Prospect Info: Caps Top Prospects General Discussion Thread - 2024

[DWGie26]

2025 NHL DRAFT: DECEMBER RANKING - TOP 32 - PRE-WJC

McKeen's Hockey releases it top 64 ranking with honourable mentions prior to the start of the 2025 World Junior Championship.

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I don’t know enough to really comment on these prospects. But there are a lot of Dee in there. And our pick will be outside of the top 25. Might even start with a 3.

 

[Langway]

Coming into the WJCs I think Schaefer first is justified. We'll see if the tournament changes that. No Mrtka for the Czechs is a bummer.

Bear is a bit low for me in those rankings. Fiddler could be a fit if still available for the Caps. Ryabkin also. Wang, Nilson, Gastrin and Moore are also interesting IMO in the late first range. Overall it doesn't seem like a tremendously deep draft but still much TBD.

 

[Holtbyisms]

Feel like this is the year we go goalie. Ravensbergen is from the W and we've watched him for two seasons now scouting Funk and Parascak. He's huge and an outstanding athlete. He's got Mahoney pick written all over him.

 

[MW6]

Do people who watch him think Clay Stevenson could be ready to be the backup goalie for the Caps next season?

 

[Holtbyisms]

Do people who watch him think Clay Stevenson could be ready to be the backup goalie for the Caps next season?

I do, yes.

 

[ArmadilloThumb]

Feel like this is the year we go goalie. Ravensbergen is from the W and we've watched him for two seasons now scouting Funk and Parascak. He's huge and an outstanding athlete. He's got Mahoney pick written all over him.

Might be a very good move. I believe we are way better stocked at F and D than many think, so timing makes sense to me if we can take a G the staff believe in.