NHL Draft 2025 Revealed: Which Teams Nailed Their Picks and Who Missed Big?
Read the full analysis of the Hurricanes’ draft class here.
I like Jackson Smith, and I think he can be a quality top-four defenseman of the future for Columbus. The Blue Jackets’ pick at 20 of Pyotr Andreyanov, frankly, is one I have a hard time understanding, even giving them all the benefit of the doubt. He’s very quick, intelligent and competitive, but at that size, at the 20th slot, I just thought it was too high. Time will tell; he has five more years to play in Russia, so we will see how he develops in the KHL. As of now, though, I think Smith is the only likely NHL player from this class, and he could be a really good one.
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