The 2025 Draft Thread

[TheMistyStranger]

Who is gonna be available in the 28 range? Asking for Buffalo.

 

[Digable5]

Who is gonna be available in the 28 range? Asking for Buffalo.

You think we’ll trade back two years in a row?

 

[Jim Bob]

2025 NHL Draft: Jack Ivankovic Making Case for Best Goaltender - The Hockey Writers NHL Entry Draft Latest News, Analysis & More

It will be interesting to see if he can be a 1st round goalie.

 

[HaNotsri]

Reber went undrafted and is close to starting the SHL season on the first line. Fast playmaker with extreme flair.

Jamiro Reber - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Jamiro Reber, 2006-09-04 Münsingen, SUI Switzerland. Most recently in the undefined with HV71 J20. Complete player biography and stats.

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[Johnnydrama21]

If we end up picking 7th, it might be time to take a year break or more from the Sabres

 

[MarkusKetterer]

If we end up picking 7th, it might be time to take a year break or more from the Sabres

That’s silly of a thought. Because they haven’t picked 7th or less since the pandemic season. Before that was Dahlin and before that the team was tanking for McDavid.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

That’s silly of a thought. Because they haven’t picked 7th or less since the pandemic season. Before that was Dahlin and before that the team was tanking for McDavid.

You forgot the Power draft

 

[buffalowing88]

That’s silly of a thought. Because they haven’t picked 7th or less since the pandemic season. Before that was Dahlin and before that the team was tanking for McDavid.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

You forgot the Power draft

Not really. Because that was the pandemic season.

 

[Johnnydrama21]

Not really. Because that was the pandemic season.

The point is that we've done this dance of incompetence for more than a decade. Life is hard enough without the thing I love actively being awful.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

The point is that we've done this dance of incompetence for more than a decade. Life is hard enough without the thing I love actively being awful.

Fair enough. I just mock the team now instead of getting angry. Makes it easier and less stressful to watch them suck.

 

[Chainshot]

 

[elchud]

Mrtka and Carbonneau are my two guys in the 1st round so far, Mrtka if we miss the playoffs, Carbonneau if we make

 

[Gabrielor]

its for the 2026 thread, but this video led me to....

Alexander Karmanov - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

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Yeah, I'll take that swing. Pretty much any time after the top 40.

 

[Chainshot]

its for the 2026 thread, but this video led me to....

Alexander Karmanov - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Alexander Karmanov, 2008-03-22 Chisinau, MOL Moldova. Most recently in the 16U AAA with WB/Scranton Knights 16U AAA. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Yeah, I'll take that swing. Pretty much any time after the top 40.

Yeah, that kid is going to be really interesting with how things are going - Silayev, But, Simashev - there seems like a wave of ultra tall prospects and Karmanov fits right in there.

 

[Chainshot]

And speaking about early 2026's:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1838186555216994468

 

[Gabrielor]

Yeah, that kid is going to be really interesting with how things are going - Silayev, But, Simashev - there seems like a wave of ultra tall prospects and Karmanov fits right in there.

273….at 16….if they get any kind of mobility in this kid, he’s a 1 of 1 build.

 

[Chainshot]

Back to this year's draft -

 

[Chainshot]

WTF:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842379377020915855

 

[Chainshot]

He's an OA but this kid is on fire:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1845281187453075772

 

[Chainshot]

Micro-sized Czech Adam Benak getting some ink -

https://x.com/i/web/status/1846963384018784325

He's on Youngstown of the USHL, teammates with Sabre draftee Luke Osburn.

 

[Chainshot]

McKeen’s Hockey Preliminary Top 32 for 2025

https://www.mckeenshockey.com/nhl-blog/2025-nhl-draft-top-32-draft-ranking-hagens-tops-list-martone-misa-mcqueen-sharp-heels/ We’ve released our first draft ranking of the year. Top 10: 1 James Hagens C Boston College (NCAA) 5-10/170 3-Nov-06 4 1 5 6 0 2 Porter Martone RW Brampton (OHL)...

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Brock has the early McKeens list posted in the thread above.

 

[Jim Bob]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5894412/2024/11/13/nhl-draft-2025-ranking-hagens-martone/

Pronman getting spicy.

 

[Chainshot]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5894412/2024/11/13/nhl-draft-2025-ranking-hagens-martone/

Pronman getting spicy.

He likes 'em big now.

 

[Chainshot]

Brock with his OHL breakdown posted this morning -

Preliminary Top 50 OHL'ers for the 2025 NHL Draft

https://ohlprospects.blogspot.com/2024/11/preliminary-top-50-for-2025-nhl-draft.html 1. Michael Misa - Center - Saginaw Spirit As of writing this, Misa leads the OHL in both overall scoring and goal scoring. Simply put, he’s been the best player in the OHL this year, finally emerging as the...

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Certainly standing out with Misa 1OA in his list and Martone at 3 among OHLers. I appreciate his reasoning too.