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Inside the NHL Mock Draft 2025: Why Matthew Schaefer Could Be the Islanders’ Game-Changer No One Saw Coming
15. Vancouver Canucks: Justin Carbonneau, RW, Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL)
The Canucks will explore their options on the trade market with the 15th selection at the draft, but if they stick and pick, they’ll need to add offensive juice to their lineup above all other considerations. Carbonneau would fit the bill, and do so with the sort of “heavy skill” template this team is desperate for. — Thomas Drance
16. Montreal Canadiens: Carter Bear, LW, Everett (WHL)
The Canadiens also hold the No. 17 pick, and it is possible — if not likely — that they will make one or both of their first-round picks available in a trade for more immediate help coming off the first playoff appearance of their rebuild. If they keep the pick, and Bear is available, he fits what the Canadiens are looking to add. In his year-end news conference Monday, executive vice-president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton mentioned the need to improve the team’s compete level multiple times, and that is what Bear brings along with a skilled set of hands that can produce offense in a translatable, pro style. — Arpon Basu
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