The 2025 Draft Thread

[HOOats]

He would definitely add an element we're missing. Not sure if his processor is fast enough to get into the top 10 where we're likely to pick, but worth watching. Mrtka is another interesting dman with some attractive attributes: right shot, size and skating, and plays a calm game with defensive acumen.

Agree that top 10 feels like a stretch. But find a way to get him - trade down, trade up from the 2nd, find another 1st somehow.

 

[Chainshot]

I don't think they have to go 2009 levels of looking for toughness, but there needs to be more jam in their prospect pool for sure. Outside of Ziemer, there isn't much contact among their un-signed group outside of Ziemer and of their farmhands, it's more a matter of being pesky than being physically involved. There isn't much size, applied or otherwise.

 

[toddkaz]

All the write-ups I read say McQueen is due back this money but there is no timeline on February is a short month!

"He Can Be a Force in the NHL": How Roger McQueen Could Be A Steal At the 2025 NHL Draft

NHL scouts are debating the 2025 draft class, examining how Roger McQueen’s injury could make him a steal in the bottom half of the top ten

rg.org

 

[Chainshot]

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Not sure if they cache this but it's Misa and the Steelheads tonight.