2025 NHL DRAFT Thread
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DisgruntledHawkFan
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Aitcheson is a kid I love. He's at worst going to be a very toolsy bottom pairing guy and if he gets it together he's a trigger man physical force #2-3 guy.
Buffalo as a trade partner makes a ton of sense. More NHL or close to NHL ready F than roster spots. Think a pair of Peterka, Quinn, Rosen, McLeod, Ostlund, Kullich, Hellinus, etc could be moved without effecting their depth/lineup much. You have a GM who's rope is getting real short so maybe you get a mortgage the future to acquire Seth Jones desperation move. Hawks have some win now pieces Buffalo may have interest in Murphy (they desperately need a RHD), Teuvo (a guy used to making the playoffs for a franchise desperately wanting to), one of Allan/EDM/Kaiser if they move on from Bowen which seems likely. We could take Greenway's contract off their hands to help their cap. Peterka and Kullich are my dream pair to get out of Buffalo using any of Murphy/Tuevo/the excess LHD, Fla/Tor 1sts, swapping 1st this year, any other pick besides our own '26 1st.
Drumman44
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DisgruntledHawkFan
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We've got a PP so the answer is just yes. 5v5 I think he'd be a better fit with Nazar though.
Peterka has been just under 30 goals the last two years. I know you prefaced it as being a "much longer shot," but I think Reichel needs a change of scenery or to completely revamp his game like Marcus Kruger did to stick with this organization and in the NHL in general. He's been given the leeway he has so far because he's a first-round pick. Might sound crazy, but his path to sticking in the NHL might be going all-in on being a checking guy where if he does score, it's found money.
We just have to face the face that Reichel is not an offensive threat, and especially not a goal scorer. He's had an ample amount of opportunity to play in the top-six and other situations. The end result is he has 20 goals in 169 regular season hockey games.
As long as he's a Blackhawk, I'm rooting for him to be successful. However, no matter what they've tried, it hasn't worked. They've tried him on every line, and Maroon took him under his wing. No matter what's been tried, there has been no consistent production, and he was even late to a meeting and got scratched for that among his bad play the majority of his career.
DisgruntledHawkFan
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Except Reichel is so much more talented than Kruger from a skill point it makes your argument fruitless.
Peterka and Bedard are the type of players that thrive with time and space. You play Nazar with one of them, and hopefully find some space creators to play on each of the two lines as this rebuild continues. Peterka and Bedard with the time and room to get their shot off is what's going to really make their careers continue to accelerate. Bedard has already acknowledged he's working on his skating. I think Peterka has enough speed to fit into the mold of what Davidson is looking for on that front already, and is still 23.
Kevin Musto
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DisgruntledHawkFan
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Reichel is going to start scoring or he's not going to stick in the NHL until he's thirty. Either or.
Maroon took him under his wing? Maroon is the antithesis of Reichel. Square peg round hole.
Maroon took him under his wing? Maroon is the antithesis of Reichel. Square peg round hole.
DisgruntledHawkFan
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There's no doubt Reichel's offensive ceiling is better than Kruger's ever was. Kruger played almost exclusively fourth line and would average a goal every 13-14 games. Reichel has been given an abundance of opportunity across all lines and is only potting one every 8-9 games.
Honest question: do you think Reichel is just snakebit, or do you think he's just unable to finish? I can't sit here with a straight face and say this organization has managed is development to the best of their ability, but at what point do we just admit it was a missed pick and he'd probably be better off with a change of scenery?
I'm not going to be furious if he is on the roster by any means, but my expectations are very, very miniscule for him.
Under his wing from a "how to be a pro" standpoint. Maroon was washed and literally at the tail end of his career here, plus has a completely different style of play and body type. lol
DisgruntledHawkFan
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I 100% think he's in his own head. He looked like a game breaker his rookie year and has had LuRich pound into his head a fourth line game since.
I don't have much in the way of expectations but if he puts up fifty points next year I wouldn't be surprised. He's a lottery ticket at this point but I'd keep scratching because he's got the talent to produce.
dj Mahoney
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Mason West would be am Interesting pick when paired with A J Spellacy . Two monsters that could have played pro football . Jack Murtagh , Milton Gastrin , Jack Nesbitt , Simon Wang , Shane Vansaghi , William Moore , William Horcoff , Ivan Ryabkin, , Vaclav Nestril ,Danil Prokhorov. .So much size and aggression in this draft . I wish Kyle had another 2nd rder or 2 . Shane Vansaghi has been mentioned as a Zach Hyman comparable.
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I truly think that if you get Bedard a space creator with skill in his own right, that could really open up the floodgates for his production. A guy that can play the net-front on the power play, go into the corners, and let Bedard walk into high-danger parts of the ice could be huge for us. You don't draft someone for the sake of another player, but I really think what Bedard brings and what someone of that ilk could bring could really compliment each other.
Based on that, it would come across that I lean Martone. I am pretty open-minded. I would take Misa in a heartbeat because his skill is undeniable. Hard to imagine we get him without having to make a trade or the Islanders out-smarting themselves. I think Hagens could end up a good player, but I don't think he's Misa-level and he's 5'11". Frondell is a bit of a wild card because I think he has a lower ceiling, or a higher floor. He screams responsible center with skill. You have to hope for a Barkov-lite if that's your justification for picking a guy like that third.
Get me someone who is physical, hard to knock off the puck, and has enough skill to finish in tight and win those battles.
Based on that, it would come across that I lean Martone. I am pretty open-minded. I would take Misa in a heartbeat because his skill is undeniable. Hard to imagine we get him without having to make a trade or the Islanders out-smarting themselves. I think Hagens could end up a good player, but I don't think he's Misa-level and he's 5'11". Frondell is a bit of a wild card because I think he has a lower ceiling, or a higher floor. He screams responsible center with skill. You have to hope for a Barkov-lite if that's your justification for picking a guy like that third.
Get me someone who is physical, hard to knock off the puck, and has enough skill to finish in tight and win those battles.
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deytookerjaabs
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Frondell is the only one in the top of the draft class who has had many shifts where he held his ground like a bull on skates from almost a standstill against older more developed competition. That's something we can verify. There's still a question about how much harder it is in the NHL, but he didn't do it juniors.
The big kids in juniors don't even need to play that way because they already have the advantage by nature of their being bigger than the other kids, they don't need that extra gear yet. Some will get that gear, some won't, predict that and you're hired!
I thought Kirby Dach would be much better in the hard areas, 150 games in dude was getting routinely bullied by guys 4 inches shorter.
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MicronMega
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I'd rather keep #3. Package as much as you can to move up from 25, then try something similar with FLA’s first next year.
deytookerjaabs
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Someone posted a mock account that spread a rumor citing that. But AFAIK it's baseless.
CallMeShaft
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Not real. That rumor came from a fake Frank Seravalli account. The exact reason verified social media accounts are so important.
dj Mahoney
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Would Islander's take Kevin Korchinski for a move from 1 to 3 ? Then we grab Schaefer . Not sure If Kyle would do that either .
Kevin Musto
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Strome has elite IQ. Very high end playmaker.
With Dach, I really liked his finesse game as a prospect and I thought he was very physical in the WHL playoffs. Being rushed to the NHL and being made of glass probably stopped him from being physical.
With Lakovic there are less traits that I'm impressed with that would make me overlook his softness. I get why people like him, but I don't find he has the easiest projection.
