My top 10 for 2025 nhl draft

[GlassesJacketShirt]

My list is quite limited, thus the top 10 is over half of my board.....I'll have more time for viewings later.

1. Schaefer
2. Misa
3. Hagens
4. Eklund
5. Martone
6. Kindel
7. Bear
8. Smith
9. Lakovic
10. Schmidt

Edit: Note that half of these names are from the WHL, which gives an idea as to my schedule hehe.

Most of the Euros and college players need further investigation. I'd assume some of the top 10 slots would change.

Guys I've left off my top 10 for now:

Desnoyers
Carbonneau
Spence
Reschny
Fiddler
Hensler
McQueen*
Mrtka

 

[NikF]

Could be a Schaefer/Misa/Frondell top 3 by final rankings. Might be a gap after those. At least for me. Said already in past that I'm not huge on Hagens (i like him but see his ceiling as a 50-60pt support playmaker in NHL, good but not great) and Martone (uncomfortable projecting him as I'm not sure his game will fully translate).

Frondell's skating will get better with age.

 

[wetcoast]

I still have some watching to do but right now I am thinking

1. Schaefer
2. Misa
3. Hagens
4. Martone
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5. Frondell
6. McQueen
7. Eklund
8. Desnoyer
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9. Spence
10. Bear
HM
Smith
Lakovic
Mrtka

Desnoyer I definitely need more viewings of but i feel inclined to put him where I did based on reading.

That top 10 looks good but I'm not sure that Spence will be in the top 10, would put Smith there.

Also there are some other interesting HM's in Brady Martin and Ryabkin who are making solids pushes and there are always one or 2 later risers who have a great finish and show something in the playoffs.

One thing is fore sure though after the top 3 it becomes really wide open with different teams probably having guys all over the place.

 

[wetcoast]

You're too high on Martin

Some teams are going to be that high on Martin and I don't think that they are wrong.

 

[GunnarStahl]

That top 10 looks good but I'm not sure that Spence will be in the top 10, would put Smith there.

Also there are some other interesting HM's in Brady Martin and Ryabkin who are making solids pushes and there are always one or 2 later risers who have a great finish and show something in the playoffs.

One thing is fore sure though after the top 3 it becomes really wide open with different teams probably having guys all over the place.

Yeah, I really like Spence as a player, but you are probably right that top 10 is rich for him. since making that list I'm inclined to at least move Bear ahead of him, likely Mrtka and Lakovic too.

Also, Frondell is officially in the top tier for me, and I think I am ready to put him ahead of Martone too.

 

[Czechboy]

Mrtka

Where you got him at? I only ask because I'm seeing him bump up a few spots lately. He seemed to be a really safe bet at 15 to 25. Then it seemed like 15 was very likely. Now some say 10 to 15.

Just curious.

 

[HoweFan]

I just can’t see anyone taking a chance on McQueen in the top ten when he hasn’t played a singl game.

 

[Dirtyf1ghter]

European prospects still underestimated like every year

The mine :

1 Schafer
2 Misa
3 Hagens
4 Martone
5 Desnoyers
6 Mrtka
7 Frondell
8 Bear
9 Eklund
10 McQueen

Where you got him at? I only ask because I'm seeing him bump up a few spots lately. He seemed to be a really safe bet at 15 to 25. Then it seemed like 15 was very likely. Now some say 10 to 15.

Just curious.

2nd best defender, big size and right sidedness, I would say between 5 and 10

 

[Czechboy]

European prospects still underestimated like every year

The mine :

1 Schafer
2 Misa
3 Hagens
4 Martone
5 Desnoyers
6 Mrtka
7 Frondell
8 Bear
9 Eklund
10 McQueen



2nd best defender, big size and right sidedness, I would say between 5 and 10

That's the highest I've seen him. You always have good insight.. who do you think are the next 3 Czechs to go and which round?

 

[Golden_Jet]

1. Schaefer
2. Hagens
3. Misa
4. Martone
5. Frondell

 

[Dirtyf1ghter]

That's the highest I've seen him. You always have good insight.. who do you think are the next 3 Czechs to go and which round?

Vojtech Cihar Round 2
Tomas Poletin Round 3
Max Psenicka Round 4

Others : Nestrasil, Mikes, Hoch, Benak, Galvas, Rozsival

 

[Czechboy]

Vojtech Cihar Round 2
Tomas Poletin Round 3
Max Psenicka Round 4

Others : Nestrasil, Mikes, Hoch, Benak, Galvas, Rozsival

Surprised you have Benak and Galvas.

I have Nestrasil going second amongst the Czechs. I'm hoping Pekar fixes his awful start and gets drafted somewhere.

 

[Dirtyf1ghter]

Surprised you have Benak and Galvas.

I have Nestrasil going second amongst the Czechs. I'm hoping Pekar fixes his awful start and gets drafted somewhere.

There is a margin between challenging 1st round prospect status and ignoring them. At the end of the draft (Round 5 to 7), their selection is possible. I still haven't reached 224 names in my lists and they are already there.