2025 NHL Entry Draft

[John B]

Who watched the Q ? Is D'Agile living up the hype ?

Good news is this draft again looks heavy with size, so the Habs should be able to get another really good prospect with size for the pool, maybe 2 with the flames/Florida's pick.

Haven't seen him play, but I don't think I want to see the Habs pick him unless he is by far the BPA at whatever the pick. Fowler and Volokhin are both trending very well, and I'm interested in seeing what becomes of Dobes. Both of Montreal's current goaltenders (Montembeault and Primeau) are fairly young as well. The Habs also have to sign Miller by June of 2025 or they lose his rights. D'Aigle would have to be signed by June 2027 as well. Seems like a goaltending log jam to me. So like I said, he would have to be much better than any skater available at the same pick. All this assuming he doesn't absolutely dominate next season. If that happens he probably will not be available with a late 1st or later.

 

[Vachon23]

Haven't seen him play, but I don't think I want to see the Habs pick him unless he is by far the BPA at whatever the pick. Fowler and Volokhin are both trending very well, and I'm interested in seeing what becomes of Dobes. Both of Montreal's current goaltenders (Montembeault and Primeau) are fairly young as well. The Habs also have to sign Miller by June of 2025 or they lose his rights. D'Aigle would have to be signed by June 2027 as well. Seems like a goaltending log jam to me. So like I said, he would have to be much better than any skater available at the same pick. All this assuming he doesn't absolutely dominate next season. If that happens he probably will not be available with a late 1st or later.

We should never stop drafting goalies, we don’t know if any of those guys will become something

 

[Nevins]

Roger McQueen,center,6’4’’.
Chris Peters - Flo Hockey - June 29th: "A massive forward who averaged close to a point-per-game this year, McQueen is a big swing on upside. He has more to round out in his game, but his progression so far at the size he's at is especially intriguing."

 

[NotProkofievian]

Who impressed at the Hlinka?

 

[SOLR]

Who impressed at the Hlinka?

Adam Benak

 

[WeThreeKings]

Who impressed at the Hlinka?

Benak and Schaefer were the obvious ones.

But to be honest, it may have been the worst Hlinka tournament I've seen in years. Hagens and the NTDP guys weren't there, Frondell wasn't there, Martone and McQueen were too old, Russia isn't in it, etc.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Adam Benak

He was so bad at the U18s. Need to see him against big boys to see if he's made any progress on that front.

 

[SOLR]

He was so bad at the U18s. Need to see him against big boys to see if he's made any progress on that front.

The U18 was his D -1, very challenging to play against 1 year older big boys at 16. In his age group he was the best player of the tournament at Hlinka.

 

[NotProkofievian]

The U18 was his D -1, very challenging to play against 1 year older big boys at 16. In his age group he was the best player of the tournament at Hlinka.

Viggo Nordlund really impressed me at the U18s. He's smål though, so is his dad.

 

[SOLR]

Viggo Nordlund really impressed me at the U18s. He's smål though, so is his dad.

1) that's what she said.
2) At Hlinka he was ok.

Hlinka was a little too weak for my taste this year. We were really missing the Russians. Four good teams feasting on bad teams and then facing each other in just a few games = not a lot of insights on prospects.

 

[Lockin17]

My guess on positioning of the draft.
CGY gets a top 10, so we get Florida's pick

Habs : #12
Florida : #28
Habs : #44
PItt : #50

Then trade all 4 picks for Ivan Ryabkin

 

[Kshahdoo]

Ryabkin scores his first goal for the KHL club. Of course it's a preseason game, but still not bad.

 

[Nevins]

Scouting Report on Jakob Ihs-Wozniak | 2025 NHL Draft

Our columnist at TSLH Prospects shares this scouting report on Jakob Ihs-Wozniak, a prospect eligible for the 2025 NHL Draft.

www.toutsurlehockey.com

 

[Nevins]

Guite has one of the best shuts in this draft and he is a scorer. A good skater, he manages to hide behind defenders and is always well placed.He was the LHJMQ Rookie of the Year.

 

[Nevins]

D Alex Huang - Saint-Eustache Vikings, QM18AAA (2025 Draft)

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/689875/alex-huang Small but ultra skilled defender out of Quebec for the 2023 QMJHL draft. Huang pairs his fantastic skating with great puck skills that makes him dangerous whenever he steps on the ice - he can look like Cale Makar or Quinn Hughes against...

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[overlords]

D Alex Huang - Saint-Eustache Vikings, QM18AAA (2025 Draft)

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/689875/alex-huang Small but ultra skilled defender out of Quebec for the 2023 QMJHL draft. Huang pairs his fantastic skating with great puck skills that makes him dangerous whenever he steps on the ice - he can look like Cale Makar or Quinn Hughes against...

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Alex Huang, viens à mon mariage
Alex Huang, je t'aime Alex Huang

 

[Nevins]

 

[Nevins]

 

[Habs7631]

Him or Ryabkin for me.

I don’t know why, they just have that “it” factor.

 

[WeThreeKings]

At least the Q has a bunch of options this year. We might be able to draft an actual good prospect from there.

 

[Nevins]

At least the Q has a bunch of options this year. We might be able to draft an actual good prospect from there.

Guite,Desnoyers and Huang look good

 

[NotProkofievian]

At least the Q has a bunch of options this year. We might be able to draft an actual good prospect from there.

I like you, but you're crazy man

 

[SlafySZN]

Guite,Desnoyers and Huang look good

Justin Carbonneau too

 

[WeThreeKings]

I like you, but you're crazy man

I said might!!

 

[BoneHutson]

Justin Carbonneau too

Yeah hes legit. Hes got the whole package