2025 NHL Draft Thread

[cannon7]

Originally Posted by icarus

He's got Cootes-Kindel-Reschny at 15, 16, 17. There's not much separating those three centres in terms of size.

I'd rank those three in the reverse order. Reschny, Kindel, and then Cootes. Reschny in the playoffs alone was a stand out. Cootes didn't have enough of a supporting cast to show what he can really do.

[Ba'alzamon]

Originally Posted by Bingo

20 Logan Hensler D 20.78

Hensler freefalling

[This post is terrible]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

New full draft mock from Pronman.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/642...ounds-pronman/

Flames get:
18- Reschny
31 - Gastrin
54 - Schmidt
80 - Liam Pettersson (D)
144 - Tinus Luc Koblar (great pick if only for the name!)
175 - Owen Griffin
208 - Andreas Straka

I'd be pretty happy with that.

What! This is the worst possible outcome…now if your able to draft Gastrin at 32, that would be amazing

[RyZ]

Originally Posted by cannon7

I'd rank those three in the reverse order. Reschny, Kindel, and then Cootes. Reschny in the playoffs alone was a stand out. Cootes didn't have enough of a supporting cast to show what he can really do.

When Cootes did have the support at the U18s he led Canada in points and is probably pretty similar level offensively to Reschny and Kindel. Id still rank them just like you did though, Id rather the Flames draft Reschny - Kindel - Cootes.

Cootes - 7gp 12p
Reschny - 5gp 8p
Kindel - 5gp 7p

[iloveicedhockey]

Thanks Bingo! This is what I was thinking, trying to see how far someone might fall but also how varied it gets the more you go down.

	      Name	Pos	Rank	Pick	Delta
1	M Celebrini	C	1	1	0
2	Ivan Demidov	RW	2.59	5	-2.41
3	A Levshunov	D	4.59	2	2.59
4	Zeev Buium	D	5.91	12	-6.09
5	C Lindstrom	C	7.05	4	3.05
6	Sam Dickinson	D	7.64	11	-3.36
7	Zayne Parekh	D	7.77	9	-1.23
8	Berkly Catton	C	8	8	0
9	Tij Iginla	C	8.5	6	2.5
10	Anton Silayev	D	9.5	10	-0.5
11	Konsta Helenius	C	10.82	14	-3.18
12	Cole Eiserman	LW	11.41	20	-8.59
13	C Yakemchuk	D	13.36	7	6.36
14	Brand-Nygard	RW	14.86	15	-0.14
15	B Sennecke	RW	15.45	3	12.45
16	Liam Greentree	RW	17.64	26	-8.36
17	I Chernyshov	LW	18.57	33	-14.43
18	Trevor Connelly	LW	18.64	19	-0.36
19	Michael Hage	C	18.82	21	-2.18
20	Adam Jiricek	D	19.6	16	3.6
21	Sacha Boisvert	C	24.71	18	6.71
22	N Artamonov	LW	27.16	50	-22.84
23	Stian Solberg	D	27.38	23	4.38
24	Emil Hemming	F	27.44	29	-1.56
25	Jett Luchanko	C	27.48	13	14.48
26	Andrew Basha	LW	27.6	41	-13.4
27	Ryder Ritchie	RW	29.36	45	-15.64
28	Terik Parascak	RW	29.7	17	12.7
29	E.J. Emery	D	30.71	30	0.71
30	Alfons Freij	D	34.06	37	-2.94
31	Teddy Stiga	F	34.53	55	-20.47
32	Yegor Surin	F	35.33	22	13.33
33	Cole Beaudoin	C	36.06	24	12.06
34	L Pettersson		36.87	35	1.87
35	S Wallenius		38.78	53	-14.22
36	M Vanacker		39.17	24	15.17
37	Charlie Elick	D	39.47	36	3.47
38	Dom Badinka		40	34	6
39	Henry Mews	D	40.27	74	-33.73
40	Aron Kiviharju	D	41.06	122	-80.94
41	J Miettinen		41.67	40	1.67
42	Matvei Gridin	F	41.75	28	13.75
43	Linus Eriksson	F	41.88	58	-16.12

[cral12]

2025 NHL Draft Rankings: Matthew Schaefer Tops Chris Peters' Final Top 100 (FloHockey)

(He also cohosts Called Up Podcast with Cam Robinson)

https://www.flohockey.tv/articles/14...-final-top-100

[Bingo]

Want a relaxing experience? Go to FC Hockey, pick a two round mock draft and the Oilers as the team selecting.

[circle]

Originally Posted by iloveicedhockey

Thanks Bingo! This is what I was thinking, trying to see how far someone might fall but also how varied it gets the more you go down.

	      Name	Pos	Rank	Pick	Delta
1	M Celebrini	C	1	1	0
2	Ivan Demidov	RW	2.59	5	-2.41
3	A Levshunov	D	4.59	2	2.59
4	Zeev Buium	D	5.91	12	-6.09
5	C Lindstrom	C	7.05	4	3.05
6	Sam Dickinson	D	7.64	11	-3.36
7	Zayne Parekh	D	7.77	9	-1.23
8	Berkly Catton	C	8	8	0
9	Tij Iginla	C	8.5	6	2.5
10	Anton Silayev	D	9.5	10	-0.5
11	Konsta Helenius	C	10.82	14	-3.18
12	Cole Eiserman	LW	11.41	20	-8.59
13	C Yakemchuk	D	13.36	7	6.36
14	Brand-Nygard	RW	14.86	15	-0.14
15	B Sennecke	RW	15.45	3	12.45
16	Liam Greentree	RW	17.64	26	-8.36
17	I Chernyshov	LW	18.57	33	-14.43
18	Trevor Connelly	LW	18.64	19	-0.36
19	Michael Hage	C	18.82	21	-2.18
20	Adam Jiricek	D	19.6	16	3.6
21	Sacha Boisvert	C	24.71	18	6.71
22	N Artamonov	LW	27.16	50	-22.84
23	Stian Solberg	D	27.38	23	4.38
24	Emil Hemming	F	27.44	29	-1.56
25	Jett Luchanko	C	27.48	13	14.48
26	Andrew Basha	LW	27.6	41	-13.4
27	Ryder Ritchie	RW	29.36	45	-15.64
28	Terik Parascak	RW	29.7	17	12.7
29	E.J. Emery	D	30.71	30	0.71
30	Alfons Freij	D	34.06	37	-2.94
31	Teddy Stiga	F	34.53	55	-20.47
32	Yegor Surin	F	35.33	22	13.33
33	Cole Beaudoin	C	36.06	24	12.06
34	L Pettersson		36.87	35	1.87
35	S Wallenius		38.78	53	-14.22
36	M Vanacker		39.17	24	15.17
37	Charlie Elick	D	39.47	36	3.47
38	Dom Badinka		40	34	6
39	Henry Mews	D	40.27	74	-33.73
40	Aron Kiviharju	D	41.06	122	-80.94
41	J Miettinen		41.67	40	1.67
42	Matvei Gridin	F	41.75	28	13.75
43	Linus Eriksson	F	41.88	58	-16.12

The big fallers that I see that are steals are Chernyshov and Artamonov. Interesting cause they're both Russian players that played in Russia (Chernyshov played in Saginaw this year). Maybe that means without actual eyes on these prospects, teams shied away from taking them too early? Or, I'm taking a really small sample size and cherry-picking. Either way, let's draft Alexander Zharovsky.

[Bingo]

Updated ...

19 rankings
6 appearances needed to get an average
Flames ranges in bold

1	M Schaefer	D	1.16

2	Michael Misa	C	2.11

3	James Hagens	C	3.95
4	Porter Martone	RW	4.47
5	Anton Frondell	C	5.26
6	C Desnoyers	C	6.11

7	Victor Eklund	LW	8.47
8	Jake O'Brien	C	9.26

9	Radim Mrtka	D	11.32
10	Brady Martin	C	11.53
11	Roger McQueen	C	11.74
12	Jackson Smith	D	11.84

13	Carter Bear	C	14.26

14	K Aitcheson	D	16.61
15	Braeden Cootes	C	17.61
16	J Carbonneau	RW	17.74
17	Lynden Lakovic	LW	18.11

18	Cole Reschny	C	19.95
19	Logan Hensler	D	20.74
20	Malcolm Spence	LW	20.83
21	Cameron Reid	D	21.00
22	Benjamin Kindel	RW	22.11

23	Cullen Potter	C	23.50

24	J Ravensbergen	G	26.31
25	Jack Nesbitt	C	26.82
26	Blake Fiddler	D	27.67
27	Bill Zonnon	Lw	27.78
28	S Boumedienne	D	28.26
29	Cam Schmidt	RW	29.18
30	Milton Gästrin	C	29.94

31	Ivan Ryabkin	C	31.56

32	Jack Murtagh	C	33.06
33	William Moore	C	33.15
34	J Ihs-Wozniak	RW	33.75
35	Cole McKinney	C	35.69
36	H Brzustewicz	D	36.00
37	Shane Vansaghi	C	37.17
38	Ryker Lee	   RW	37.57
39	Eric Nilson	      C	38.50
40	William Horcoff	C	40.29
41	Jack Ivankovic	G	40.69
42	Kurban Limatov	D	43.58
43	Adam Benák	C	44.82
44	Eddie Genborg	LW	45.15
45	Alex Zharovsky	RW	46.00
46	Haoxi Wang	D	48.85
47	Nathan Behm	LW	50.92
48	Ethan Czata	C	52.64
49	V Nestrasil	RW	52.79
50	Luca Romano	C	53.67
51	C Trethewey	D	57.14
52	Benjamin Kevan	RW	57.21
53	Vojtech Cihar	LW	57.70
54	Owen Conrad	D	58.13
55	Matthew Gard	C	59.58
56	Conrad Fondrk	C	59.70
57	Tyler Hopkins	C	60.17
58	P Andreyanov	G	60.30
59	L.J. Mooney	RW	61.82
60	K Epperson	LW	62.00
61	Michal Pradel	G	62.75
62	D Prokhorov	RW	63.75
63	Carter Amico	D	63.80
64	Max Psenicka	D	64.88

[cral12]

Originally Posted by cral12

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Sandman's Final List:

Tier 1:
1) D Matt Schafer
2) C Mike Misa

Tier 2:
3) C Caleb Desnoyers
4) RW Porter Martone
5) C Anton Frondell

Tier 3:
6) C Roger McQueen
7) C James Hagens

Tier 4:
8) C Jake O'Brien
9) C Brady Martin
10) LW Viktor Eklund
11) D Radim Mrtka

Tier 5:
12) D Jackson Smith

Tier 6:
13) RW Justin Carbonneau
14) LW Lynden Lakovic
15) D Kashawn Aitcheson
16) D Logan Hensler

Tier 7:
17) C Cole Reschny
18) C Carter Bear
19) C Braeden Cootes
20) C Bill Zonnon
21) LW Malcolm Spence

Tier 8:
22) C Jack Nesbitt
23) C Ivan Ryabkin
24) C Ben Kindel

Tier 9:
25) D Cam Reid
26) G Josh Ravensbergen
27) C Will Horcoff
28) LW Jakob Ihs-Wozniak

Tier 10:
29) D Blake Fiddler
30) C Jack Murtagh
31) D Henry Brzustewicz
32) C Milton Gastrin

ROUND TWO:

Tier 11:
33) C Cole McKinney
34) LW Eddie Genborg
35) C Will Moore
36) D Sascha Boumedienne
37) RW Shane Vansaghi

Tier 12:
38) C Mateo Nobert
39) G Jack Ivankovic
40) C Ethan Czata
41) C Cullen Potter
42) C Luca Romano
43) RW Cam Schmidt
44) G Alexei Medvedev
45) LW Nathan Behm
46) D Kurban Limatov

Tier 13:
47) D Alex Huang
48) RW Alex Zharovsky
49) D Charlie Trethewey
50) C Tyler Hopkins
51) RW Ben Kevan
52) C Eric Nilson
53) C Matthew Gard

Tier 14:
54) C Ryker Lee
55) D Haoxi Wang
56) G Semyon Frolov
57) D Lasse Boelius

Tier 15:
58) G Pyotr Andreyanov
59) D Maxim Agafonov
60) D Evan Passmore
61) C Hayden Paupanekis
62) D Maddox Labre
63) C Owen Martin
64) RW Arvid Drott

ROUND THREE:

Tier 16:
65) C Conrad Fondrk
66) D Artyom Vilchinsky
67) D Owen Conrad
68) RW Shamar Moses
69) C Tommy Lafreniere
70) RW Aiden Lane
71) D Carlos Handel
72) D Carter Amico
73) LW Kristian Epperson
74) C Jimmy Lombardi

Tier 17:
75) LW Vojtech Cihar
76) D Will Reynolds
77) G Love Haremstam
78) RW Vaclav Nestrasil
79) C Carson Cameron
80) LW Zach Morin
81) LW Tomas Poletin
82) C Mason West
83) D Max Psenicka
84) D Reese Hamilton
85) LW Emile Guite'
86) D Asher Barnett
87) C Teddy Mutryn
88) D Will Sharpe
89) D Peyton Kettles

Tier 18:
90) D Karl Annborn
91) LW Melvin Novotny
92) D Jacob Rombach
93) RW Daniil Prokhorov
94) G Lucas Beckman
95) LW David Bedkowski
96) D Mace'o Phillips

ROUND FOUR:

Tier 19:
97) RW Theo Stockselius
98) LW David Lewandowski
99) C Jan Chovan
100) LW Max Westergard
101) G Ondrej Stebetak
102) LW Mason Moe
103) C Dominik Pavlik
104) C Mikkel Eriksen
105) G Gabriel D'Aigle
106) D Quinn Beauchesne
107) G Petteri Rimpinen
108) C Gustav Hillstrom
109) D Zeb Lindgren

Tier 20:
110) G Patrik Kerkola
111) D Malte Vass
112) D Noah Laberge
113) RW Bruno Osmanis
114) D Anthony Allain-Samake
115) C Tomas Pobezal
116) D Makar Fomin
117) C Oscar Davidsson
118) LW Will Belle
119) LW Filip Ekberg
120) D Daniil Skvortsov
121) D Dakota Rheaume-Mullen

Tier 21:
122) D Sean Barnhill
123) C Charlie Cerrato
124) D Everett Baldwin
125) RW Lirim Amidovski
126) LW David Rozsival
127) LW Viktor Klingsell
128) C Lucas Karmiris
Last edited by Sandman; 05-21-2025 at 05:15 AM.
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Bingo's Consolidated Rankings

Updated averages (June-18-2025) Bingo's Updated consolidated rankings list.

19 rankings

1 M Schaefer D 1.16

2 Michael Misa C 2.11

3 James Hagens C 3.95
4 Porter Martone RW 4.47
5 Anton Frondell C 5.26
6 C Desnoyers C 6.11

7 Victor Eklund LW 8.47
8 Jake O'Brien C 9.26

9 Radim Mrtka D 11.32
10 Brady Martin C 11.53
11 Roger McQueen C 11.74
12 Jackson Smith D 11.84

13 Carter Bear C 14.26

14 K Aitcheson D 16.61
15 Braeden Cootes C 17.61
16 J Carbonneau RW 17.74
17 Lynden Lakovic LW 18.11

18 Cole Reschny C 19.95
19 Logan Hensler D 20.74
20 Malcolm Spence LW 20.83
21 Cameron Reid D 21.00
22 Benjamin Kindel RW 22.11

23 Cullen Potter C 23.50

24 J Ravensbergen G 26.31
25 Jack Nesbitt C 26.82
26 Blake Fiddler D 27.67
27 Bill Zonnon Lw 27.78
28 S Boumedienne D 28.26
29 Cam Schmidt RW 29.18
30 Milton Gästrin C 29.94

31 Ivan Ryabkin C 31.56

32 Jack Murtagh C 33.06
33 William Moore C 33.15
34 J Ihs-Wozniak RW 33.75
35 Cole McKinney C 35.69
36 H Brzustewicz D 36.00
37 Shane Vansaghi C 37.17
38 Ryker Lee RW 37.57
39 Eric Nilson C 38.50
40 William Horcoff C 40.29
41 Jack Ivankovic G 40.69
42 Kurban Limatov D 43.58
43 Adam Benák C 44.82
44 Eddie Genborg LW 45.15
45 Alex Zharovsky RW 46.00
46 Haoxi Wang D 48.85
47 Nathan Behm LW 50.92
48 Ethan Czata C 52.64
49 V Nestrasil RW 52.79
50 Luca Romano C 53.67
51 C Trethewey D 57.14
52 Benjamin Kevan RW 57.21
53 Vojtech Cihar LW 57.70
54 Owen Conrad D 58.13
55 Matthew Gard C 59.58
56 Conrad Fondrk C 59.70
57 Tyler Hopkins C 60.17
58 P Andreyanov G 60.30
59 L.J. Mooney RW 61.82
60 K Epperson LW 62.00
61 Michal Pradel G 62.75
62 D Prokhorov RW 63.75
63 Carter Amico D 63.80
64 Max Psenicka D 64.88
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Upside Hockey's 2025 NHL Draft Rankings: November Edition
Our Top 96 Prospects with NHL Central Scouting's Players to Watch

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https://www.upsidehockey.com/nhl-dra...draft-rankings

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Sandman's Draft Preliminary Rankings (Top-100)
2025 NHL Draft Rankings: Sandman's Winter is Coming Edition
Upside Hockey’s prolific prospect profiler Trevor Curtis's alternative draft rankings

https://upsidehockey.substack.com/p/...kings-sandmans

1) C James Hagens
2) RW Porter Martone
3) C Mike Misa
4) D Matt Schaefer
5) C Roger McQueen
6) C Anton Frondell
7) D Jackson Smith
8) C Ivan Ryabkin
9) LW Victor Eklund
10) C Caleb Desnoyers
11) LW Malcolm Spence
12) C Will Moore
13) D Logan Hensler
14) RW Justin Carbonneau
15) C Jake O'Brien
16) C Carter Bear
17) D Radim Mrtka
18) LW Nathan Behm
19) C Brady Martin
20) D Cameron Reid
21) D Kashawn Aitcheson
22) C Jack Murtagh
23) LW Lynden Lakovic
24) G Josh Ravensbergen
25) D Charlie Trethewey
26) D Blake Fiddler
27) LW Cole Reschny
28) LW Jacob Ihs-Wozniak
29) C Braeden Cootes
30) C Milton Gastrin
31) RW Cam Schmidt
32) LW Bill Zonnon


33) C Tyler Hopkins
34) D Kurban Limatov
35) RW Shane Vansaghi
36) LW Emile Guite'
37) RW Ben Kevan
38) C Cole McKinney
39) D Sascha Boumedienne
40) LW Zachary Morin
41) C Conrad Fondrk
42) G Jack Ivankovic
43) D Alex Huang
44) C Jack Nesbitt
45) D Jesper Kotajarvi
46) RW Ben Kindel
47) C Jordan Gavin
48) LW Cullen Potter
49) D Carter Amico
50) C Luca Romano
51) D Owen Conrad
52) D Will Sharpe
53) F Melvin Novotny
54) C Eric Nilson
55) RW Eddie Genborg
56) D Carson Cameron
57) G Love Haremstam
58) LW Tomas Poletin
59) RW Travis Hayes
60) D Dakoda Rheaume-Mullen
61) D Henry Brzustewicz
62) G Semyon Frolov
63) LW Mason Moe
64) D Reese Hamilton


65) LW Max Westergard
66) D Luka Radivojevic
67) LW David Lewandowski
68) C Adam Benak
69) C Jan Chovan
70) C Tomas Pobezal
71) C Liam Kilfoil
72) C Mikkel Eriksen
73) D Asher Barnett
74) C Oscar Davidsson
75) C Phillippe Veilleux
76) LW Filip Ekberg
77) G Pyotr Andreyanov
78) D Karl Annborn
79) C Dominik Pavlik
80) D Noah Laberge
81) RW Aiden Lane
82) D Oliwer Sjostrom
83) D Maxim Agafonov
84) D Artyom Vilchinsky
85) RW Sam Spehar
86) G Isak Sorqvist
87) C/RW Vit Zahejsky
88) RW Tanner Lam
89) G Gabriel D'Aigle
90) LW Viktor Klingsell
91) LW Ruslan Karimov
92) G Ondrej Stebetak
93) RW LJ Mooney
94) D Lasse Boelius
95) C Michal Svrcek
96) RW Ryker Lee


97) RW Vaclav Nestrasil
98) D Edison Engle
99) D Malte Vass
100) LW Yegor Murashev

Hope I didn't forget anyone....
Last edited by Sandman; 11-18-2024 at 02:46 AM.

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Upside Hockey's 2025 NHL Draft Headquarters
- July 2024 Update: our way too early Top 96 now up!

Quick link:
http://bit.ly/2025nhldraftguide

https://twitter.com/user/status/1805034143203393536

NOTE:
The Complexity of the Treliving Legacy Monahan First Rnder Trade to Habs:
via Sureloss:

"Conditions

(A) if Panthers 2025 first transfers to Flames then
(1) if both Flames and Panthers 2025 firsts are not in top 10 then Canadiens receive more favorable of Flames, Panthers picks;
or
(2) if Flames 2025 first is in top 10 and Panthers 2025 first is not in top 10 then Canadiens receive Panthers 2025 first;


(B) if Panthers 2025 first does not transfer to Flames then
(1) if Flames 2025 first is #1 overall then Canadiens receive Flames 2025 third and more favorable of Flames, Panthers 2026 firsts;
or
(2) if Flames 2025 first is #2-10 then Canadiens receive Flames 2025 first;
or
(3) if Flames 2025 first is not in top 10 then Canadiens receive Flames 2025 first and
(a) if Panthers 2025 first is not in top 10 and (b) Panthers 2025 first has been transferred to another team and (c) Panthers 2025 first is more favorable than Flames then Canadiens receive Flames 2025 fourth)

(A) happens as long as Florida doesn't pick top 10 because the pick was top 10 protected in the Tkachuk trade

(B) happens if Florida picks top 10 which is unlikely to occur it seem right now.


Worst case scenario for (A) would be for the Flames 1st to pick just outside the top 10 and Panthers late 1st round, because that means the Flames would transfer their 1st to Montreal"

Just updated original (now long a$$ post that i'm quoting lol) with Bingo's latest Consolidated Top 64.

I haven't promoted anywhere else yet nor posted on Substack newsletter yet, so CP gets exclusive first glimpse - link above in OP.

Upside Update:
In somewhat exciting news for us, behind the scenes been working on publishing a digital (PDF) Draft Guide. We're probably ~75% done (working on final mock draft, cover, final edits, etc) - hope to release by end of week/weekend. Everything else we offer is free, so first premium product. Stay tuned! (CPers will definitely get a discount if interested! Thx for al the support we get here!)

[Reggie Dunlop]

Goalie named Alexei Medvedev projected to be available around the time the Flames pick at #54.

Andrei Medvedev was chosen at #56 in 2001.

[icarus]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Goalie named Alexei Medvedev projected to be available around the time the Flames pick at #54.

Andrei Medvedev was chosen at #56 in 2001.

Excitement building at Chicken On The Way

[dammage79]

I don't know why but the goalie I think the Flames will draft is Frolov. He just keeps popping up in my arm chair Scouting. Just reeks of a goalie that the Goalie department would love to get their hands on.

Plus we love drafting Russian goalies recently. Got a whole stable of em over there in the back.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by dammage79

I don't know why but the goalie I think the Flames will draft is Frolov. He just keeps popping up in my arm chair Scouting. Just reeks of a goalie that the Goalie department would love to get their hands on.

Plus we love drafting Russian goalies recently. Got a whole stable of em over there in the back.

I've read that some people think Frolov is very underrated, similar to how some felt about Zarubin when the Flames picked him. And they sure do love their Russian goalies lately.

[JTech780]

Originally Posted by RyZ

When Cootes did have the support at the U18s he led Canada in points and is probably pretty similar level offensively to Reschny and Kindel. Id still rank them just like you did though, Id rather the Flames draft Reschny - Kindel - Cootes.

Cootes - 7gp 12p
Reschny - 5gp 8p
Kindel - 5gp 7p

Cootes is probably the only one who stick at center at the NHL level. Reschny is 50/50 if he sticks at center. Kindel is most likely a winger, he just isn’t a good enough of a skater to play center at the NHL level.

Cootes then Reschny and I wouldn’t take Kindel at 18.

[cral12]

NHL Draft: Cost/Benefit Analysis of Trading Up or Down
Hockey Economist
Jun 18, 2025

https://hockeconomics.substack.com/p...it-analysis-of

[Wastedyouth]

If Radim Mrtka falls to 18, do you take him?

He looks like he is going to be really fking good.

[The Original FFIV]

Originally Posted by wastedyouth

if radim mrtka falls to 18, do you take him?

He looks like he is going to be really fking good.

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[Sandman]

There are at least three defensemen in the first round that would be very, very, VERY hard to pass up if they fell to us, other than Schaefer of course- Aitcheson, Mrtka, and Smith.

Cam Reid is projected by most to go between picks 20-28 approximately, but he’s a bit smallish- although one of the best skaters in the draft.

[JTech780]

Originally Posted by Sandman

There are at least three defensemen in the first round that would be very, very, VERY hard to pass up if they fell to us, other than Schaefer of course- Aitcheson, Mrtka, and Smith.

Cam Reid is projected by most to go between picks 20-28 approximately, but he’s a bit smallish- although one of the best skaters in the draft.

There is a lot to like with Aitcheson, but I wouldn’t take him at 18. Love the compete level and the physical play, he also has a great shot. The skating and hands are lacking, so I don’t see the offense translating to the next level. He also has a lot of work to do in terms of the details of his game. He is also one of the oldest players in the draft class.

I think Cameron Reid will/should go before Aitcheson.