NHL Draft 2025 Shockers: Islanders Stun Experts, Maple Leafs’ Shocking Miss Leaves Fans Reeling
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Sixth-rounder Viggo Nordlund always had Canes pick all over him as a sub-6-foot winger who plays fast, produces and works. I liked him there. And certainly seventh-rounder Filip Ekberg, this year’s U18 worlds MVP, who has looked like a dynamic offensive zone player with the Swedish national team but is undersized and didn’t pop in Ottawa (after dealing with an illness throughout the fall), is my kind of seventh-round pick.
I liked the Canes’ draft on the whole, as I tend to.
Buffalo Sabres
The Sabres are going to challenge the Mammoth for the biggest blue line in the NHL. Rasmus Dahlin. Owen Power. Mattias Samuelsson. Adam Kleber in the second round a year ago. And now Radim Mrtka at No. 9 and David Bedkowski at No. 71. Mrtka was my second-ranked D and has legit skating and poise in his nearly 6-foot-6 profile. Bedkowski, who ranked No. 100 in my top 100, is nearly 6-foot-5 and can also skate. Bedkowski’s one of the most physical players in this age group as well, and while his offense is limited, he can make the simple play.
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