Who to Draft at 49?

With only one pick in the first two rounds of the 2025 entry draft, the Ducks have one dart throw to make an impact on night 1. With the 49th overall, there are some interesting draft targets that GM VideoJ can target, let’s take a look at his options. These player profiles have been highly researched, and the following information is top secret. Usually the list only consists of his top 10, but there was some very tight competition this year, so it has been expanded to 15. This gives even more in depth information on the draft for GMs that have not been actively scouting.

#1 - Roger McQueen- While he probably will not slip to #49, (But fingers crossed!) one of the best names in the draft is McQueen. The only thing that would be better is if there was a player named McKing. Except in the opinion of chess…

#2 - Jack Murtagh - Ranked near the bottom of the 1st, top of the 2nd round, he may be out of our reach, however if he does slip, having a relative of the famous cop Roger Murtaugh may be beneficial. Good ole Danny Glover.

#3 - Conrad Fondrk - Any name that ends in three consecutive consonants has to create some controversy over pronunciation.

#4 - Luke Vlooswyk - Ranked near the bottom of the 3rd round, he may be a reach for us, but as he skates by, I’d love to say VLOOSH, each time.

#5 Edison Engle- Any player with the name Edison, most have some high hockey IQ.

#6 Francesco Dell’Elce- There’s something to be said for players with an apostrophe in their name. The percentage of players drafted with an apostrophe that play at least 100 games in the NHL is astronomically higher (probably) than players without an apostrophe. 

#7 Ashton Schultz - While all the buzz in the NFL fantasy realms revolve around Ashton Jeanty, my eyes are on a different Kutcher, Ashton Schultz. He may not be ranked very high on skill and merit. But his name is as dreamy as they come.

#8 Luke Mistelbacher - With a name that has the word “Mistel”, (pronounced “Missile” according to multiple sources, all of which are in GM VideoJ’s head) he’s sure to be able to fire the puck. He will be bombarding goalies for years to come in the NHL.

#9 Shamar Moses - While Jesus may have been able to walk on water, Moses parted the sea. Shamar is expected to be able to part the D, leading to many breakaway chances for the young player.

#10 Diego Buttazzoni - His name has butt in it, nuff said.

#11 Joby Baumuller - Ranked outside of the top 150, he could conceivably be around for a later round pick, but the name Joby alone may be worth a 2nd. Plus his last name kind of says “Bum”!

#12 Cash Koch - If he goes undrafted, he has a future career as a chippendales dancer.

#13 Drew Hockley - Legendary hockey name. Probably won’t amount to much, though.

#14 Jack Pechar - Keeping up with body part euphemisms, Pechar, most likely pronounced Pecker, still uses a wooden stick!

#15 Aaron Obobaifo - That last name looks like a misfortunate hand of scrabble tiles.