2025 NHL Entry Draft

[Lockin17]

No love for Ivan Ryabkin

 

[Benstheman]

No love for Ivan Ryabkin

No time to lose with him.

 

[Leto]

Yep. Drafting top 3 would probably have an as big impact as drafting Demidov last summer.

The cherry on the sundae would be CGY's pick being in the 11-16 range. Imagine leaving the draft with one of Schaefer/Martone plus a guy like Desnoyers. ​

 

[Benstheman]

The cherry on the sundae would be CGY's pick being in the 11-16 range. Imagine leaving the draft with one of Schaefer/Martone plus a guy like Desnoyers. ​

yep

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

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

No love for Ivan Ryabkin

Meh, if we're picking top 10, there are better options. Could be interesting with the other 1st rounder though, depending on where it goes.

 

[rahad]

Demidov-Hage-Martone

Boom.

I'm not so sure about Hage playing in the top 6 (yet). If Demidov can be traded to another KHL. I would have loved to see him play at center. His play making skill is insanely high.

Dach-Demidov-Martone combo will be better.

 

[le_sean]

No love for Ivan Ryabkin

Not the way he’s currently trending. You need to pick players that are showing consistent development.

 

[DrBizz4r3]

Ryabkin seems to have a concerning attitude. Overweight (what is reported) and pulls shenanigans to play where he thinks he belongs. I believe those are red flags for our current management

I'm not so sure about Hage playing in the top 6 (yet). If Demidov can be traded to another KHL. I would have loved to see him play at center. His play making skill is insanely high.

Dach-Demidov-Martone combo will be better.

Slaf-demidov-martone
Caufield-suzuki-dach is a sexy lineup too (Laine if he stays drop Dach a bit)

 

[WeThreeKings]

Ryabkin is only an option if he falls to the Calgary pick.

 

[The Great Weal]

Martone/Misa would be the dream but we'd need to win the lottery for that.

You guys think Schaefer is the best dman drafted top 10 in the past few drafts?

 

[MTL Dirty Birdy]

I was really hoping they would be in the 10-15 range next summer but it seems ill be paying more attention to the top 5ish guys....

With a little luck Calgarys pick will be in that 11-15 range

 

[WeThreeKings]

Martone/Misa would be the dream but we'd need to win the lottery for that.

You guys think Schaefer is the best dman drafted top 10 in the past few drafts?

Wouldn't need the lottery for Misa.. just would have to be where we are right now without getting jumped.

Schaefer also could be taken ahead of Misa,

Top 4 should be some order of Hagens/Martone/Schaefer/Misa

 

[The Great Weal]

Wouldn't need the lottery for Misa.. just would have to be where we are right now without getting jumped.

Schaefer also could be taken ahead of Misa,

Top 4 should be some order of Hagens/Martone/Schaefer/Misa

Avoiding to get jumped is what I meant. In our current spot, we can fall to 5 meaning we'd miss on all 4 of those guys. We'd need a bottom 2 finish to guarantee them. Still a lot of hockey left and I have a hard time seeing Nashville be this bad all year.

 

[KevSkillz4]

If Habs win the 1st overall, I would hesitate between Hagens and Martone, but Hagens is really really fun to watch.

Hagens and Demidov would be a very dynamic duo.

 

[rahad]

finish in the bottom 5 will secure our future for a long time. Martone is probably NHL ready for next year.

I can see him playing in our third line next year.

 

[rahad]

If Habs win the 1st overall, I would hesitate between Hagens and Martone, but Hagens is really really fun to watch.

Hagens and Demidov would be a very dynamic duo.

Having Hagens and Caufield in the top 6 could also be bad for us in the playoff. This is probably the only year i would prefer finishing second or third and drafting Martone or Misa.

 

[Cubebrick]

You guys think Schaefer is the best dman drafted top 10 in the past few drafts?

In my book, he's easily the best draft eligible dman of the 2020s so far (until DuPont comes into play in 2027). But I'm also probably his biggest fan around here...

Him and Martone are my biggest wish for the Habs. I'd be very happy with Misa as well. Hagens is clearly a player with great tools, but he left a bit to be desired in every single one of my viewings so far.

Also, Spence is a must get. Obviously much easier said than done, but KH needs to work his magic to get us another top 10 pick somehow.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

You guys think Schaefer is the best dman drafted top 10 in the past few drafts?

He'd have to be up there, his ceiling is about as high as it goes. Super young too, so in a lot of ways he's still only scratching the surface. I like him more than Levshunov and Nemec, at the very least. Jiricek and Reinbacher will need to be healthy to get a true read on, but he has more tools than they do.

 

[BergevinBurner]

If Habs win the 1st overall, I would hesitate between Hagens and Martone, but Hagens is really really fun to watch.

Hagens and Demidov would be a very dynamic duo.

I'd love either, but I'd probably lean Hagens and look to supplement our lack of grit with a trade.

Adding Hagens+Demidov would likely mean Suzuki and Caufield are on our 2nd line in a few years time which means our top 6 would be significantly improved.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Regardless, if our lot in life in this season is another bottom 5 finish... that means another high end talent to add to the pipeline, in addition to several other high value picks.

If you add a Martone/Hagens/Misa to this group and we get Calgary's pick.. after that, everything else we have in currency can be used for opportunities like Utah grabbing Sergachev.

At that point we'd have reached a critical mass of high level prospects and total number of available slots to play them.

 

[BoneHutson]

In my book, he's easily the best draft eligible dman of the 2020s so far (until DuPont comes into play in 2027). But I'm also probably his biggest fan around here...

Him and Martone are my biggest wish for the Habs. I'd be very happy with Misa as well. Hagens is clearly a player with great tools, but he left a bit to be desired in every single one of my viewings so far.

Also, Spence is a must get. Obviously much easier said than done, but KH needs to work his magic to get us another top 10 pick somehow.

Agreed on Hagens. Hes underwhelming so far. Then you look at Misa play and man oh man is he more impactful than Hagens. In all facets of the game

 

[General Fanager]

In my book, he's easily the best draft eligible dman of the 2020s so far (until DuPont comes into play in 2027). But I'm also probably his biggest fan around here...

Him and Martone are my biggest wish for the Habs. I'd be very happy with Misa as well. Hagens is clearly a player with great tools, but he left a bit to be desired in every single one of my viewings so far.

Also, Spence is a must get. Obviously much easier said than done, but KH needs to work his magic to get us another top 10 pick somehow.

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

 

[Cubebrick]

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

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.

 

[crosbyshow]

As I wrote yesterday it's always more exiting as a fan to pick a forward....

...but man....Shaeffer is the real deal and with him we would have a top 4 of a Stanley Cup team.

Shaeffer
Hutson
Reinbacher
Guhle.

Misa and Martone are a dream as well but the impact of Shaeffer for the team would be huge.

 

[Leto]

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.

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.​