Sources: Multiple NHL Teams Looking To Trade Up For James Hagens In 2025 Draft

Several NHL teams are exploring trade-up options in the 2025 NHL Draft, with Hauppauge native James Hagens emerging as a major target inside the top five.

The talk of the town is what team the New York Islanders will trade with after selecting No. 1 overall, to draft James Hagens, the hometown kid.

What happens if he falls out of the top four? What if he falls all the way to the Boston Bruins, who select seventh?

Some reports say he won’t fall that far. Some say he very well could.

But, I’ll tell you one thing: NHL teams know.