In their final mock draft for NHL.com, esteemed colleagues Mike Morreale and Adam Kimelman had him going No. 9 to the Buffalo Sabres. Some of Brady’s family and friends figured he could go as high as No. 6 to the Philadelphia Flyers. The Predators had other ideas.

The Nashville Predators traded up in the 2025 NHL Draft on June 27 with their second first-round selection. Nashville traded the Nos. 23 and 67 overall picks to the Ottawa Senators for the No. 21 overall pick,

The 2025 NHL Draft begins on June 27 with the first round from Los Angeles, with a major trade already impacting the order before the first pick is made by the New York Islanders.