2025 NHL Draft Class

[Chef Boi RD]

Jack Nesbitt seems to be in our wheelhouse of who should be available to us. Here are some of his scouting reports

http://www.mynhldraft.com/2025-nhl-draf ... ck-Nesbitt

Centres, O’Brien, McQueen and Frondell will be gone before we pick. The next batch of centres seem to be a tier below Nesbitt such as Reschny, Martin, Gastrin, Cootes. Reschny is having a helluva playoffs in the dub. Leads the league in playoff scoring. He’s short but stocky. I see a potential to trading back a few spots to draft from this crop of centres excepted to go in the early 20’s, picking up another asset like a 2nd round pick.

The only bother about Nesbitt, is he sounds a bit too similar to Raty. Although it may please some here, Nesbitt doesn’t mind dropping the mitts. Been checking out some of his scraps.

A month ago FC Hockey listed Jack Nesbitt the biggest riser of the 2025 draft class - https://nhlentrydraft.com/news/risers-f ... g-ranking/

I wouldn’t be opposed to drafting the goalie Ravensbergen in the mid teens. I also wouldn’t be opposed to drafting a winger like Carbonneau, especially with Boeser being pretty much done.

[donlever]

Move the pick.

[Chef Boi RD]

Move the pick.

Yeah, I’m starting to lean that way too. It’s not a deep class this year. I’d even move it for a 2026 1st which is being labelled as a very good draft class and not just because of McKenna.

[Blob Mckenzie]

Just move it. This place has some real wizards.

They take their car into Minitune and say just fix it. Meanwhile the Yugo has a flat. 3 K later... yikes

[Chef Boi RD]

Hargraves, how do you suggest we fix the gaping hole at centre created by Allvin and Babe Ruth? Throw a massive overpayment to Sam Bennett? You know that won’t end well halfway through Bennett’s retirement contract. Then you’re left with the alternative of trading major assets like a “top” young player or “top” draft pick. Pick your poison, friend. They backed themselves into a corner. It won’t be pretty, either way.

At the end of the day, it’s how it is in Canuck land, an organization who historically constantly shoots itself in the foot. It will be its lasting legacy long after we are gone. I donfind it interestingly peculiar that the two saddest organizations in the league - Buffalo and Vancouver, came into the league the same year, when I was 3 years old, and both? Still no Stanley Cups. And here we are again, in 2025, with both teams on the outside looking in with sad little puppy dog eyes. Fuckin’ hell.

[Cornuck]

Hargraves, how do you suggest we fix the gaping hole at centre created by Allvin and Babe Ruth?

I'm not going to put this all on management. Miller could have dialed it back and been more of a team guy, and who would have predicted (other than Mëds) that Petey was taking a sabbatical this year. They set up the team for years with 2 top centers- both of whom turned out to be too selfish.

But with that said - the rest of your post works - but with the added note of how much do we want to win now during the peak Hughes years? That's the decision that could likely see this year's first be dealt.

[Chef Boi RD]

Hargraves, how do you suggest we fix the gaping hole at centre created by Allvin and Babe Ruth?

I'm not going to put this all on management. Miller could have dialed it back and been more of a team guy, and who would have predicted (other than Mëds) that Petey was taking a sabbatical this year. They set up the team for years with 2 top centers- both of whom turned out to be too selfish.

But with that said - the rest of your post works - but with the added note of how much do we want to win now during the peak Hughes years? That's the decision that could likely see this year's first be dealt.

The Canucks are always chasing the holy grail with never enough talent, it’s how we roll here, not knowing when to kick down the doors. Hughes alone simply won’t get it done. It will be interesting seeing how Allvin and Rutherford handle this moving forward. I’m not hopeful, the organization is far too impatient and bases their decisions on how to get from A to Z without going in between. They seem to think they can fold galaxies and warp drive short routes through worm holes getting there. All the GM’s past and present seem to consistently outsmart themselves. It’s like watching a train wreck in slow motion, you know the crash is coming, everyone can see it except those running the team.

[Cornuck]

Nope - can't debate that - but since this is the 2025 draft thread. Should we keep the pick and wait 2-5 years for an impact, or deal it for help now?

[2Fingers]

Nope - can't debate that - but since this is the 2025 draft thread. Should we keep the pick and wait 2-5 years for an impact, or deal it for help now?

Keep it unless they get a real #2 centre that does not have injury issues or another reclamation project and the right age.

[Lancer]

Nope - can't debate that - but since this is the 2025 draft thread. Should we keep the pick and wait 2-5 years for an impact, or deal it for help now?

Keep it unless they get a real #2 centre that does not have injury issues or another reclamation project and the right age.

Pretty much. I wager Willander will be the asset management dangles in a trade, though it may take both Willander and the pick to swing a deal that lands the kind of 2C the team needs.

[Blob Mckenzie]

Kashawn Aitcheson please. please Allvin.

[Lancer]

Kashawn Aitcheson please. please Allvin.

He's a defensible pick at 15 in terms of BPA. His offensive game is intriguing. He either displaces someone already in the mix or he becomes a trade piece.

[Blob Mckenzie]

Kashawn Aitcheson please. please Allvin.

He's a defensible pick at 15 in terms of BPA. His offensive game is intriguing. He either displaces someone already in the mix or he becomes a trade piece.

Or let him cook for a couple years. Most of this board hates tough players but they are essential come playoff time.

[Chef Boi RD]

Defence isn’t the problem. If we can move up a few spots and snag McQueen and O’Brien that would be great but it’s looking like there won’t be a a great selection of centres available around 15th in the order, so who the fuck knows, BPA.

[Chef Boi RD]

Nope - can't debate that - but since this is the 2025 draft thread. Should we keep the pick and wait 2-5 years for an impact, or deal it for help now?

Keep it unless they get a real #2 centre that does not have injury issues or another reclamation project and the right age.

Pretty much. I wager Willander will be the asset management dangles in a trade, though it may take both Willander and the pick to swing a deal that lands the kind of 2C the team needs.

Yup, they seem hell bent on getting a centre this summer and it won’t be cheap. Another 1 step forward 2 steps backwards with this regimes, it seems to be their dance.