“I think it's a package that's pretty rare – 6-foot-6 right-shot defenseman that plays a good two-way game, good with the puck,” Adams said following the first round. “Good feet, mobile, plays hard. Really, really good kid.

The Buffalo Sabres used the ninth pick in the 2025 NHL Draft to select defenseman Radim Mrtka, a 6-foot-6 right-shot blueliner from Czechia. Mrtka played for the WHL’s Seattle Thunderbirds last season,