2025 NHL DRAFT Thread
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O’Brien will be gone in the first 10 picks
Logan Hensler, D, Wisconsin (NCAA): Hensler, who averaged 12:12 of ice time in seven games for the United States at the 2025 WJC, has good size (6-2, 192), strength and smarts. The right-handed shot has 11 points (two goals, nine assists) and 22 blocked shots in 27 games as a college freshman.
If Cameron Reid were 2 inches taller i think he would be top 5 pick. Upon multiple viewings, he has always been super impressive. I think he is 2nd best defenseman in the draft, even though I'm not sure I would take him 2nd highest due to size and handedness. We could do worse than him if we pick in teens.
Pronman with an updated list out today. 2025 NHL Draft ranking: Matthew Schaefer, Michael Misa lead Pronman’s March top 32 list
Desnoyers keeps moving up in these lists. My hopes of somehow getting him are continually getting dashed..
Desnoyers keeps moving up in these lists. My hopes of somehow getting him are continually getting dashed..
Yeah I think Desnoyers is going to be out of reach. I expect us to land anywhere between the 12th and 18th pick. Truth is the talent in that range doesn't really blow me away. I know we don't really have any other picks in the draft and I am fine with that given the weakness of talent this year. I still think we have to consider trading that pick with maybe a plus to go after a young cost controlled talent. There has been smoke on so many quality young RHD that we could potentially target. Our 1st+ for Dobson, Clarke or Nemec.
Malcolm Spence may still be around or Logan Hensler MAY fall. They could always reach for someone that plays really well at world Juniors down the middle.
Not big on Spence myself and Hensler is RHD with pretty good size in a draft that is light on defense especially in the first round. Someone will reach for him in the top10 to top12.
Any reason? Because I’d rather swing for the fences with Ryabkin than be safe with a prospect like Spence.
Because he has been awful. Disinterested and unproductive in Russia, meh in ushl. There will be better options than Spence available. There is really nice group of Swedish forwards, for instance.
It just feels like Spence will be the pick if he’s there, and it would be so Bluesy.
I don’t buy it. Jiricek wasn’t low ceiling pick. Dvo wasn’t low ceiling pick. Still early and I want to see how they do in u18, but guy like Gastrin or Nilson seems more likely.
Here is my updated top 30:
- Schaefer
- Misa
- Frondell
- Desnoyers
- Hagens
- Martone
- Mrtka
- O’Brien
- Eklund
- Martin
- Reid
- McQueen
- Carbonneau
- Gastrin
- Smith
- Hensler
- Aitcheson
- Potter
- Bear
- Kindel
- Nesbitt
- Klingsell
- Fiddler
- Nilson
- Boumedienne
- Ihs Wozniak
- McKinney
- Reschny
- Brzustewicz
- Lakovic
Mrtka pretty high, Blueston likes him a lot more than others.
Admittedly I do. If I just wanted to mirror everyone else’s list I wouldn’t spend time making my own.
I think after top 6 you have drop off. I like mrtka chance to become top 4 defenseman. Great size, think will be fine skater. Has some offensive instincts. Needs to put on weight, but that is typical. Think he ends up somewhere between Tyler Myers and dougie Hamilton on big rhd scale.
I am actually also much higher on Reid than most. I think Reid is great skater, strong offensive instincts, good stick, potential Josh Morrissey type. The concern is that at his size you have much lower floor, less margin for error. Mrtka is likely even worst case solid 3rd pairing guy. There are lots of guys who fit Reid profile who never hold jobs in nhl. I think he can and will, so even though I think he in some ways is highest (non injury related) risk in top half of first round, I believe in the talent.
In terms of injuries, I dropped bear bc of his injury. Concerned with lacerated Achilles he may lose a step. I still haven’t completely bought into McQueen either, as back injuries scare me.
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The further we slide down the draft order, I would start thinking more seriously about Henry Brzustewicz from London. He's a RHD with good size and a spotless statistical profile buffed by playing on the best team in the OHL. He's the younger brother of Hunter, who has been a good find for Calgary, and the younger brother is very often the better of the two.
I see him ranked towards the end of the 1st on a lot of lists, but I think his positional value alone will make him a riser on draft day.
I see him ranked towards the end of the 1st on a lot of lists, but I think his positional value alone will make him a riser on draft day.
