A deeper dive into the newest NY Islanders prospect Cole Eiserman

One of the youngest players in this year's draft, Eiserman was just two weeks away from being eligible for the 2025 NHL Draft. Still only 17 years old, he has room to grow and mature.

Eiserman sees himself as a unique player and feels that he fell into a great situation with the Islanders and No. 20.

"I felt like they really kind of understood me as a player," Eiserman said in his post-draft interview according to Stefan Rosner of The Hockey News. "And I always respect people like that because it takes a different mindset, I think, to kind of understand how I think and how I play the game," Eiserman said. "So it was very comfortable, and I'm super excited to be with them.

Islanders get Cole Eiserman with the 20th pick!!!

Elite production in the US Development program in both his pre-draft year and draft year.

Best shooter in the class while there's some concerns about the rest of his game.

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With the comparisons to Bellows and Wahlstrom, there's hope that Eiserman turns out like one of the greatest goal-scorers of all time, who dropped on draft day 47 years ago.

"Maybe fitting that the Islanders pick Cole Eiserman," said EJ Hradek of the NHL Network on X. " In 1977, they took a chance on another goal scorer who dropped a bit in the first round. Mike Bossy did pretty well."

Eiserman is still at least one or two years away from making his NHL debut, and a good season at BU can surely expedite that process. If he can become the player they hope he can, Eiserman can become a deadly third member of the Islanders top line alongside Mat Barzal and Bo Horvat.

All in all, taking a chance on a player with the potential upside of Eiserman is worth the risk at No. 20. A potential 50-goal scorer in the NHL, the Islanders hope they found their next big goal scorer.

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