Pre-Game Talk: 2025 NHL Draft Thread

[Frenzy31]

I think that was also during the weird time of transitioning AHL affiliates, so we didn't have as much control as we may have wanted/needed for Kostin's development.

Then he should have played in the CHL.

 

[Davimir Tarablad]

Then he should have played in the CHL.

Absolutely

 

[PerryTurnbullfan]

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[sfvega]

Not a good draft compared to last few.

Yeah, it definitely seems that way. Two years ago had high end talent and depth. Last year's draft had quite a bit of depth but no real gamebreakers. This year's definitely seems weaker. I would love Hensler or Desnoyers, but we'll win our way out of contention for those guys. It'll be a Blues-y forward like Spence I'm sure.

 

[PerryTurnbullfan]

I look at a guy like Bill Zonnon that played against Pekarcik yesterday. He is the second leading scorer in the Q and has been slated in the lower first round to 2nd. He is 6'4". Plays physical. Great hands. He knows where to go. Good shot. Good passer. Honestly is kind of like Austin Burnevik. He eventually gets where he needs to, but his skating is slow and choppy. I see a guy you take a swing at in the 3rd or 4th round normally or over draft him if you have a bunch of picks as a home run swing kind of guy. Someone will take a chance thinking his skating can improve that much.

 

[MortiestOfMortys]

If we end up picking in the teens again this year, I think our best options are gonna be either Ivan Ryabkin or Radim Mrtka. Two guys who came into the season with high projections, couldn’t make it work in Europe, and made their way to NA to revive their draft chances which were both plummeting. They are gonna have too much uncertainty attached to them to go top-10, but if you want traitsy, high-talent guys at positions of need, that’s gotta be what you’re aiming for.

Desnoyers regrettably won’t fall to us unless the bottom falls out of the season. I wouldn’t want to touch someone like McQueen, who is on the Nolan Patrick career path. Is Justin Carbonneau someone who falls, and if he does, does he have the same upside as Ryabkin?

Lots of hockey left to play until June still, but as of right now they look like our best options.

 

[PocketNines]

Mrtka vs. Stancl in 6 days in the Seattle burbs

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

If we end up picking in the teens again this year, I think our best options are gonna be either Ivan Ryabkin or Radim Mrtka. Two guys who came into the season with high projections, couldn’t make it work in Europe, and made their way to NA to revive their draft chances which were both plummeting. They are gonna have too much uncertainty attached to them to go top-10, but if you want traitsy, high-talent guys at positions of need, that’s gotta be what you’re aiming for.

Desnoyers regrettably won’t fall to us unless the bottom falls out of the season. I wouldn’t want to touch someone like McQueen, who is on the Nolan Patrick career path. Is Justin Carbonneau someone who falls, and if he does, does he have the same upside as Ryabkin?

Lots of hockey left to play until June still, but as of right now they look like our best options.

Not sure I see Mrtka lasting into teens. Thinking Fiddler and O’Brien might be best options for us where we look to be slotting.

 

[kimzey59]

Not sure I see Mrtka lasting into teens. Thinking Fiddler and O’Brien might be best options for us where we look to be slotting.

What's your take on Tretheway.
Honestly, I don't have a good read on him just yet.
I haven't seen anything to suggest he'll put up points at the NHL level. But I also think he might be the best current defensive player in this class(especially around the net). My gut wants to put him in the same general category as Badinka, Emery and Elick from last year, but that might be under-selling him with as badly as the USNTDP has played this year.

 

[PerryTurnbullfan]

What's your take on Tretheway.
Honestly, I don't have a good read on him just yet.
I haven't seen anything to suggest he'll put up points at the NHL level. But I also think he might be the best current defensive player in this class(especially around the net). My gut wants to put him in the same general category as Badinka, Emery and Elick from last year, but that might be under-selling him with as badly as the USNTDP has played this year.

I think he is more of a Paul Fischer Will Skahan just being overplayed because they just are not very good this year