2025 NHL Entry Draft

[Nevins]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844484074125328600

 

[Gravity]

I want a potential high end 1C out of this draft.

 

[Team_Spirit]

I want a potential high end 1C out of this draft.

I want a high end 1D with a side of nastiness please

 

[Hannibal]

I want some big dogs with bite in their games.

 

[Team_Spirit]

I want some big dogs with bite in their games.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843821970955342071

 

[montreal]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843821970955342071

he's easily the most physical out of the Michkov/Demidov/Ryabkin, he's got some jam to his game from the 2 times i've seen him so far.

 

[bopeep]

Frondell back from injury today, put up a goal and an assist so far - Djurgarden up 6-4 late in the third.

 

[montreal]

Hagens Assist 5:18

the vid has most of Hagens shifts, he was ok for his first game, showed some good but had issues physically.

 

[Leto]

 

[JeffreyLFC]

I am a huge Ryabkin fan but this is a significant red flag, still very young but at that age (draft year to boot) and that level you need more off ice commitment and not simply rely on your talent.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I am a huge Ryabkin fan but this is a significant red flag, still very young but at that age (draft year to boot) and that level you need more off ice commitment and not simply rely on your talent.

Yeah.. I'm a Ryabkin fan but I don't think he will be a target with our pick this year.

I would expect the Habs brass to be looking for another skilled forward with size/jam to their game. Ryabkin has some but not enough.

 

[Team_Spirit]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1845483026475852058

 

[Riggins]

Yeah.. I'm a Ryabkin fan but I don't think he will be a target with our pick this year.

I would expect the Habs brass to be looking for another skilled forward with size/jam to their game. Ryabkin has some but not enough.

Yeah I definitely don't think they are going towards Russia this year, we got Demidov and will live through a crappy development year but he's a stud so it won't affect him much.

Would be great if we're picking something like #11 AND #12 with our pick and Calgary’s, where the Habs show solid progression and the Flames overachieve.

Porter Martone is the dream but that's all it is, a lottery win pipe dream. Anyone know if Malcolm Spence has a physical edge?

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Yeah I definitely don't think they are going towards Russia this year, we got Demidov and will live through a crappy development year but he's a stud so it won't affect him much.

Would be great if we're picking something like #11 AND #12 with our pick and Calgary’s, where the Habs show solid progression and the Flames overachieve.

Porter Martone is the dream but that's all it is, a lottery win pipe dream. Anyone know if Malcolm Spence has a physical edge?

Yeah, Spence has jam. He plays a strong physical game, and is solid along the boards and on the cycle. Intense forechecker and good two-way player. He's a puckhound.

He's a pesky and is known to chirp. Apparently, he's pretty good at it, too.

He doesn't have high end skill, but he should score at NHL level. Comparable is like a cross between Lehkonen and Byron except bigger and more physical than either.

 

[CanadienShark]

And drafting goalies in the first is cringe.

Not really, it's just not often that they do. Just like any other position, there's good and bad picks, especially since most are mid-late 1st.

Ex. Vasilevsky vs Subban

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Yeah, Spence has jam. He plays a strong physical game, and is solid along the boards and on the cycle. Intense forechecker and good two-way player. He's a puckhound.

He's a pesky and is known to chirp. Apparently, he's pretty good at it, too.

He doesn't have high end skill, but he should score at NHL level. Comparable is like a cross between Lehkonen and Byron except bigger and more physical than either.

A buff Lehkonen is a pretty good comp IMO, he brings the same type of game, but with a bit more size and power. Strong skater too, heck of a natural athlete.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

A buff Lehkonen is a pretty good comp IMO, he brings the same type of game, but with a bit more size and power. Strong skater too, heck of a natural athlete.

I am not sure, this warrant a top 10 pick unless some people can convince me he has some Tkachuk level of talent in him.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

I am not sure, this warrant a top 10 pick unless some people can convince me he has some Tkachuk level of talent in him.

Both Tkachuks went top 6. Imo, he's not a top 6 player. It's possible he's not top 10. Currently, he's on the cusp. We'll see how his offense unfolds this year. He was ppg this past year.

He needs to improve his shot accuracy, as he tends to be a volume shooter. But, he's in that Knies, Lehkonen, super forechecker, pain in the ass mold for sure. Like them, he'll play on any line & likely be the primary puck retriever on any line.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Spence is Dustin brown if he was an elite athlete

 

[Hannibal]

Spence is Dustin brown if he was an elite athlete

Well, i’m sold. That’s who we need.

 

[JotAlan]

Schaefer is also a year younger than Martone and one of the youngest players in the class.

Shaping up to be a 2014 kind of draft, where any of 4 guys could be ranked first depending who you ask (Hagens, Martone, Schaefer, McQueen)

You guys overestimate McQueen so much, I don't see that elite talent. The top 4 is Hagens/Martone/Misa/Schaefer. But I don't see any of them surpassing Hagens. Maybe Misa/Martone if James has a down season in the NCAA and they continue to obliterate the OHL.

But I would go:
1 Hagens
2 Misa
3 Martone
4 Schaefer
5 Frondell
6 McQuenn

 

[JeffreyLFC]

I honestly believe early on that Porter Martone is the best player and then the rest. I have watched Hagens but I do not see Jack Hughes level of talent. He is kind of a mix of Zach Benson with Logan Cooley. He will be a good player but I am not sure he is a true franchise player. Overall, we will see but I am not very impressed with the draft talent. It is a bit similar to 2022 maybe with even less talent. We will see I guess.

 

[montreal]

I honestly believe early on that Porter Martone is the best player and then the rest. I have watched Hagens but I do not see Jack Hughes level of talent. He is kind of a mix of Zach Benson with Logan Cooley. He will be a good player but I am not sure he is a true franchise player. Overall, we will see but I am not very impressed with the draft talent. It is a bit similar to 2022 maybe with even less talent. We will see I guess.

I cringe every time I see Hagens as the 1st OA, but by the end of the season I will know his game much better, so far while I like him a bit, I just don't see him going 1st OA unless this draft is much weaker.

 

[HuGort]

Misa 11 goals in 14 games. Looks good

 

[JotAlan]

Misa 11 goals in 14 games. Looks good

11 goals in 7 games.