2025 NHL Entry Draft

[montreal]

With all due respect, if they take a LD I might rush the stage.....

You should always go BPA, not worry about your positions, don't go into a draft and say we'll take this guy cause he plays RD and we need that or don't pick this guy cause he's a LD and we have Lane Hutson, etc... The only time I think you should reconsider BPA is if it's a goalie and the pick is high, then you got some tougher choices to make.

The draft should be looking at 5 years down the road, compare rosters over any 5 year period in the salary cap era and see how much change happens over that span. The Habs need talent, period. After Demidov and Hutson who knows what the Habs will look like in 5 years from this summer.

 

[Cubebrick]

I'll add : Schaefer is one of the youngest kids in the draft. He was born 10 days removed from being eligible for the 2026 draft. When you can skate like the wind, defend effectively, have good offensive instincts and can be relied upon to be a minute muncher, I don't care if you’re left-handed or right-handed. You have the markings of a true 1D. I imagine deploying a Schaefer-Reinbacher pairing for 25-30 min / game and that makes me drool like Homer Simpson.​

I agree. Schaefer's got the brains plus every tool. Even though it's way early into the DY to come to definite rankings, he's been my top guy so far.

I'm all BPA and I don't understand picking for needs early on. However, I'll understand if the Habs went with one of the top forwards instead (thinking Martone, Misa or Hagens) given a top 3 pick as they're also part of that top tier imo. I'm especially a fan of Martone and Misa if we go that route.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

yep

Schaefer/Martone/Hagens and Desnoyers/Spence. Would be huge.

I don't see this happening. I think by June Desnoyers is solidly in top 10.

My preference is for Martone even if we draft #1.

 

[skidcells]

At the beginning of the year I said Desnoyers was going to play himself into the top 10. I have to edit that to say top 5. He’ll be the pick after hagens/martone/schaeffer/misa

 

[HuGort]

Not saying they'll take Schaefer since I believe they'll focus on one of the top forwards. But I think he's in contention for 1st overall and in the eventuality that Martone, Misa and Hagens are gone, to me he's a no brainer and it'd be ridiculous to pass on him regardless of the team's needs.

Frondell seems to have recovered from his injury and is doing great at the 5 nations so he could re-enter the mix after an underwhelming past few months.

I guess you could put McQueen in the mix too but I'm not sold on him yet. I find that his effort level hits both extremes too often. There are moments where he completely dominates but also a lot of shifts where he reminds me of less physical version of Conor Geekie, who I never was a fan of.

The top defense men usually go higher than expected

 

[Habitant#1]

You should always go BPA, not worry about your positions, don't go into a draft and say we'll take this guy cause he plays RD and we need that or don't pick this guy cause he's a LD and we have Lane Hutson, etc... The only time I think you should reconsider BPA is if it's a goalie and the pick is high, then you got some tougher choices to make.

The draft should be looking at 5 years down the road, compare rosters over any 5 year period in the salary cap era and see how much change happens over that span. The Habs need talent, period. After Demidov and Hutson who knows what the Habs will look like in 5 years from this summer.

I'm generally a BPA guy as well, but I would be a bit worried about drafting a winger this draft. It would mean the tank years produced three wingers and single defenceman (a #2 at best) from the top 5 picks. That's not the best way to build a team.

I realise that's just how the cards might unfold, but it's been pretty bad luck for the Habs that BPA has not yet been a centre or a #1D.

Not committing harder to the 2023 tank to grab one of the centres might end up haunting the Habs for the next decade...

 

[BoneHutson]

I'm generally a BPA guy as well, but I would be a bit worried about drafting a winger this draft. It would mean the tank years produced three wingers and single defenceman (a #2 at best) from the top 5 picks. That's not the best way to build a team.

I realise that's just how the cards might unfold, but it's been pretty bad luck for the Habs that BPA has not yet been a centre or a #1D.

Not committing harder to the 2023 tank to grab one of the centres might end up haunting the Habs for the next decade...

We will be find. Misa will be a hab come june

 

[HuGort]

We will be find. Misa will be a hab come june

If we get a top pick in this draft and select Misa or Martone, will really speed up the rebuild. By a couple of years. Very pivotal

 

[G0bias]

I agree. If Sennecke, who i liked, found a way to the top 3, someone like Desnoyers could entice a team enough to go higher than expected.

 

[FrankMTL]

At the beginning of the year I said Desnoyers was going to play himself into the top 10. I have to edit that to say top 5. He’ll be the pick after hagens/martone/schaeffer/misa

Well he's definitely getting noticed. He has 11 goals and 10 assists in his last 10 games.

On another note, Pierre Dagenais's son Maddox Dagenais (2026 draft eligible) had started off his season very strong in the Q with but has tailed off a bit lately. He still has 16 points (including 7 goals) in 16 games. Like his dad, he's a big boy as he's already 6 foot 2 at 16 years old. He was the 1st overall pick in the 2024 QMJHL draft.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Well he's definitely getting noticed. He has 11 goals and 10 assists in his last 10 games.

On another note, Pierre Dagenais's son Maddox Dagenais (2026 draft eligible) had started off his season very strong in the Q with but has tailed off a bit lately. He still has 16 points (including 7 goals) in 16 games. Like his dad, he's a big boy as he's already 6 foot 2 at 16 years old. He was the 1st overall pick in the 2024 QMJHL draft.

I can only hope he doesn't have his old man's effort level and motor. Good god was he lazy.

 

[OneSharpMarble]

I wouldn't be mad at getting Schaefer, our D is still a very big question mark whether or not Rein and Mailloux can make it. So far there isn't anyone in the top five that looks like a bad choice, not like last draft imo.

 

[SpeedyPotato]

With all due respect, if they take a LD I might rush the stage.....

I don’t know man, we don’t really have a clear cut future number 1 dman. If this guy can fill that spot I think he’d be pretty hard to pass on, too bad he isn’t right handed

 

[MarkovsKnee]

At the beginning of the year I said Desnoyers was going to play himself into the top 10. I have to edit that to say top 5. He’ll be the pick after hagens/martone/schaeffer/misa

He could go ahead of Misa since center vs winger. Also, I'm predicting now Hagens drops like Wright & Drouin did. There's some aspects of his game I really don't like right now.

 

[OneSharpMarble]

He could go ahead of Misa since center vs winger. Also, I'm predicting now Hagens drops like Wright & Drouin did. There's some aspects of his game I really don't like right now.

Misa also plays centre I believe and he's left wing which is a bonus.

 

[montreal]

Hagens Good Chance 11:52
Hagens Assist 15:08

 

[le_sean]

Said no to defencemen but Schaefer is really really good.

 

[Riggins]

Misa with two goals and a helper today, he's tied for the OHL scoring lead now. I'd be willing to endure the Jar Jar Binks jokes to get Misa. 20 goals in 17 games for him.

 

[Nevins]

 

[Hannibal]

I want f***ing Martone.

 

[Nevins]

 

[Schooner Guy]

I'm generally a BPA guy as well, but I would be a bit worried about drafting a winger this draft. It would mean the tank years produced three wingers and single defenceman (a #2 at best) from the top 5 picks. That's not the best way to build a team.

I realise that's just how the cards might unfold, but it's been pretty bad luck for the Habs that BPA has not yet been a centre or a #1D.

Not committing harder to the 2023 tank to grab one of the centres might end up haunting the Habs for the next decade...

Of the top forwards in this draft class, Hagens is the only sure thing center in the NHL. Most of the other forwards could be on the wing at the NHL level.

 

[BoneHutson]

Of the top forwards in this draft class, Hagens is the only sure thing center in the NHL. Most of the other forwards could be on the wing at the NHL level.

Misa is 100% a center in the NHL. Much more so than Hagens. Hes impactful everywhere on the ice and great on the faceoffs

 

[Schooner Guy]

Misa is 100% a center in the NHL. Much more so than Hagens. Hes impactful everywhere on the ice and great on the faceoffs

100% is a gross exaggeration. He played mostly the wing in his first two OHL seasons. Many elite CHL centers end up on the wing in the NHL.

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

Martone is the guy we need if we remain this bad.

Won’t argue that, I agree we need hard on the puck n’ elite talent up front.

But!

If Habs can’t get Martone, I’d be ecstatic with Schaefer.

After that, Misa.

Hagens? I have zero interest.