2025 NHL DRAFT Thread

[MicronMega]

Might end up a steal outside the 1st round

Thats because he is lazy. Think Kyle Wellwood

 

[Beukeboom Fan]

This is the difference between scouting players behind a computer screen and dealing with people in real life.

There are simply some players that are a detriment to team building, despite their talent. I would suspect if everything that's been floated around all year about Ryabkin's attitude and personality is true, that CHI definitely has him on their DND list.

100% agree with DND. Team chemistry is important, and I expect that we've all played or worked with an arsehole that sticks everyone else with the hard work.

 

[Mjul Qvist]

After Bob´s list this might be the one I´m waiting the most:

2025 NHL Draft Ranking - HockeyProspect.com

HockeyProspect.com has produced NHL Draft Rankings for eligible draft prospects for the NHL Draft since 2004.

hockeyprospect.com

 

[eklund2chicago]

Ideal draft imo:

Take Frondell at 3
then if Eklund is still there at 13, trade Korchinski plus however many seconds it takes to get the Rangers pick and grab Eklund
Take Potter at 25 so Musto is happy (and because he’s really good)

Then staple Frondell and Eklund with Bedard for the next 15 years and watch magic happen

 

[HawksDub89]

Ideal draft imo:

Take Frondell at 3
then if Eklund is still there at 13, trade Korchinski plus however many seconds it takes to get the Rangers pick and grab Eklund
Take Potter at 25 so Musto is happy (and because he’s really good)

Then staple Frondell and Eklund with Bedard for the next 15 years and watch magic happen

Not sure Eklund falls that far.

I do agree getting him and Frondell would be fantastic.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Frondell is now -105 to be the pick. Eklund is -250 to go over pick 11.5, so there is a chance he falls within a range of picks that KD can package 25+34+? to move up

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Is Kyle Davidson being too patient lol...we have a fan problem part....

 

[TheFridge]

The CHGO dweebs are unrelenting.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

maybe the Rangers are more their vibe, where you try to win every year and go nowhere for 30

 

[Kevin Musto]

CHGO guys have no idea what they're talking about.

Tirabassi claimed Frondell is a more natural center than O'Brien... like okay just admit you don't know anything about these players.

Only thing that makes their show worthwhile is guest connections.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

"aren't we tired of this"...lol no actually, they're one more high draft pick from the core likely being set, if you need to pass on Boeser and Ehlers to get that then so what

 

[Taze em]

Korchinski to SJ for Eklund
Frondell at 3
25 and picks to get Eklund

Sorensen fever dream

 

[Mjul Qvist]

Frondell is now -105 to be the pick. Eklund is -250 to go over pick 11.5, so there is a chance he falls within a range of picks that KD can package 25+34+? to move up

What does this even mean in real life? Where do those numbers come from?

 

[Toews2Bickell]

What does this even mean in real life? Where do those numbers come from?

how the betting market is pricing the draft...the numbers are from draftkings as of earlier today

 

[Deputy McRizzy]

What does this even mean in real life? Where do those numbers come from?

I’m about as far from an expert as it gets on betting but it seems like they’re changing the odds so drastically so often to get as many bets on as many different players as possible.

Easy money for the house when you change the favorite to 5 different guys over the course of a month and only one can obviously be selected.

 

[giza]

I wouldn't hesitate to take Rybakin with the Hawks 2nd Round 2 pick.

 

[hawksfan50]

The pick we got in the Soderstrom trade to Boston for Ryan Mastcand their 7th is pick #197...We have pick #194 as our own 7th before that..

So trade both early 7ths for a 5th if there is still a target KD wants or just keep and swing on lo shoots or older 20 year olds still draft eligible?
By roubd 7 it is normally not goibg tobturn i to anNJL player anyway.

Obscure Rusdin(they never cone over anyway) ...maybecokder 20 year olds who bloomed late gives a better chance to surprise and make an NHL career?

Or just stock up on goalies...maybecyou get lucky..better chance if that taking goalies that late ..older 20 year old goalies? That is the ticket..

 

[Mjul Qvist]

I wouldn't hesitate to take Rybakin with the Hawks 2nd Round 2 pick.

Maybe with the Stars pick I could but man is Ryabkin lazy and questionable character. He might not ever play in the NHL.

 

[ploppsdman]

I wonder if Chicago has any appetite to trade #3 to NYI for NYIs unprotected 2026 1st and a solid F prospect. Maybe a bigger deal to include Ritchie.

I'm fine with punting on #3 for another lottery ticket in 2026.

Chicago was cool with passing on their 2025 pick - is Hagens important enough to NYI to risk their 2026 first rounder?

 

[Hawkscap]

Oh shit 50 is still here along with his typos.

 

[PCAisBest]

Anybody who thinks Ryabkin falls out the first round is foolish.

Watch the Flyers draft him and he becomes a 30 goal scorer playing with Michkov.

Talent> perceived attitude issues

 

[Toews2Bickell]

I wonder if Chicago has any appetite to trade #3 to NYI for NYIs unprotected 2026 1st and a solid F prospect. Maybe a bigger deal to include Ritchie.

I'm fine with punting on #3 for another lottery ticket in 2026.

Chicago was cool with passing on their 2025 pick - is Hagens important enough to NYI to risk their 2026 first rounder?

seems like an awful idea, they moved from 10 to 1 and they're always trying to 'compete'

 

[Larmer83]

I wonder if Chicago has any appetite to trade #3 to NYI for NYIs unprotected 2026 1st and a solid F prospect. Maybe a bigger deal to include Ritchie.

I'm fine with punting on #3 for another lottery ticket in 2026.

Chicago was cool with passing on their 2025 pick - is Hagens important enough to NYI to risk their 2026 first rounder?

If the Isle would be so strongly inclined to want Hagens at #3, it would require a kings ransom. An unprotected 1st in 2026 and 2 of 3 of Nelson, Ritchie, and Eiserman.

Edit: Even then, maybe.

 

[Mjul Qvist]

Anybody who thinks Ryabkin falls out the first round is foolish.

Watch the Flyers draft him and he becomes a 30 goal scorer playing with Michkov.

Talent> perceived attitude issues

Talent takes you somewhere but if you are not willing to put the effort you are not going to succeed in pro level. And there is a real good chance he could fall out of first round. Here´s few quotes from Hockey Prospects draft book:

“I honestly can’t remember with a player with a ceiling so high and a floor so low. Boom or bust but I lean heavily towards the bust"

"If I forget about his lazy play and the fact that it looks as though he is out of shape, which has affected his skating in a negative way, I really like a lot about his game. He is super skilled and he hits hard. Unfortunately I think the bad stuff will most likely keep him out of the NHL.”

“One of the very few players I got poor feedback on from the combine."

 

[HawksDub89]

I like CHGO, Jay and Mario do a great job.

But yeah, the takes they’ve had on the rebuild lately have been terrible.

This isn’t NHL 24. This stuff takes time.

Rush the rebuild and you end up like Detroit.