The upper part of the NHL 2025 draft is established with New York islanders winning the lottery on Monday night with 3.5 percent possibilities.
There will be a long time to follow the class draft and dive more deeply in the thesis perspectives, but here are the fast decisions in a simulated lottery draft now that the order is established.
No. 1: New York Island: C Michael Misa – Saginaaw (OHL)
One of the most fascinating two -way centers to enter the draft in a long time. There are Shadows of Brayden Point to his game, which would be a great obtaining for any team that wrote Mass. You will need a little time to fly to be a NHL caliber lawyer, but there is much to like here.
For the islanders, he is the right choice. There is no massive gap between Mass and Matthew Schaefer, but Mass sacrifices the score that New York needs desperately.
No. 2: San Jose Sharks: D Matthew Schaefer – Erie (OHL)
There is no problem here. Schaefer is a choice as safe as possible, and it seems that he would take something to the monumental to derail his NHL career. Immensely tall, good roof, and a player who might not excite and sell t -shirts, but anchor a blue line for the next decade.
Schaefer has been compared to Jacob Slavin of Carolina’s hurricanes, and is the exact son of talent that sharks need in defense.
No. 3: Chicago Blackhawks: RW Porter Martone – Brampton (OHL)
You simply do not often find 6’3, more than 200 pounds in the draft. Martone already has a NHL construction and could make the jump immediately. He has a goals score skill and is a great finisher, but his general game took great steps for Brampton this season.
Martone is a great choice to put with Connor Bedard and start making Chicago a solid team again.
No. 4: Utah Hockey Club: C James Hagens – Boston College (NCAA)
A solid and reliable leader who feels like an incredible third -line center in the worst case. There may be some questions about the size of Hagens, but he plays bigger than his frame and sacrifices huge rise as a culture builder of the costumes.
No. 5: Nashville predators: C Caleb Desnoyers – Moncton (QMJHL)
Coming from a deep hockey family, Caleb Desnoyer is a young and gigantic prospect that has shown great flashes of ability to play. The team that leads it must understand that it has played as high -level competition like others in this class, so there is a bit of faith jump, but give it a few years and there could be something very special.
No. 6: Flyadelfia Flyers: LW Victor Eklund – Djurgårdens if (Sweden)
Eklund showed in the U20 that accumulates absolutely among the best wings of this kind of draft. There is a great advantage in his game that will make him a fans favorite, since he avoids doubt about his size to be a remarkable heating, a frighting player who loves to play in dirty parts of ice when necessary. In the open air it is a polished skater with a great disk sensation.
No. 7: Boston Bruins: C Roger McQueen – Brandon (WHL)
Roger McQueen is a monster. The 6’5 center lets its presence know in the ice and gives me the major vibrations of Joe Thornton in the middle. That may seem an incredible great praise, but the potential is there. McQueen could become a special side player.
No. 8: Seattle Kraken: C Anton Frondell – Djurgårdens if (Sweden)
Of the two great Swedes in this draft, I have Frondell slightly behind his teammate Eklund largely due to the jam of trunks in the center of this class. Frondell is a fantastic forecast and a solid distributor that could take the next step offensively and become a great player.
No. 9: Buffalo Sabres: D Jackson Smith-Tri-City (WHL)
Smith is a solid defender with good instincts, but it is his offensive Burgeonon what is exciting to project. He lived in the U18 of Canada by scoring four goals in seven games, and that could indicate an offensive potential that must still be unlocking that could in a solid first -line defender with power game potential.
No. 10: Anaheim Ducks: C Jake O’Brien – Brantford (OHL)
O’Brien, a prolific scorer of Ohl Point, ended with 98 points for Brantford this season with an impressive 66 assists. There are some concerns about a low roof, but it has the size and style necessary to become a solid NHL rotation player.
No. 11: Pittsburgh Penguins: C Brady Martin – SOO (OHL)
Martin brings a lot to the table in the center so that I like it. While it is possible that it is not projected to reach the heights of being an elite center, the center of the upper line, there is also a massive risk here that could be a smell. Martin has a game ready for NHL, and could easily be a reliable third line player for a long time.
No. 12: New York Rangers: D Radim Martka – Seattle (WHL)
Seeing Radim Mrtka is simply fun. You cannot have a 6’6 defender who enjoys the people who destroy the check and do not love him. There is a good possibility that I can go before this choice, but I do not love its decision with the album on your stick, and you need to develop a better opportunity. That could be fed, but also what I think prevents him from being a selection of the 10 best in this class.
No. 13: Detroit Red Wings: RW Justin Carbonneau Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL)
The super productive goal scorer with all the tools when the album is in his hands. He showed great play splashes last season, which could indicate that it will be a great threat, especially if combined with a goals center. He will need a few years of development, but a bidirectional player backwards.
No. 14: Columbus Blue Jackets: C Carter Bear – Everett (WHL)
He played both in the center and the wing for Everett sometimes, making his NHL position a bit difficult to define. I don’t see the speed and finishing capacity to be a wing, but I think Bear could be a solid interior distributor in a delicacy line.
No. 15: Vancouver Canucks: C Lynden Lackovic – Moose Jaw (WHL)
It may seem a bit low for Lackovic, but I’m not as big with him as others seem to be. The physical tools are there, but their game out of mud leaves much to be desired. A case in which their athletic skills exceed their mental audience. If the thesis was online, it would be a selection of Top 8, so there is a potential to train it. It is not reliable enough to decipher the upper part of the draft as it is.
No. 16: Montreal Canadiens (through Calgary Flames): LW Malcolm Spence – Erie (OHL)
Large wing that will not be muscular in the corners. He loves being in the pure erect and savors the contact, which is strange for young players. Spence does not really believe for yourself, which is inconvenient, but it is combined with a disc mental center, it can be a differentiation manufacturer in a team that seeks physical in a third line.
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