2025 NHL Draft: Baracchini’s Top 128 Final Rankings
Welcome to my final edition of my 2025 NHL Draft Rankings. As we inch closer to the NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, we’re starting to get a clearer picture…
Category Archives: Matthew Schaefer
Islanders’ Darche Can Draft the Next Kucherov, Stamkos, or Hedman: Which One Should He Take?
The New York Islanders and their newly hired general manager (GM) Mathieu Darche will look to build the team with the same model that the Tampa Bay Lightning were constructed.…
Examining the Sharks’ Options With 2nd Pick in 2025 NHL Draft
Now that the San Jose Sharks know they hold the second pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, they can begin the process of deciding how to use it. They…
Islanders’ Only Real Choice With Top Draft Pick Is Matthew Schaefer From Historic Perspective
The New York Islanders won the draft lottery, and the reaction, aside from immediate euphoria, was speculation on who they should take with the top pick. The 2025 NHL Entry…
Islanders Still Have Lots of Work Following Draft Lottery
A few weeks back, the New York Islanders looked like a team going nowhere. They stumbled down the stretch to finish a forgettable 2024-25 season, fired general manager (GM) Lou…
Utah & Islanders Win 2025 NHL Draft Lottery; Islanders Have 1st Pick
The 2025 Draft Lottery took place on May 5, and the New York Islanders and Utah Hockey Hockey Club won. Entering the lottery with a 3.2 percent chance of winning,…
Ranking the Best Landing Spots for Matthew Schaefer in the 2025 NHL Draft
With the NHL announcing that the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery will be taking place this coming Monday, all eyes will be on Erie Otters defenseman Matthew Schaefer. Schaefer is the…
2025 NHL Entry Draft – Top 10 OHL Prospects
Heading into the 2025 NHL Draft, the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) finds itself with many players considered some of the best in the draft class. Last year’s draft saw players…
2025 NHL Draft: Reimer’s Top 64 for April
There are few better times in the hockey season than right now. Not only are the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs well underway, but junior playoffs are getting down to the…
2025 NHL Draft – Horn’t Mock Draft 1.0
With the 2024-25 NHL regular season finally complete, it’s time to focus on the next big event of the NHL calendar, the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery! What? Did you think…