2025 NHL DRAFT

[Hockeyville USA]

If you guys win and draft Schaefer, do you bring him into the NHL right away, do you send him back to junior to play another full season in the O, or do you steer him to a desirable NCAA program to face age appropriate competition before turning pro?

Feel like Schaefer is the perfect Josi replacement in the long term, passing of the torch.

 

[AintLifeGrand]

If we end up with pick 3 and take Desnoyers I will probably smash in my tv screen lol. I honestly think the top 3 will be Schafer, Misa and Hagens. There is way too much to love about Hagens overall game and sure he’s under 6’ but so is Crosby. Look at what the experts say about Hagens ideal draft spot, only one person (Craig Button) had him ranked lower than 4th overall:

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Here is where Desnoyers is being ranked, only one source (cosentio) has him ranked as a top 3 pick:

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If we go third, and Misa and Schaefer were the top 2, we go Hagens alllllll day long. Hagens is going to be a stud I firmly believe this. Also another big plus of this outcome is then I don’t have to buy a new tv haha

Blue chip prospect has him at 3 too… Desnoyers is the fastest riser in the draft .

the only guys I’d take before him are Misa, Frondell and maybe Martone

 

[AintLifeGrand]

If you guys win and draft Schaefer, do you bring him into the NHL right away, do you send him back to junior to play another full season in the O, or do you steer him to a desirable NCAA program to face age appropriate competition before turning pro?

Feel like Schaefer is the perfect Josi replacement in the long term, passing of the torch.

The fanbase will revolt if we take Schaefer

 

[AintLifeGrand]

I agree hagens has to be the pick if Misa is gone. Trotz doesn't need to over think it but I'm sure he will so go ahead and order that new TV lol

Hagens seems very risky and has had a very mediocre draft year

His d-1 production is what is carrying him still

His draft year production is equivalent to that of Gavin Brindley or even Matthew Wood- great for a mid round pick- awful for the pointy end of the draft

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

If you guys win and draft Schaefer, do you bring him into the NHL right away, do you send him back to junior to play another full season in the O, or do you steer him to a desirable NCAA program to face age appropriate competition before turning pro?

Feel like Schaefer is the perfect Josi replacement in the long term, passing of the torch.

College seems ideal place for him next year.

 

[braindead]

I think if we draft 34 or five there’s a risk Trotz goes slightly off the board in a swing for the fences, smartest guy in the room move for a center not ranked at that spot. Like McQueen at 4OA.

I don’t think we screw up 1 or 2 but then all bets are off.

 

[Gnashville]

Pittsburgh will get McKenna. Gotta have the next wunderkind mentored by Sid

Sadly everyone knows this

 

[Gnashville]

If you guys win and draft Schaefer, do you bring him into the NHL right away, do you send him back to junior to play another full season in the O, or do you steer him to a desirable NCAA program to face age appropriate competition before turning pro?

Feel like Schaefer is the perfect Josi replacement in the long term, passing of the torch.

Nashville has never had the opportunity to pick a game changer at forward. The last thing the organization needs is another blue chip Defenseman. I do not doubt Trotz takes him but he’s not what would excite the fan base. But he should play 2 years before turn pro

 

[Scoresberg]

Misa's team got eliminated from the OHL playoffs. Misa didn't play in the last game - but hopefully it's nothing too serious as he's eligible to play in the upcoming U18's.

Trying to get a viewing on Frondell today. Game 4 for Djurgården in Semi-Finals in Allsvenskan. Series is 2-1 for Frondell's club.