2025 NHL DRAFT Thread

[HawksDub89]

If Kyle skips free agency, then sure. The Hawks have to start being competitve.

They could sign Marner and another B tier free agent and still easily be picking top 10.

Trading away the 2026 1st could be disastrous. 2027 I would consider.

 

[Kevin Musto]

They could sign Marner and another B tier free agent and still easily be picking top 10.

Trading away the 2026 1st could be disastrous. 2027 I would consider.

Yup.

Leafs and Panthers 1sts should be on the table for making upgrades, but not Chicago's own.

 

[LavalPhantom]

I mean we can always trade the 2026 Hawks pick if it’s top 3 protected, like every other team is doing.

 

[Putt Pirate]

Thing is, not many, if any, teams want to give up too tier prospects for a lottery ticket.

 

[ColbyChaos]

Maybe but if the Hawks in position to draft McKenna, then Kyle from Chicago had better be looking for another job. I do not want the Hawks to be in position to draft McKenna.

Even if KD kills it in the offseason with getting Marner and Misa we will still be probably bottom 5-7 and thus in position to draft McKenna…

 

[ColbyChaos]

I think they would. Clarke isn't setting the world on fire and they made a mistake trading Faber away for Fiala.

Clarke isn’t setting the world on fire because they don’t want to play him. KK would get the same treatment