Post your 2025 draft list

[vildurson]

Any concerns about O'Brien short choppy skating or slight frame?

Skating is valid concern but he is not so small guy so kind of whatever, just takes more time. Frame is just more potential to fill out to me compared to Hagens. Bit of a project on that regard but there is potential.

I most notably just liked O'Briens ability to delay and play with different kinds of speeds on offensive zone. He did not always take the first obvious option but often chose another more interesting one and I found that interesting. Pass first guy but can also shoot. Also decent at faceoffs.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

My post U18 draft list:

1. Schaefer
2. Misa
3. Martin
4. Hagens
5. Desnoyers
6. Eklund
7. O’Brien
8. Mrtka
9. Frondell
10. Martone
11. Fiddler
12. McQueen
13. Carbonneau
14. Reschny
15. Aitcheson
16. Hensler
17. Bear
18. Smith
19. Cootes
20. Reid
21. Nilson
22. Spence
23. Gastrin
24. Boumedienne
25. Lakovic
26. Ihs Wozniak
27. Brzustewicz
28. McKinney
29. Czata
30. Kindel
31. Zonnon
32. Potter
33. Ryabkin
34. Murtagh
35. Klingsel

 

[tomd]

My post U18 draft list:

1. Schaefer
2. Misa
3. Martin
4. Hagens
5. Desnoyers
6. Eklund
7. O’Brien
8. Mrtka
9. Frondell
10. Martone
11. Fiddler
12. McQueen
13. Carbonneau
14. Reschny
15. Aitcheson
16. Hensler
17. Bear
18. Smith
19. Cootes
20. Reid
21. Nilson
22. Spence
23. Gastrin
24. Boumedienne
25. Lakovic
26. Ihs Wozniak
27. Brzustewicz
28. McKinney
29. Czata
30. Kindel
31. Zonnon
32. Potter
33. Ryabkin
34. Murtagh
35. Klingsel

Good top 10 although not necessarily in the exact order you have them. I'd switch Fiddler and Lakovic.

 

[Favin]

A work in progress

1. Michael Misa
2. James Hagens
3. Matthew Schaefer
4. Radim Mtrka
5. Anton Frondell
6. Porter Martone
7. Cullen Potter
8. Jake O'Brien
9. Carter Bear
10. Caleb Desnoyers
11. Ivan Rybakin
12. Malcolm Spence
13. Victor Eklund
14. Kashawn Aitcheson
15. Jackson Smith
16. Sascha Boumedienne
17. Will Horcoff
18. Braeden Cootes
19. Logan Hensler
20. Brady Martin
21. Alexei Medvedev
22. Justin Carbonneau
23. Ryker Lee
24. Gustav Hillstrom
25. Jack Nesbitt
26. Blake Fiddler
27. Kurban Limatov
28. Mason West
29. Matthew Gard
30. Jack Murtagh
31. Everett Baldwin
32. Ben Kindel

 

[uncleben]

A work in progress

1. Michael Misa
2. James Hagens
3. Matthew Schaefer
4. Radim Mtrka
5. Anton Frondell
6. Porter Martone
7. Cullen Potter
8. Jake O'Brien
9. Carter Bear
10. Caleb Desnoyers
11. Ivan Rybakin
12. Malcolm Spence
13. Victor Eklund
14. Kashawn Aitcheson
15. Jackson Smith
16. Sascha Boumedienne
17. Will Horcoff
18. Braeden Cootes
19. Logan Hensler
20. Brady Martin
21. Alexei Medvedev
22. Justin Carbonneau
23. Ryker Lee
24. Gustav Hillstrom
25. Jack Nesbitt
26. Blake Fiddler
27. Kurban Limatov
28. Mason West
29. Matthew Gard
30. Jack Murtagh
31. Everett Baldwin
32. Ben Kindel

No McQueen?

 

[frontsfan67]

1 Schaefer
2 Misa
3 Martone
4 Frondell
5 Hagens
6 Desnoyers
7 Martin
8 Smith
9 O’Brien
10 Mrtka

 

[JadedRandom]

I've revised my list some, this would be the Early-May edition.

I've paid close attention to Cameron Schmidt at the U18s, and some of what I saw there had me go back and watch more tape of him from the WHL and seeing things with different eyes. As a result he's slipped quite a bit on my rankings (from #11 to #19).

Meanwhile Martin and Cootes have shot-up my rankings, and the same holds true for Gastrin, Boumedienne, and Moore.

1. Schaefer
2. Misa
3. Martone
4. Hagens
5. Desnoyers
6. Frondell
7. Smith
8. McQueen
9. Eklund
10. Mrtka
11. O'Brien
12. Aitcheson
13. Lakovic
14. Cootes
15. Martin
16. Carbonneau
17. Hensler
18. Bear (achilles injury makes him drop, would be #13-14 without it)
19. Schmidt
20. Reid
21. Kindel
22. Reschny
23. Potter
24. Spence
25. Gastrin
26. Fiddler
27. Murtagh
28. Zonnon
29. Ravensbergen
30. Moore
31. McKinney
32. Boumedienne

 

[Doublechin]

1. Schaefer
2. Misa
3. Martone
4. Desnoyers
5. Frondell
6. Hagens
7. Martin
8. Mrtka
9. O'Brien
10. Eklund
11. McQueen
12. Smith
13. Cootes
14. Reschny
15. Aitchenson
16. Bear
17. Hensler
18. Lakovic
19. Ravensbergen
20. Gastrin
21. Spence
22. Carbonneau
23. Kindel
24. Nesbitt
25. Reid

 

[rocketdan9]

My quick mock

NYI - Misa
SJS - Schaefer
CHI - Martone
UTA - Desnoyers
NSH - Hagens
PHI - Frondell
BOS - Martin
SEA - Smith
BUF - Mrtka
ANA - Eklund
PIT - O'Brien
NYR - Aitchenson
DET - Lakovic
CBJ - Moore
VAN - Hensler
MTL - Carbonneau
MTL - Boumedienne

 

[LeProspector]

I feel like most of these are just:

- CTL ‘C’
- CTL ‘V’
- “change it up a little so teacher doesn’t notice”

 

[emptyNedder]

A work in progress

1. Michael Misa
2. James Hagens
3. Matthew Schaefer
4. Radim Mtrka
5. Anton Frondell
6. Porter Martone
7. Cullen Potter
8. Jake O'Brien
9. Carter Bear
10. Caleb Desnoyers
11. Ivan Rybakin
12. Malcolm Spence
13. Victor Eklund
14. Kashawn Aitcheson
15. Jackson Smith
16. Sascha Boumedienne
17. Will Horcoff
18. Braeden Cootes
19. Logan Hensler
20. Brady Martin
21. Alexei Medvedev
22. Justin Carbonneau
23. Ryker Lee
24. Gustav Hillstrom
25. Jack Nesbitt
26. Blake Fiddler
27. Kurban Limatov
28. Mason West
29. Matthew Gard
30. Jack Murtagh
31. Everett Baldwin
32. Ben Kindel

Like the unusual suspects in the late 1st round.

You inspired me to post my draft list--not draft ranking or mock. I have been posting in Mom's Basement Stakes, so this would be my list for Buffalo (and I have also added Detroit the past two years as a second benchmark).

Schaefer
Hagens
Misa
Frondell
Desnoyers
McQueen
Eklund
O’Brien
Lakovic
Hensler
Martin
Reschny
Bear
Cootes
Kindel
Gastrin
Malcolm Spence
Bill Zonnon
Eric Nilson
Jack Murtagh
Cole McKinney
Viktor Klingsell
Max Westergárd
Alex Huang
Karl Annborn
Mason Moe
Mikkel Eriksen
Ondrej Stebetak
Tomas Poletin
Jan Chovan
Lasse Boelius
Carlos Handel
Liam Petterson
Dakota Rheaume-Mullen
Mateo Nobert
Mads Kongsbak Klyvø
Sean Barnhill
David Rozsival
Cooper Simpson
Anders Miller
Edison Engle
Teddy Mutryn
Burke Hood
Elijah Neuenschwander
Jere Somervouri
Raiden LaGall
Linus Rørth
Rihards Griva
Carsen Adair
Jackson Crowder
Blake Vanek
Mathis Langevin
Onni Kalto

 

[uncleben]

Like the unusual suspects in the late 1st round.

You inspired me to post my draft list--not draft ranking or mock. I have been posting in Mom's Basement Stakes, so this would be my list for Buffalo (and I have also added Detroit the past two years as a second benchmark).

Schaefer
Hagens
Misa
Frondell
Desnoyers
McQueen
Eklund
O’Brien
Lakovic
Hensler
Martin
Reschny
Bear
Cootes
Kindel
Gastrin
Malcolm Spence
Bill Zonnon
Eric Nilson
Jack Murtagh
Cole McKinney
Viktor Klingsell
Max Westergárd
Alex Huang
Karl Annborn
Mason Moe
Mikkel Eriksen
Ondrej Stebetak
Tomas Poletin
Jan Chovan
Lasse Boelius
Carlos Handel
Liam Petterson
Dakota Rheaume-Mullen
Mateo Nobert
Mads Kongsbak Klyvø
Sean Barnhill
David Rozsival
Cooper Simpson
Anders Miller
Edison Engle
Teddy Mutryn
Burke Hood
Elijah Neuenschwander
Jere Somervouri
Raiden LaGall
Linus Rørth
Rihards Griva
Carsen Adair
Jackson Crowder
Blake Vanek
Mathis Langevin
Onni Kalto

No Martone?

 

[I am Bettman]

Schaefer
Misa
Hagens
Desnoyers
Eklund
Frondell
O’brien
Martone

 

[Sturminator]

How I think the real top-10 will go:

1st - NYI: Misa
2nd - SJS: Schaefer
3rd - CHI: Martone
4th - UTA: Hagens
5th - NSH: Frondell
6th - PHI: Eklund
7th - BOS: Desnoyers
8th - SEA: Smith
9th - BUF: McQueen
10th - ANA: O'Brien

 

[LeProspector]

I can’t talk shit without providing a list of my own, so here you go:


1: Schaefer
2: Hagens
3: Misa
4: Desnoyers
5: Frondell
6: Martin
7: Mrtka
8: Eklund
9: Martone
10: Potter
11: Hensler
12: Spence
13: McKinney
14: Smith
15: O’Brien
16: Moore
17: Cootes
18: Lakovic
19: Lee
20: Bear
21: Carbonneau
22: Czata
23: Limatov
24: Murtugh
25: Cerrato
26: Aitcheson
27: Idzan
28: Reid
29: Ivankovic
30: Ihs Wozniak
31: Zharovsky
32: Gastrin

 

[emptyNedder]

No Martone?

I had the list ready in case Buffalo won a lottery place. Now I figure there is almost no chance Martone is around at 9, so didn't make any updates.

I presume the full draft will look something like:

1st Rd: McQueen or O'Brien
2nd Rd: Nilson/Murtagh/McKinney
3rd Rd: Huang or Annborn *
4th Rd (two picks): Moe/Eriiksen/Stebetak
5th Rd: Chovan (if lucky) Liam Pettersen/Klyvo (more likely)
6th: Anders Miller/Neuenschwander
7th (three picks): Somervuori/LeGall/Rørth/Griva

Obviously 6th and 7th rounds are mostly guessing who will still be around

*Still prioritizing right-shot D in 2nd-3rd rounds as Sabres could use one. However, if I had been drafting for them they would have all of Luneau, Brzustewizc, Brunicke, and Luca Marrelli in the pipeline.