2025 NHL Draft Thread

[clydesdale line]

I mean... why not right? Pronman already posted his very, very early list.

Pronman: A way-too-early 2025 NHL Draft ranking

A lot can change in the next 12 months, but with the 2024 NHL Draft in the books, let's turn the page to the 2025 group.

www.nytimes.com

Next years draft will definitely be more forward friendly than this years. Would love to see the Hawks grab one of those top power forwards in the draft (or you know, just win the lottery and pick Hagens).

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[DemiGod]

Hagens, Martone, Frondell or Mcqueen welcome to Chicago.

My favorite player of this generation is Schaefer

 

[Drumman44]

I have a lot of FOMO for the center depth of our contemporary tank rivals (though we have much better defensive depth prospects)

CBJ
Fantilli
Lindstrom

SJ
Celebrini
Smith

Hoping the 2025 draft is where we solidify our future 2C position

 

[TLEH]

It has seemed like an average draft for a while, but definitely heavy on the PFers with Martone and McQueen at the top. Hagens I think will be a decent 1.01. He is pretty old for his class though, so he really needs to bring it

 

[dreadpirateroberts]

Based on Donaghey‘s comments, it sounds like a goalie will be on their wishlist

I believe the only forwards under 6 foot in that top 15 are Hagens and Reschny. They should be able to get someone of size if they so choose

 

[Muffinalt]

I have a lot of FOMO for the center depth of our contemporary tank rivals (though we have much better defensive depth prospects)

CBJ
Fantilli
Lindstrom

SJ
Celebrini
Smith

Hoping the 2025 draft is where we solidify our future 2C position

Bedard
Nazar

Doesn't sound any much worse.

 

[EddieTheEagle]

I am excited to browse this thread for prospects that I’ll undeservedly freak out about us drafting/not-drafting in the 2025 draft.

“KD is a saboteur and should be shot into the atmosphere! I can’t believe they didn’t choose [Insert player here]!! The entire rebuild is ruined. What a beta simp!”

 

[clydesdale line]

Bedard
Nazar

Doesn't sound any much worse.

Hell you could throw Boisvert in there depending on how some feel about his upside (or feel Nazar is a winger).

 

[DemiGod]

Based on Donaghey‘s comments, it sounds like a goalie will be on their wishlist

I believe the only forwards under 6 foot in that top 15 are Hagens and Reschny. They should be able to get someone of size if they so choose

Reshny is going to fall. Great playmaker but he is 5'9"

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

I will not form an opinion until Musto chimes in. And then I will go with the opposite of what he says.

 

[WarriorofTime]

A whole year for time to shake out, but would be great to grab a Top Line Forward in next draft.

 

[clydesdale line]

Reshny is going to fall. Great playmaker but he is 5'9"

Meh, he could easily still grow.

 

[Taze em]

I expect to have 3 picks in the first round again this year.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Would love if we could get a big power forward in the top 10.

 

[Taze em]

This is the year that we finish 4th and someone comes out of the clouds to get 1. And we end up at like 6 and get McQueen.

San Jose in an interesting spot. They will be 1 with centers up top the draft. They have Smith and Celebrini already…

 

[Kevin Musto]

This is the year that we finish 4th and someone comes out of the clouds to get 1. And we end up at like 6 and get McQueen.

San Jose in an interesting spot. They will be 1 with centers up top the draft. They have Smith and Celebrini already…

No complaints if I get to post Steve McQueen gifs every time he scores

 

[clydesdale line]

This is the year that we finish 4th and someone comes out of the clouds to get 1. And we end up at like 6 and get McQueen.

San Jose in an interesting spot. They will be 1 with centers up top the draft. They have Smith and Celebrini already…

I think down the road they'll put Smith at wing.

 

[Castle8130]

Really solid class. I truly believe it will be a deep 1st round (too far out to make any definitive statements). It's still a long ways away, but Schaefer, Sascha B, Jake O'brien, Martone, Bill Zonnon and Lynden Lakovic are some of the guys I like from a long ways out;

Lynden Lakovic is 6'4" and a better skater than Spellacy for context

 

[hawksfan50]

Doneghey did mention 2025 had a good goalie crop...(implying much better than2024) ...so thiscecpkainscwhy we did not take a goalie this draft...waiting till next crop in2025..

Do we actually have any worthy first roubd goalie candidates for using the Toronto forstcrpundercwe own to take a goalie with?
Or will he wait to use onevofvtge ourc2ndcroubders forvthay?

 

[Drumman44]

No complaints if I get to post Steve McQueen gifs every time he scores

I couldn't sleep last night and watched the first hour of The Great Escape because of this post.

Also no complains.

 

[dreadpirateroberts]

Doneghey did mention 2025 had a good goalie crop...(implying much better than2024) ...so thiscecpkainscwhy we did not take a goalie this draft...waiting till next crop in2025..

Do we actually have any worthy first roubd goalie candidates for using the Toronto forstcrpundercwe own to take a goalie with?
Or will he wait to use onevofvtge ourc2ndcroubders forvthay?

Pronman has one in his early top 32:

19. Joshua Ravensbergen, G, Prince George-WHL​

The starting goalie for a top WHL team, Ravensbergen was quite good in his first WHL season. He ticks off a lot of boxes in a top NHL prospect. He’s 6-4, he’s very athletic, he anticipates the play well and he’s quite aggressive in challenging shooters. He can make a lot of tough saves in a way that looks like he’s an NHL goaltender.

 

[dj Mahoney]

2025 will probably be a trade up using extra assets and picks unless a bigger power forward type drops where we pick.

 

[dreadpirateroberts]

I'm hoping they'll be able in the hunt for a bigger forward like Martone, McQueen, or Ihs-Wozniak. I wouldn't complain if they doubled up on the size and eyed either Gastrin, Lakovic, Moore, Spence, or Zonnon with the Toronto pick

 

[TheFridge]

It's Ivan Ryabkin time folks. The new new Michkov.