2025 NHL DRAFT Thread

[kmwtrucks]

Frondell had 2 goals in a playoff win yesterday.

 

[unbridledid]

So your top three are ? Is it possible to pass on Schaefer ?
I think we won't get the chance to pass on him as the Sharks will take him.
So ...top three.. Misa, Hagens, Frondell..

 

[MHO]

Does anyone realize how small the odds of are that the Sharks will actually pick first and the Blackhawks will actually pick second?

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

Guaranteed Top 4 pick sounds mighty good to me.

 

[clydesdale line]

Nashville already clinched #3. They can't jump to #2 or drop to #4.

So basically the Hawks have to lose out and the Sharks win their last 3 out of 4 games... that's not happening. I rather the Hawks win as many games as they can and finish up strong.

 

[Muffinalt]

With some of the questions Misa raised in the playoffs, and with how good the young guys are looking on the NHL team, im not so worried for our pick to be top 2 now.

Might be recency bias fo sure. But I was very Schaefer/Misa or huge disaster. No longer the case.
Schaefer is clearly the top guy, if we do land the 1OA, I'm looking forward to the most dominant dcore for the next 15 years. Would be amazing.

If it's 2OA, I'm still very happy with Misa, he checks so many of our boxes and of course will improve further. Hopefully he can develop consistency in playing tough and hard nosed, with his speed and skill it would be great.

But if we end up 3 or 4 (and maybe even 2 who knows where the FO is), we have the chance to select a really good forward.

Misa, Hagens, Eklund, Desnoyers, Frondell, Martone would all give us something we are missing (along with question marks sure) and elevate/compliment the guys on the roster eventually.

I'm at a point where I trust the FO drafting, so Ill be happy wherever this thing goes.

 

[kmwtrucks]

So your top three are ? Is it possible to pass on Schaefer ?
I think we won't get the chance to pass on him as the Sharks will take him.
So ...top three.. Misa, Hagens, Frondell..

I feel pretty good with those 3 forwards. frondell has the most size, Misa is maybe the most well rounded and Hagen's probably has the highest ceiling. I do not know much about martone (a bit slow) eklund (a bit small) and desoyners. for me I feel like tiers go 1, 3, 3, the only issue I have ever heard about frondell is his pace. But it feels like being a may 07 Bday that missed some ice time end of last year early this year is he needs to build up more strength and get a bit more Fit. His skating looks mechinally solid so I think its just that he was off skates for 6 months and is 17 year old 200lb kid. IE its his first 2-3 steps. in comparison STrome looks like he is quick sand on the first step and the 7th.

 

[Callidusblackhawk]

Does anyone realize how small the odds of are that the Sharks will actually pick first and the Blackhawks will actually pick second?

Surely everyone is aware of the draft lottery by now.

 

[Kevin Musto]

If the Hawks aren't picking 1st, I think you seriously consider trading the pick

And if they are 1st (which would mean winning the lotto), I think you seriously consider trading next year's pick

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

If the Hawks aren't picking 1st, I think you seriously consider trading the pick

And if they are 1st (which would mean winning the lotto), I think you seriously consider trading next year's pick

For what return?

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

If the Hawks aren't picking 1st, I think you seriously consider trading the pick

And if they are 1st (which would mean winning the lotto), I think you seriously consider trading next year's pick

If Hawks are 1st this year you listen to offers from teams considering moving up for Schaefer or you draft him yourself

Even with our D strength it seems very potentially haunting to pass on talent like that

 

[Deputy McRizzy]

If the Hawks aren't picking 1st, I think you seriously consider trading the pick

And if they are 1st (which would mean winning the lotto), I think you seriously consider trading next year's pick

For who?

If Ottawa still sucked Brady Tkachuk maybe, but that’s not likely to be an option with them being a playoff team now. Not to mention I’m not sure he’s going to waive to get out of Ottawa to go to a terrible Chicago team anyway.

With everyone getting huge cap raises I’m just not seeing any big names getting moved.

Maybe a disgruntled American playing in Canada? Can’t really think of any in that regard that would be worth a top 4 pick.

 

[Callidusblackhawk]

If the Hawks aren't picking 1st, I think you seriously consider trading the pick

And if they are 1st (which would mean winning the lotto), I think you seriously consider trading next year's pick

Whoever they pick in the 2-4 slot is sure to become the Hawks best forward prospect. If they could get an NHL ready forward with the same upside I guess it makes sense but I'm not sure why any other team would do that.

Do you think next year's draft is ass outside of Mckenna? The Hawks are almost surely picking top 10 again.

 

[clydesdale line]

2026 draft is very strong. Even without McKenna you are still very likely getting a very talented player in the top 10.

 

[kmwtrucks]

Sorenson was added to team sweden IIHF world championships as a coach I wonder if Frondell will be on the team? its 5/9 thru 5/25

 

[TLEH]

Best case scenario is staying put. I really don't want to win the lottery this year and invalidate our selves for next year in the McKenna year. Also a strong draft year in general, (atleast at this point).

 

[EbonyRaptor]

Misa, Hagens, Eklund, Desnoyers, Frondell, Martone would all give us something we are missing (along with question marks sure) and elevate/compliment the guys on the roster eventually.

I'm at a point where I trust the FO drafting, so Ill be happy wherever this thing goes.

I really think the size issue is significant for the Hawks more so than most other teams based on so many of their current and future top-6 guys - Bedard, Nazar, Moore, Lardis, Kantserov - all under 6'. The bigger guys in the pipeline - Boisvert, Vanacker, Pridham, and a couple others are all projected to be middle-6 guys, at best, with none of them projected as top-line at this point in their development. Therefore I would eliminate Hagens and Eklund from consideration because they are sub-6' guys, Add one of Misa, Martone, Frondell or Desnoyers to the group of Boisvert, Vanacker, Pridham and hope one from that group develops into a top-line guy that is also not sub-6'.

 

[Mjul Qvist]

Sorenson was added to team sweden IIHF world championships as a coach I wonder if Frondell will be on the team? its 5/9 thru 5/25

Sweden is going to have a lot of NHL players on that team. I highly doubt that Frondell is even considered. I would love to see him in U18 though.

 

[Hull2Roenick2Kane]

Does anyone realize how small the odds of are that the Sharks will actually pick first and the Blackhawks will actually pick second?

what's crazier is the sharks were selected 3 times in a row last year before the blackhawks took number 2. what are the odds of that?

 

[Kevin Musto]

If Hawks are 1st this year you listen to offers from teams considering moving up for Schaefer or you draft him yourself

Even with our D strength it seems very potentially haunting to pass on talent like that

You draft him yourself if you're 1st. You don't move the pick.

For what return?

For who?

If Ottawa still sucked Brady Tkachuk maybe, but that’s not likely to be an option with them being a playoff team now. Not to mention I’m not sure he’s going to waive to get out of Ottawa to go to a terrible Chicago team anyway.

With everyone getting huge cap raises I’m just not seeing any big names getting moved.

Maybe a disgruntled American playing in Canada? Can’t really think of any in that regard that would be worth a top 4 pick.

Andrei Svechnikov.

Whoever they pick in the 2-4 slot is sure to become the Hawks best forward prospect. If they could get an NHL ready forward with the same upside I guess it makes sense but I'm not sure why any other team would do that.

Do you think next year's draft is ass outside of Mckenna? The Hawks are almost surely picking top 10 again.

I hardly know anything about next year's draft class.

But I think if you're out of the McKenna sweepstakes, you at least look into moving the pick.

 

[crazyhawk]

I really think the size issue is significant for the Hawks more so than most other teams based on so many of their current and future top-6 guys - Bedard, Nazar, Moore, Lardis, Kantserov - all under 6'. The bigger guys in the pipeline - Boisvert, Vanacker, Pridham, and a couple others are all projected to be middle-6 guys, at best, with none of them projected as top-line at this point in their development. Therefore I would eliminate Hagens and Eklund from consideration because they are sub-6' guys, Add one of Misa, Martone, Frondell or Desnoyers to the group of Boisvert, Vanacker, Pridham and hope one from that group develops into a top-line guy that is also not sub-6'.

It's funny cause if you look at Montreal : Lane Hutson : 5.7, Cole Caufield : 5.7, Nick Suzuki : 5.9. Brendan Gallagher : 5.7 and then there's like four or five others all like 5.9 ish as well. The Montreal Smurfians!
Not that I can talk being 5.8!

 

[statswatcher]

what are the odds of that?

about 1.66%, or 1 in 60.

 

[kmwtrucks]

on twitter powers and Laz talked on a podcast and powers mentioned Misa and frondell is who he heard they might like. they had no heard much about martone.

 

[kmwtrucks]

I really think the size issue is significant for the Hawks more so than most other teams based on so many of their current and future top-6 guys - Bedard, Nazar, Moore, Lardis, Kantserov - all under 6'. The bigger guys in the pipeline - Boisvert, Vanacker, Pridham, and a couple others are all projected to be middle-6 guys, at best, with none of them projected as top-line at this point in their development. Therefore I would eliminate Hagens and Eklund from consideration because they are sub-6' guys, Add one of Misa, Martone, Frondell or Desnoyers to the group of Boisvert, Vanacker, Pridham and hope one from that group develops into a top-line guy that is also not sub-6'.

I could see Boisvert on a top line at wing. he has a great shoot. Kane was a 2nd line player in his day. the issue is in the top 6 you need lines that work together. if bedard is a top line guy it has to have some size and shooting from the others. bedard also needs guys that are good Def.

 

[EbonyRaptor]

It's funny cause if you look at Montreal : Lane Hutson : 5.7, Cole Caufield : 5.7, Nick Suzuki : 5.9. Brendan Gallagher : 5.7 and then there's like four or five others all like 5.9 ish as well. The Montreal Smurfians!
Not that I can talk being 5.8!

It looks like Montreal may make the playoffs so it will be interesting to see how the Montreal Smurfs do when the going gets rough and the refs are a bit more lenient with the rough stuff. Maybe a Smurf team can have some regular season success but I'd rather have some size in the playoffs.