Two of the best forward prospects eligible for the 2024 NHL Draft, the Spokane Chiefs’ Berkly Catton and Medicine Hat Tigers’ Cayden Lindstrom, are done for the season due to injuries. Lindstrom returned in time for Game 1 of Medicine Hat’s playoff opener but looked off in the series. Catton had been dealing with hip issues during the season, which …
Last week, I released my first 2025 NHL Draft ranking. Today, I’ve answered 13 of them in depth, ranging from a combined 2023 and 2024 draft ranking to the NHL readiness of this year’s top prospects, Tij Iginla’s game relative to Jarome’s, the D in this year’s draft and a theoretical question of scouting. If this draft class and last …