2025 NHL DRAFT Thread

[Drumman44]

sounds like a man who's about to big brain the pick

we're seeing him do the mental gymnastics as he tries to figure out why he shouldn't take BPA

Yeah I really didn’t like that. Wasn’t usual GM word salad

 

[ColbyChaos]

Any chance Misa falls to 3?

gonna need the isles to either draft their home town hero at #1 which he was seen as the favorite going into this year but is over scouted now

Or gonna need San Jose to take Martone since there are reports they want smith to be a C next year

 

[Kevin Musto]

gonna need the isles to either draft their home town hero at #1

Islanders drafting Hagens 1st because he's from Long Island would be so funny

I'd start a thread where I write daily personalized thank you letters to the Islanders

 

[pvr]

I wouldn't trade Rinzel for 2nd overall.

Not after what I've seen from Rinzel at the NHL level.

At this point you don’t even trade him for the 1OA. He’s a potential 1RD, and you hope Schaefer develops into what Rinzel already looks close to being, but as a 1LD.

 

[SavBigMoneyAtBedards]

Martone or Hagens pls

No f’n way you trade Rinzel for anything. Instant firing offense.

 

[MTU34]

NHL Mock Draft 2025: Matthew Schaefer to Islanders as we pick for every lottery team

Following the lottery, a collection of our NHL reporters combined for a mock draft of the first 16 picks.

www.nytimes.com

Powers has the Blackhawks taking Martone at 3 here. Just one data point but may indicate their lean as of today

What’d Powers do in the athletic mock last year?

 

[Boy Hedican]

My biggest takeaway is boy the sharks are kind of in a pickle aren’t they.

Absolutely not. We’re the team least positioned to be in a pickle. Our choice is going to be made by the Islanders. There’s 2 gold trophies here. We just take which ever they don’t.

Literally the only team with no decision to make lol.

YA’LL are in the pickle. Ya’ll are.

 

[Boy Hedican]

gonna need the isles to either draft their home town hero at #1 which he was seen as the favorite going into this year but is over scouted now

Or gonna need San Jose to take Martone since there are reports they want smith to be a C next year

Sharks are taking BPA. It’s Misa or Schaefer. Martone is/was likely our 3OA option.

 

[TLEH]

What’d Powers do in the athletic mock last year?

He always felt like they were going Levshunov. But that’s mostly because he and Pronman talk and Pronman loved him. But he also talked about positional advantage.

 

[MTU34]

He always felt like they were going Levshunov. But that’s mostly because he and Pronman talk and Pronman loved him. But he also talked about positional advantage.

After a lot of scrolling through old articles I’ve discovered he picked Demidov in the post lottery mock last year

 

[ColbyChaos]

Absolutely not. We’re the team least positioned to be in a pickle. Our choice is going to be made by the Islanders. There’s 2 gold trophies here. We just take which ever they don’t.

Literally the only team with no decision to make lol.

YA’LL are in the pickle. Ya’ll are.

“We are not in a pickle”

Says the team desperately needing a top Dman in a class loaded with forwards

 

[Wally1112pac]

Absolutely not. We’re the team least positioned to be in a pickle. Our choice is going to be made by the Islanders. There’s 2 gold trophies here. We just take which ever they don’t.

Literally the only team with no decision to make lol.

YA’LL are in the pickle. Ya’ll are.

We'll get 1 of Misa or Martone. We'll be just fine.

The Pickle is your organizational D after Dickinson (if he pans out). You don't have any. You don't have Schaefer either. So this is for you.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

I have faith in our scouting department. There were plenty wholly against Lev and that looks great so far. Whether it’s Martone or Frondell or someone else, I trust they’ll make the right pick.

 

[Mrfenn92]

What’d Powers do in the athletic mock last year?

Martone

 

[Taze em]

San Jose gonna play defense with vibes.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

San Jose gonna play defense with vibes.

Our defense is going to be talented mofos once we can boot Murphy out of here.

 

[Drumman44]

When is Mike Doneghey going to do his podcast tour? I always like listening to him talk about prospects

 

[featherhawk]

does Martone have it in him to become an agitator type with a lot of skill and smarts to his game? those traits are so hard to come by (especially when they profile as a top line forward) and they're very valuable come playoff time, Hawks need a lot more of it in their lineup

he may, Vanacker & Boisvert have those traits!

 

[Geoist]

Absolutely not. We’re the team least positioned to be in a pickle. Our choice is going to be made by the Islanders. There’s 2 gold trophies here. We just take which ever they don’t.

Literally the only team with no decision to make lol.

YA’LL are in the pickle. Ya’ll are.

Who in San Jose says "Ya'll"?

 

[TLEH]

After a lot of scrolling through old articles I’ve discovered he picked Demidov in the post lottery mock last year

Honestly shocked by that. I talked to him in June and he said Lev.

 

[featherhawk]

Any chance Misa falls to 3?

Its possible, NYI are gonna take Schafer for sure, so there is SJ and it is possible that they take Martone. They have young C's..

 

[featherhawk]

I wouldn't trade Rinzel for 2nd overall.

Not after what I've seen from Rinzel at the NHL level.

Agreed, Rinzel is a stud in the making.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Absolutely not. We’re the team least positioned to be in a pickle. Our choice is going to be made by the Islanders. There’s 2 gold trophies here. We just take which ever they don’t.

Literally the only team with no decision to make lol.

YA’LL are in the pickle. Ya’ll are.

Quick reminder, posters should not be going and posting in threads on opposing boards. Certainly shouldn't be any pickle talk, less ye be talking about a Vlasic.

This is your one and only warning. If you continue to post here, especially with this tone, I relish to think what'll happen to you.

 

[bwanajamba]

Honestly shocked by that. I talked to him in June and he said Lev.

Iirc for the first few weeks after the lottery he didn't say much beyond that it would be one of Demidov or Levshunov. (The mock in question was the night of the lottery) Closer to the draft he was definitely zeroed in on them taking Levshunov.

 

[pvr]

SJ probably picks Misa regardless…he could just as easily move to wing.