2025 NHL Entry Draft Thread

[Mr Peabody]

Was listening to a draft evaluator (Shane) on NHL XM last week and he claimed there was a definite top 8, a next group of 4 and then it weakens.  He said it’s an historically weak draft after the top few and compared it to 1999 which had the fewest draftees who played 200 games in X amount of years of tracking. 

[DarthEbriate]

Seriously, this is the last time the Sabres draft in the top 5 for 15 years. Not the last this time, or the this time before that one… this time is the one. 

[WhenWillItEnd66]

1 hour ago, Mr Peabody said:

Was listening to a draft evaluator (Shane) on NHL XM last week and he claimed there was a definite top 8, a next group of 4 and then it weakens.  He said it’s an historically weak draft after the top few and compared it to 1999 which had the fewest draftees who played 200 games in X amount of years of tracking. 

Sounds like our 1st rounder could be better used to trade for a need then.

[SabreFinn]

Are there any Tkachuk alike players in the top10?

[Flashsabre]

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/sportsnets-2025-nhl-draft-rankings-january-edition/

[LGR4GM]

1 hour ago, Mr Peabody said:

Was listening to a draft evaluator (Shane) on NHL XM last week and he claimed there was a definite top 8, a next group of 4 and then it weakens.  He said it’s an historically weak draft after the top few and compared it to 1999 which had the fewest draftees who played 200 games in X amount of years of tracking. 

 

48 minutes ago, WhenWillItEnd66 said:

Sounds like our 1st rounder could be better used to trade for a need then.

That is not what this quote is telling us. We will draft in the top 8 at a minimum and top 5 is likely. This draft has a stronger top than the 2020 draft IMPO. 

33 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/sportsnets-2025-nhl-draft-rankings-january-edition/

Caleb Desnoyers at 5 is very interesting. 

[French Collection]

I just looked at Bob’s list. The only disturbing name I saw near the top was #8 Viktor Eklund. This team has a history of picking 8th and getting 5’11” 161 lb forwards.

[Huckleberry]

18 minutes ago, French Collection said:

I just looked at Bob’s list. The only disturbing name I saw near the top was #8 Viktor Eklund. This team has a history of picking 8th and getting 5’11” 161 lb forwards.

Or the brother ? of the better player 🤪

[LGR4GM]