NHL Entry Draft Future Draft Watch

[Laphroaig]

Maybe I missed something but has it been determined yet that we're keeping our pick?

 

[God Says No]

I hope you're right.

Why? You don't like him?

 

[Senator Stanley]

What about Cole Reschny? Centre , Victoria WHL, going to UND this fall.

92 points in 62 games. 25 points in 11 playoff games. 5'11 183 lbs. Born in April. From Saskatchewan.

Other players I like... Kindel, Fiddler.

I'm having a hard time coming around on Reschny. I worry he's a guy who lacks that one or two special traits that will allow his offensive game to translate. Obviously he's smart and skilled, but I don't see a special level of smarts or skill. I see a guy whose game works at junior pace, but I worry he will struggle to produce as the game gets quicker and the opponents get bigger and faster.

I am a fair bit higher on Kindel, who in my opinion separates himself with the way he processes the game and creates offence. I like the compete, I think the skating will be fine, and I love the way he elevated his game in the playoffs. But what makes me a believer in him - enough to bet on at 21 - is that I think he's a special thinker of the game. He creates so much for himself and others from the way he reads the play, and that kind of intelligence translates to the NHL level. These are not direct comparisons, but guys like Mark Stone and Claude Giroux have thrived in the NHL, despite lacking ideal physical tools, because they are just that much smarter than the average player. That's the bet with Kindel.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Why? You don't like him?

I think he's a fine selection in the late 1st, but I suspect there will be better options available at 21.

 

[Hale The Villain]

2025 NHL Combine Heights & Weights - The Hockey Writers NHL Entry Draft Latest News, Analysis & More

We reveal the heights and weights observed at the 2025 NHL Combine. See which prospects have made noticeable gains throughout the year.

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Some interesting measurements:

- Jackson Smith is now 6'4, was listed at 6'3 previously
- Malcolm Spence was listed at 6'2, but he's not even 6'1
- Jack Nesbitt is now 6'4.5 and probably ends up being 6'5 or taller, still needs to put on weight at only 186lbs
- Vaclav Nestrasil is in the same boat as Nesbitt being 6'5.5 but only 185lbs, not close to physically developed yet
- Eklund hasn't grown at all or put on weight, wouldn't surprise me if he falls on draft day
- Carter Amico is a specimen at 6'5.5 and 232lbs
- Will Horcoff has grown to 6'4.75 and also put on 20lbs of weight, was listed at 181lbs and is now 203lbs

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

Some interesting measurements:

- Carter Amico is a specimen at 6'5.5 and 232lbs

We found our guy at 21 @aragorn

 

[aragorn]

We found our guy at 21 @aragorn

Blake Fiddler RD is ranked higher & may be the better prospect & might even be able to move back to get him should they want a RD & another pick. I think they either trade the pick 21st OA or they make a pick & take a forward.

 

[bicboi64]

- Will Horcoff has grown to 6'4.75 and also put on 20lbs of weight, was listed at 181lbs and is now 203lbs

Horcoff set the record for horizontal jumps at the combine.

Would be cool to draft someone that'll jump over the opposition and carry the puck into the net