NHL Draft 2025: The Surprising Positional Gaps That Could Reshape Every Team’s Future
Carolina: Center
Carolina has drafted a lot of skilled wingers in recent years and has some good young defensemen, too. Ryan Suzuki was a promising center prospect at one point, but his development has gone sideways, and the Hurricanes just traded Jack Drury. It’s not clear who in their system could realistically play the middle in the NHL.
Chicago: Scoring
Chicago has had a lot of picks in recent years and drafted excellent young centers and defensemen. Connor Bedard is a game breaker, but otherwise, a lot of the centers the Blackhawks have picked have been similar with a focus on speed, compete and two-way ability. Center and defense are the hardest positions to find, so I don’t fault this strategy, but eventually, they need to find some guys to put the puck in the net.
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