2025 NHL Entry Draft

[MarkovsKnee]

How's next year top players compared to this year ? Any elite/superstars like Bedard, Celibrini, Carlsson, Demidov, Fantili and Michkov ?

Oh yeah, the top of this class is exciting. Hagens is a beauty, but Martone is too. 6'4, crazy skilled.

Hagens, Martone & Frondell have the potential to be top line / franchise players. It's a deeper draft comparable to 2023 where there was a fab 4 and still a whole bunch of potential top 6 forwards after them.

A lot of centers in top 16, too. 7 of first 10 picks could be centers.

 

[The Great Weal]

Seems like there are some uber talented big boys at the top of the class in Martone, McQueen, and Wozniak.

 

[Vachon23]

Gabriel D’aigle is gonna be the #1 goalie this year with Victo and will get a lot of start. I expect a big year from him

Alex Huang is a name i would keep an eye on for next draft.

Very talented RD.

He’s a stud

 

[KevSkillz4]

Who is the most closer prospect to Iginla and Leonard in this draft?

 

[WeThreeKings]

Who is the most closer prospect to Iginla and Leonard in this draft?

Spence

 

[KevSkillz4]

Spence

You see him in what range?

I would like to see Habs drafting a profile like Iginla//Leonard.

 

[WeThreeKings]

You see him in what range?

I would like to see Habs drafting a profile like Iginla//Leonard.

I'm not sure, 6-12 right now. Don't think he goes before Schaefer, Hagens, Frondell or Martone.

 

[KevSkillz4]

I'm not sure, 6-12 right now. Don't think he goes before Schaefer, Hagens, Frondell or Martone.

Ok thanks!

That would be one of my target for MTL at this moment. But everything can change fast.

 

[Zilo44]

360 days..

 

[BoneHutson]

360 days..

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Before Martone and Spence are habs

 

[GrandmaCookie]

360 days..

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Another russian Ivan!

 

[SlafySZN]

Another russian Ivan!

Collecting Ivan’s

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Spence is my major hope early, I've been a big fan of his since his U16 days. I'd kill to see him in a Habs jersey, you can build a real winner around guys like him.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Spence is my major hope early, I've been a big fan of his since his U16 days. I'd kill to see him in a Habs jersey, you can build a real winner around guys like him.

Like I said earlier - he could be the Dustin Brown of this build. An attainable target too as I don't think his offensive output is going to be so amazing that he gets picked in the upper end of the top 10.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Like I said earlier - he could be the Dustin Brown of this build. An attainable target too as I don't think his offensive output is going to be so amazing that he gets picked in the upper end of the top 10.

Erie is going to be middle of the road at best, so he won't have a ton of support to help pad his numbers, that's for sure. He was already the number 2 pointer on his team last season with like 60 points.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Erie is going to be middle of the road at best, so he won't have a ton of support to help pad his numbers, that's for sure. He was already the number 2 pointer on his team last season with like 60 points.

Another forward heavy draft, this time with more guys with size and some jam/skill.. things playing out nicely for a team that's gonna pick anywhere from 7-13.

 

[Whitesnake]

A reminder that too early rankings are just that...too early...lol. Pronman 2024 top 10 from July 2023.

1. C Macklin Celebrini
2. LW Cole Eiserman
3. RW Ivan Demidov
4. LD Sam Dickinson
5. RW Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
6. RD Carter Yakemchuk
7. RD Artyom Levshunov
8. LD Aron Kiviharju
9. RD Charlie Elick
10.C Konsta Helenius

HF Habs: - 2024 NHL Draft Thread

Note that if next year the BPA happens to be a d-man, as it's already scheduled, though it can change, I want the Habs to pick a d-man. Left or right. BPA available. Always. 1st round will be better next year. The entirety of it.

forums.hfboards.com

 

[Whitesnake]

My spleen for McQueen.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

A reminder that too early rankings are just that...too early...lol. Pronman 2024 top 10 from July 2023.

1. C Macklin Celebrini
2. LW Cole Eiserman
3. RW Ivan Demidov
4. LD Sam Dickinson
5. RW Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
6. RD Carter Yakemchuk
7. RD Artyom Levshunov
8. LD Aron Kiviharju
9. RD Charlie Elick
10.C Konsta Helenius

HF Habs: - 2024 NHL Draft Thread

Note that if next year the BPA happens to be a d-man, as it's already scheduled, though it can change, I want the Habs to pick a d-man. Left or right. BPA available. Always. 1st round will be better next year. The entirety of it.

forums.hfboards.com

Not bad. Quite clear that undersized players have to be special to be drafted early (Kiviharju). Also it seems like player that are unidimensional have a tendency to fall (Eiserman, Elick)

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

Not bad. Quite clear that undersized players have to be special to be drafted early (Kiviharju). Also it seems like player that are unidimensional have a tendency to fall (Eiserman, Elick)

I find such rankings dubious in their very nature, as while I think having a short list is great to start, trying to squeeze players into rankings this early adds yet another unnecessary bias on top of the ones individuals will already have in their assessments.

As such, I refused to get excited on this batch of prospects. Hagens seems like a good bet, while the rest I'm somewhat wary of hyping at this point.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

I find such rankings dubious in their very nature, as while I think having a short list is great to start, trying to squeeze players into rankings this early adds yet another unnecessary bias on top of the ones individuals will already have in their assessments.

As such, I refused to get excited on this batch of prospects. Hagens seems like a good bet, while the rest I'm somewhat wary of hyping at this point.

I do not think it is much hype but more assess at the current date what type of talent is upcoming for next year draft. I think it is fine, last year we knew that this year draft was a great year for defenseman, just don't look too much into it but more of an indicator. It seems early on that next year there seem to have more large sized forwards than usual.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I do not think it is much hype but more assess at the current date what type of talent is upcoming for next year draft. I think it is fine, last year we knew that this year draft was a great year for defenseman, just don't look too much into it but more of an indicator. It seems early on that next year there seem to have more large sized forwards.

and is beyond light on defense. I like Schaefer a lot but it's just him and Hensler right now.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

and is beyond light on defense. I like Schaefer a lot but it's just him and Hensler right now.

Which might be a good reason why Chicago went for Levshunov and not Demidov.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Which might be a good reason why Chicago went for Levshunov and not Demidov.

Exactly why I was feeling good about them going Levshunov. Not really a comfortable path to getting that defenseman next year while they could still end up with Ryabkin, who is not as good as Demidov, but still a good offensive talent in his own right. Or they could end up with a McQueen who gives Bedard some size to play with.

 

[Jabba11]

Dunno where to put this, but stumbled upon this today and pretty proud of my prediction at 8th overall.

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