2025 Draft lottery

[dannybuoy1]

alrighty then.

 

[DarkLeftHand]

Well, Yanetti said it over and over in the recent interview.. he would almost always trade down.

 

[Statue4Deano]

Trading down! Love it.

 

[VCRW]

That trade blows… Holland must be thinking trades instead of drafting.

 

[Halfwall]

So we have to wait another 2 hours to find out their pick?

 

[JC6388LAKings]

Holland had better be careful. If the picks before LA turn out to be players that our team needs and Holland chooses a less-than-stellar player, I will cringe. Especially if it's one that's all flash and no grit/sandpaper.

 

[HiFi]

The Kings just traded their pick to Pittsburgh in exchange for the 31st and 59th picks. I don't have a good feeling about this.

Did anyone have a good feeling before that?

 

[Statue4Deano]

The first trade of the Holland era.

 

[DryKing]

so lame. I was really hoping for a big defenseman like Fiddler or Sascha (both of which were available). Maybe we will get Wang in the 2nd round.

 

[dannybuoy1]

assuming they know how they are gonna draft but this is good for our system to get better. All of which i alluded to when everyone was freaking out over the pipeline. Totally fine with it.

 

[Statue4Deano]

assuming they know how they are gonna draft but this is good for our system to get better. All of which i alluded to when everyone was freaking out over the pipeline. Totally fine with it.

after the magic this group of scouts pulled off in 2024 I’m very happy to see them get an extra kick at the can in the 2nd round this year.

 

[DarkLeftHand]

My c*ck twitched a little bit when I saw the trade alert, hoping it was for a package to Buffalo for Byram, or the rights to Marner for the ability to sign him to an 8 year deal.

 

[orpheus]

Trading down and getting down, lol.

 

[jgs]

Holland must think that the caliber of talent left is about equal, so gaining a pick is the netter option.

 

[DarkLeftHand]

after the magic this group of scouts pulled off in 2024 I’m very happy to see them get an extra kick at the can in the 2nd round this year.

Let’s not forget the 2019 draft.. Bjornfot, Kaliyev, Fagemo….

 

[salami]

Holland must think that the caliber of talent left is about equal, so gaining a pick is the netter option.

Exactly, all their "wants" were already taken, so they moved to the next tier.

 

[Pickle_Pucks]

The Kings just traded their pick to Pittsburgh in exchange for the 31st and 59th picks. I don't have a good feeling about this.

I'm not going to look at the exact odds but the 24th pick and 59th pick have about an equal chance of success at the NHL level. It's the smart move.

Outside the top 5-10...and even inside it it's such a crapshoot.

Saying you "don't have a good feeling about this..." is super hyperbolic.

Was there someone at 24 that was going to significantly improve the team the next 2 years? No chance. 3 years? Maybe...

 

[Ranma]

2025 NHL draft: Updated prospect rankings after U18s

Obviously, the pickings look to be slim around 27th overall but I'm intrigued with Bill Zonnon based on his profile from the ESPN article hyperlinked above.

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Zonnon went earlier than anticipated at 22nd overall to the Pittsburgh Penguins, but I'm optimistic that the Kings will get one of the popular defensemen on this board in either Sascha Boumedienne or Blake Fiddler. I'm guessing Yannetti & the organization must feel like they can settle for Henry Brzustewicz, if need be, but forward Malcolm Spence could be a value pick and rehabilitation project as he already projects to be a solid second-line contributor.

I'm guessing and hoping that the Kings are targeting my boy Simon Wang with the 59th overall pick in the second round, but I think they'll need to trade up to pull that off.

 

[Statue4Deano]

Let’s not forget the 2019 draft.. Bjornfot, Kaliyev, Fagemo….

 

[JC6388LAKings]

I'm not going to look at the exact odds but the 24th pick and 59th pick have about an equal chance of success at the NHL level. It's the smart move.

Outside the top 5-10...and even inside it it's such a crapshoot.

Saying you "don't have a good feeling about this..." is super hyperbolic.

Was there someone at 24 that was going to significantly improve the team the next 2 years? No chance. 3 years? Maybe...

Thing is, odds change wildly with the picks taken or traded and comparing picks of that caliber is a bit of a stretch to call it an equal chance of success. Yes, drafting players is certainly not an easy task especially if your draft capital is low in quantity. But I expect careful handling of picks because sometimes trading away picks can get you burned. Super hyperbolic, you say? Don't get it twisted. I'm viewing Holland with cautious suspicion and not blind optimism here.