The 2025 Draft is upon us and we have a quick review of the top prospects and what we think teams will do. Any big trades to come? Also we'll have a look at free agency to see who are the biggest targets and which teams will be most active. Lastly, the NHL leaked some changes for the 2026 season and the expected CBA MOU that may be announced this week.
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News
https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/nhl-player-qa-anonymous-reaction-new-cba-nhlpa
Some big changes coming for 2026!
Draft June 27, 28 - decentralized as discussed last week
Free Agency July 1
Trades
Evander Kane to Vancouver for 4th round pick
Trevor Zegras to Flyers for Ryan Poehling, 2nd (via CBJ), 2026 4th
Mason Marchment to Seattle for 4th, 2026 3rd
Reacquire question - could Colorado reacquire Rantanen - since salary retained in the transaction they can’t acquire for a full year
Draft Picks
12 - MTL
11 - PIT
10 - ANA, BUF, CHI, PHI
3 -STL
2 - COL
Guess the 5th
DRAFT PREVIEW
Expected
1. Matthew Schaefer, D (Erie Otters, OHL)
Expected Draft Position: No. 1 overall – New York Islanders
Consensus top prospect—elite skating, offensive instincts from the blue line, and ceiling as a potential franchise defenseman nhl.com+15espn.com+15timesofindia.indiatimes.com+15nypost.com. Nearly every analyst ranks him #1 , and it's widely expected he’ll be the Islanders' pick reuters.com+1timesofindia.indiatimes.com+1.
2. Michael Misa, C (Saginaw Spirit, OHL)
Projected Pick: No. 2 – San Jose Sharks
A dynamic, high-IQ center—compared to Tavares and Stamkos—with 134 points in 65 OHL gamesnhl.com+15espn.com+15nhl.com+15. Most mocks see San
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