2025 NHL Draft: Baggin' for Hagens

[bigsjfan]

Divin' for Gavin
Give In for Gavin ** my favorite
Lose betta for McKenna

That's all I've got

Slackin' back for Gavin Mac

 

[StanleyCup2035]

No Winna for McKenna. (yeah it's not perfect)

Go ahead and start a thread. I'm permanently retired from starting new draft threads.

 

[anthonyyy]

Go ahead and start a thread. I'm permanently retired from starting new draft threads.

If May 7th goes well, I don't think you'll be given the choice to retire. Sorry, thems the rules.

 

[TealManV]

My buddy is in Finland on vacation and just attended to the U18 USA-Finland game.

Hagens had 6 points! A hat trick and 3 primary assets on Teddy Stiga’s hat trick.

He said Hagens “really pops.”

 

[cheechoo]

Yea, Hagens is so unbelievably special.

He's just one of those players that sticks out on immediate viewing.

He's the next Kane / Hughes archetype of elite American forward.

All the creativity, the swagger and the inventiveness. Skates extremely well, super high IQ, pristine passing, heavy shot.

He's the best player in the tournament.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Hagens is fantastic. I want to see him head to head with McKenna.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[Barrie22]

Didn't realize how close Smith was to that record also.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[Le Rosbeef]

We-Slack for G-Mack.

 

[StanleyCup2035]

Which one of you did this mock draft?

2025 Mock Draft - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

www.capfriendly.com

 

[themelkman]

Which one of you did this mock draft?

2025 Mock Draft - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

www.capfriendly.com

Pretty optimistic, pens chance of winning lottery is 3.2%, then the odds of them winning it again the next year would be minuscule.

 

[CanadienShark]

I’m extremely intrigued by Logan Hensler. Only seen him a couple times but he definitely stands out. I assume he’ll go NCAA next year, which will be very interesting. Definitely a more classic shutdown style defenseman, which I feel is very rare in this day and age.

Would you describe him as a Vlasic/Slavin type of shutdown guy, or more like a Chara/Weber type? Obviously not perfect comparisons, just looking for your opinion.

 

[Grinner]

Now that Celebrini is a lock, do we draft Hagans if we get the 2025 1st overall?
It would be such the bargaining chip.

 

[LilLeeroy]

Now that Celebrini is a lock, do we draft Hagans if we get the 2025 1st overall?
It would be such the bargaining chip.

Definitely, need to get some more good hardworking American players now that we have a talented but Canadian center.

 

[Grinner]

Definitely, need to get some more good hardworking American players now that we have a talented but Canadian center.

Who gets bumped to 3rd line center?
Smith to the wing?
Yes, bringing in the best player available is usually the winning formula.
I'm just trying to stoke the conversational fires

 

[LilLeeroy]

Who gets bumped to 3rd line center?
Smith to the wing?
Yes, bringing in the best player available is usually the winning formula.
I'm just trying to stoke the conversational fires

I think have Macklin carry most of the load for the regular season, and then during the playoffs have Smith/Hagens doing the heavy lifting

 

[Grinner]

Going on a bender for Hensler

 

[Juxtaposer]

I’m so much less stressed about next year’s draft now. Hagens would be great but the pressure is off to get the 1OA pick.

 

[cheechoo]

I’m so much less stressed about next year’s draft now. Hagens would be great but the pressure is off to get the 1OA pick.

I swear.

Even thinking about how there's a chance we could have a little more good fortune in 2025 or 2026 (maybe even 2027) makes me feel a tad bit guilty with greed.

But it's a good problem to have.

There are some awesome defensive prospects for 2025, I'm looking at Logan Hensler and Matthew Schaefer (and even guys like Boumedienne or Trethewey)

It's a mega good problem to have and it feels like an enormous weight has been lifted off of our shoulders being able to pencil in Mr Macklin at the #1C spot for this upcoming era.

 

[Juxtaposer]

I swear.

Even thinking about how there's a chance we could have a little more good fortune in 2025 or 2026 (maybe even 2027) makes me feel a tad bit guilty with greed.

But it's a good problem to have.

There are some awesome defensive prospects for 2025, I'm looking at Logan Hensler and Matthew Schaefer (and even guys like Boumedienne or Trethewey)

It's a mega good problem to have and it feels like an enormous weight lifted off of our shoulders being able to pencil in Mr Macklin at the #1C spot for this upcoming era.

I really like Matthew Schaefer, he’s my favorite going into next season. I really hope Hensler puts together a great draft season in the NCAA, because I was pretty disappointed by him at the U18. But there’s a ton of big guys up front like Martone, Spence, McQueen and some great Euros like Frondell and Ryabkin that make this an exciting draft on paper so far.

We will have to draft a defenseman at some point, but let’s cross that bridge when we get there.

 

[coooldude]

Who gets bumped to 3rd line center?
Smith to the wing?
Yes, bringing in the best player available is usually the winning formula.
I'm just trying to stoke the conversational fires

Like the Thornton/Marleau/Pavs/Couture era, who all were drafted as Centers, I'm guessing we'll see a lot of Smith on the wing. Marleau and Pavs spent a lot of time on wings on and off, but could swing to Center when injury, matchup, etc. dictated it. Hertl spent time on Thornton's wing as well.

I want to relish this win, but if we do look forward to next year, you draft the consensus 1OA (which at this point would be Hagens) and you don't look back, in my opinion. He could be a winger, or we have Hagens/Celebrini in the center and Smith on a wing, or we trade someone... but it's getting way ahead of ourselves.

We're feeling pretty amazing if next year we walk away with one of Hagens, Martone, Frondell, Hensler, McQueen. Any of them fit in, perhaps Hensler best IF as @Juxtaposer said, he has a great draft season.

 

[Bizz]

Now that Celebrini is a lock, do we draft Hagans if we get the 2025 1st overall?
It would be such the bargaining chip.

absolutely.

I'm not worried about our D yet. Those will come in time just like Boyle, Burns, and EK65 did.

 

[CaptainShark]

Forget about Hagens or McKenna, the Sharks actually won the first three draws tonight, first time they had to have four draws.

Conclusion: we won’t win another lottery in the century.

 

[WSS11]

Forget about Hagens or McKenna, the Sharks actually won the first three draws tonight, first time they had to have four draws.

Conclusion: we won’t win another lottery in the century.

We won’t need to. Vegas is going to fall off of a cliff next year and will win the lottery for us.