Capitals NHL Draft 2025

[Mickstix]

Big forward. Looks like he was the BPA at Round 1-27.  Lot of people had him as a top 15 pick. 18 years old, 6'4" 200# LW


https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1938792044656300185


6'1 185# C
https://twitter.com/Tarik_ElBashir/status/1938998344472211652

[alta]

meh..


https://www.dcbackcheck.com/p/silbsys-corner-takeaways-from-gm

[Mickstix]

Yep, nothing special (as expected) from the draft.

[Beaglefan2]

Interesting draft. Seems like they are now going for more size in general. I liked what they did and they almost got Fiddler in the second round.  It's going to be more interesting to see what they do with signing new guys.


That being said, this year is a transition year as Ovi and Carlson contracts come off after this coming season.

[Mickstix]

These guys are years away. July 1st is when the real fun starts! See what they can do in FA! 

[richkrt99]

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/capitals-acquire-declan-chisholm-and-a-2025-sixth-round-pick-from-minnesota-wild

Well I don't know the guy, but he did play for a team with a good defense last year.  Not all that big though.

SURE HOPE Fever comes back strong next year.  He is our most solid D man IMO

Let's see what tomorrow brings (please not rat, please no rat, please no rat)

[BlackIce]

Interesting draft. Seems like they are now going for more size in general. I liked what they did and they almost got Fiddler in the second round.  It's going to be more interesting to see what they do with signing new guys.


That being said, this year is a transition year as Ovi and Carlson contracts come off after this coming season.

I find it sort of startling that Patrick said very matter-of-factly that the Ovie and Carlson contracts are coming off the books next year.  We all expect Ovie to retire/return to Russia to play, but hearing a comment that suggests that Carlson won't be with the team after next season will probably make several people here quite happy. 

[Beaglefan2]

Wow - didn't know Patrick said that.  Let's hope today that they announce that they have resigned Fever to a long term deal. He still seems to have a pretty low profile in the league, but I bet a bunch of GMs would go after him. So I would predict a 6 year deal with an average of $6 million.  I'd be ok with that, but with the cap going up, it may take a bit more.