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2025 NHL Draft Thread
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Connor BeJesus
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Hattrick Kane
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Nah story writes itself. Bettman wants that family affair for the Blackhawks. Just gotta make sure we don’t move up this year.
Kevin Musto
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yes, because winning the lotto this year would screw the Hawks out of landing him
You would run to the podium to take Schaefer and be ecstatic regardless of what it does to your chances of getting McKenna.
ClydeLee
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CallMeShaft
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Draft Martone/Misa this year, move up from 11th to 1st next year.
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I like Martone, Misa and Hagens. I think they all have a better chance of being a top 6 forward than not. Saying that, Schaefer is on another level than them. We need top 6 forwards badly, but we need to pick him if we can.
ColbyChaos
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If there was any question for me just how good Schaefer is, all answered in Canada's first game. Elite. And has edge to game.
from everything I have read about him recently. 6-2 and does not turn 18 over 8 months. elite skating, elite IQ and compete. plus size, hands, and physicality. when you are 17 months and 100 days and might be the best player at U20 that tells me he is probably going # 1. if the hawks end up with 1 they would have a few options. take him and know we are set on the LD for 10-15 years. you could look to move del mastro kaiser I suppose. I think allen is in front of him and could pay RD. better skater. you could also look to trade down 1-3 spots and pick up another high 1st assuming that he is clearly #1 by a good margin.
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I thought they Hawks could still jump up in the lottery at least two more times anyway.
Lev pick didn't count as one, and I don't think that rule was in place for the Bedard draft, was it?
we jumped in the Bedard pick so we only have 1 more in the next 3 drafts.
GIADF
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Gotcha. I wouldn't have a clue to when that rule went into effect but for some reason I thought I had read we could jump up in 2 more drafts. I guess not.
edit: just found this in an article.
3. (Implemented starting in 2022) "No single team will be able to advance in the Draft order by reason of winning a Lottery Draw more than two (2) times in any five (5) year period." This limitation will not affect a Club’s ability to retain its presumptive Draft position in any Draft Lottery, nor would it preclude the possibility of the Club moving down in Draft Order to the extent other Clubs advance by reason of winning the Lottery Draws. For purposes of clarity, the limitation would attach to the team, not the specific pick.
Ideally they improve AND still finish with the worst record in the league. Which is possible as there are no new rebuilding teams and each current rebuilding team is better than they were last year.
This is dumb but i really hope the Sharks dont get Schaefer since he's exactly what they need
Beukeboom Fan
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Schaefer Lev
Vlasic Rinzel
Allan
Would the Hawks have the best d in the league with those pairings?
Vlasic Rinzel
Allan
Would the Hawks have the best d in the league with those pairings?
Not a fan of Korchinski?
Schaefer - Levshunov
Vlasic - Rinzel
Korchinski - Allan
Del Mastro
Yeah it would easily be the best d-core, provided the guys hit their projections.
Also not a d-core you could keep financially in today's cap environment unfortunately.
Well, again, provided they hit their projections, which isn't a certainty.
Schaefer broke his collarbone last night. He’s been impressive enough that I still wouldn’t hesitate to take him at 1 but an injury like that could have implications (especially if Hagens takes off in the interim)
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Connor BeJesus
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That is a huge loss for Canada (and Erie). And I agree. Broken collarbone is best case in the sense broken bones heal and with his youth he'll be more than fine. Not like he tore any ligaments.
Crow
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Yeah they already look pretty exciting on offense. If they shore up their d, I am going to get rebuild envy.
