even 2.

 

[Habs]

If Ravensbergen is available with one of our 2nds, pick him.

Used to love him but he was weak when it mattered in PG

 

[Habs7631]

Used to love him but he was weak when it mattered in PG

Damn okay, pass on Bustbergen then.

 

[overlords]

Damn okay, pass on Bustbergen then.

I've heard good things about that frolov kid but I'm no goalie connoisseur

 

[Habs]

Damn okay, pass on Bustbergen then.

Ravensbust

 

[tooji]

Transition to college will be great for some players and painful for others - on the one hand you have a much better development opportunity, older players, tougher league, less games so more focus on off ice training and the gym, girls, social life— but coaches are tougher there, they won’t hand minutes to young players just because they are highly touted, it might break confidence of some young players