Prospect Info: 2025 NHL Entry Draft

[Anaheim4ever]

guess the guys I’d realistically like to get are
Martone
desnoyers

Don’t think well be in posistion to get misa/hagans

Not a fan of McQueen

Don’t know enough about frondell to make a fair judgment

Whenever I see the name Frondell I think Frozen Dell PC or I think it sounds like the Swedish word for Frozen Yogurt.
I don't see any buzz about him anywhere so that can't be a good thing.

If the Ducks are out of the top 4, I wouldn't be at all surprised if they went a bit off the board and took O'Brien or Smith. Both are rising.

Last time the Ducks had an O'Brien they traded him and then won the cup that year.
Maybe drafting him and then making a big trade in a few years they'll win the cup lol.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

If the Ducks are out of the top 4, I wouldn't be at all surprised if they went a bit off the board and took O'Brien or Smith. Both are rising.

Lynden Lakovic has been rising higher and higher, from mid-to-bottom of the first round to being 10th overall in MyNHLdraft and 11th overall in Tankathon. He's a big guy that is still trying to get comfy with his size b/c he doesn't play that physical game and more of a perimeter player at the moment. I think @WhatTheDuck identified him earlier in this thread.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Imagine line combos with Desnoyers:
Zegras/Carlsson/Sennecke
Gauthier/Desnoyers/Colangelo
Vatrano/McTavish/Terry
Sidorov/Proczyn or Gaucher/Masse/Pastujov


A lot of French names in this lineup. Habs will be jealous.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

 

[WhatTheDuck]

https://thehockeynews.com/news/ryan-kennedys-mid-season-nhl-draft-rankings

 

[MCB]

https://thehockeynews.com/news/ryan-kennedys-mid-season-nhl-draft-rankings

"No coincidence Canada tanked at the world juniors after he (Schaefer) got hurt."
Yeah.... That's the reason they tanked I'm sure he would have helped but not to that degree.

But besides that, I'm not really well versed in prospects other than what I read here, but that description of martone has me sold on him.

 

[ScarTroy]

Martone or Misa would be my picks. I’m obviously assuming we don’t pick 1st because that doesn’t happen for us.

 

[Rasp]

Pronman's ranking is out. He is one of the few rankings that is worth a look and tends to have some picks that are unique. Martone at 5 would be amazing.

Tier 1
1. Schaefer

Tier 2
2. Hagens
3. Misa
4. Desnoyers
5. Martone

Tier 3
6. Eklund
7. McQueen
8. Frondell

Tier 4
9. Aitcheson
10. O’Brien
11. Smith
12. Bear
13. Carbonneau
14. Lakovic
15. Ravensbergen

NHL Draft 2025 top prospects: Matthew Schaefer leads Corey Pronman’s midseason ranking

Erie defenseman Matthew Schaefer is Pronman's No. 1 ranked prospect and the favorite to go first in the draft.

www.nytimes.com

 

[tomd]

Starting to look like the Ducks are going to be picking in the 8-12 range. Set your sights accordingly.

 

[Gliff]

Starting to look like the Ducks are going to be picking in the 8-12 range. Set your sights accordingly.

They have the 7th pick right now, and they won 1 in the previous 8 before this 3 game run. 3 in a row is nice, but less impressive when you see they beat 3 teams that are even lower in the standings then they are.

I wouldn't hold my breath that they keep this play up. I expect them to be around 5.

 

[tomd]

They have the 7th pick right now, and they won 1 in the previous 8 before this 3 game run. 3 in a row is nice, but less impressive when you see they beat 3 teams that are even lower in the standings then they are.

I wouldn't hold my breath that they keep this play up. I expect them to be around 5.

You might be right but the team has been much more competitive game in and game out since the Trouba/Fowler switch and I expect that to continue. Getting quality goaltending every night is helping as well. I'm guessing that they'll finish the year at or near the .500 level (barring trades or injuries). That would probably put them in the 7-10 mix. Anything better than that could put them in the 11-12 range. And that assumes a team doesn't jump them in the lottery. Just my $0.02.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

5th to 12th Is where I bet they end up at. Looking at the current draft order: St. Louis and Philly are barely better than the Ducks this year, Fowler and Drysdale didn't go to that much better teams.

 

[TheDarkWingThatDucks]

They have the 7th pick right now, and they won 1 in the previous 8 before this 3 game run. 3 in a row is nice, but less impressive when you see they beat 3 teams that are even lower in the standings then they are.

I wouldn't hold my breath that they keep this play up. I expect them to be around 5.

20 winnable games down the stretch. Chasing teams in front of us.

Calgary x3
Montreal
Stars (without heiskanen) x 2
Redwings
Sabres
Canucks x 3
Blackhawks
Blues x 2
Islanders
Utah
Predators x 2
Rangers
Sharks

12 scary games

Kings x 2
Bruins x 2
Oilers x 2
Capitals
Hurricane
Maple leafs
End the season (maybe these teams clinched and are resting) with 3 straight against (kings right before too)
Avalanche
Wild
Jets


To hit the magic 96 pts to almost guarantee a playoff spot.

16-4 in that 20 game stretch
7-3-2 in that 12 game stretch

Considering that 91 pts might make it this year (what Calgary is on pace for.)

15-5 / and 6-4-2 would get us to 92 points.

Don’t shoot the messenger, I’m just spelling out our only realistic chance to sneak in, not saying it’s likely to happen.