Which 2025 NHL Draft prospects outside the Top 5 should be on the Chicago Blackhawks' Radar?

The Chicago Blackhawks currently sit last in the NHL with a record of 14-25-2, which has led many to discuss which player will be selected as the next big piece of the rebuild at the 2025 NHL Draft.

It is exciting to imagine the future with another top-three selection playing alongside Connor Bedard, with talented prospects such as James Hagens, Porter Martone, and Michael Misa all making a case to be the number one pick.

With another top draft pick soon to be in the Blackhawks' future, the team will also be picking twice in the first round for the fourth season in a row.

This added first round pick originally belonged to the Toronto Maple Leafs, who dealt the pick to the Blackhawks at the 2023 Trade Deadline in a deal that sent Jake McCabe and Sam Lafferty to Toronto.

Though this selection will likely fall later in the first round, the Blackhawks could have some options regarding what to do with the pick.

For instance, they could stay put or try and move up further in the round to take a player they feel strongly about, which isn't unlikely considering Kyle Davidson's aggressiveness to move up in past drafts.

Players at the top of the draft will continue to be talked about until their names are called on the stage in June.

These are some players outside the top five who aren't discussed as much who should be on the Blackhawks' radar.

Brady Martin: Soo Greyhounds (OHL)

Projected to go later in the first round of the 2025 draft, Brady Martin could be a nice complementary piece for the future of the Blackhawks.

With 29 points in 28 OHL games, Martin has already surpassed his point total from last season and is breaking out at the right time.

Martin is a very versatile player who DailyFaceoff refers to as a "sparkplug" because of his competitiveness and desire to make an impact.

The Blackhawks' management has drafted many players with high motors in recent years, and one with some scoring upside such as Martin could make him just the player they are looking for in a late first-round selection.