Shamar Moses is a guy that could have a breakout season on offense next year. After being traded to North Bay in October, he earned a point in 16 of 21 games, including 8 multi-point games. Went on to finish 3rd on the team in scoring. Another nice value pick for Florida.
— Jameson Olive (@JamesonCoop) June 28, 2025
The Florida Panthers had one pick in the fifth round of the 2025 NHL Draft. The team continued to stock up on wingers, selecting Shamar Moses 129th overall pick. Moses comes from the North Bay Battalion of the OHL. Moses is a native of Scarborough, Ontario, and has spent the last two seasons in the OHL.
His first year was with the Barrie Colts. During the 2023-24 campaign, Moses scored five goals and accumulated 25 total points. After five games with the Colts this past year, he moved on with North Bay, where he finished the season playing 61 contests. With the change of scenery came an increase in point production.
Shamar took a huge leap offensively last year, scoring 12 goals and adding 36 assists for a total of 48 points. He also has the experience of 11 combined playoff games, lighting the lamp once, and assisting on three other goals. Unlike the previous two picks of this year's draft class for Florida, Moses has been a known commodity in draft circles.
He was ranked on several big boards from various sources. That includes Elite Prospects(86th), Daily Faceoff(84th), NHL Central Scouting(104th), McKeen's Hockey(125th), and many more. Now, although Moses hasn't lit up the OHL with a supreme goal-scoring ability, he has been one of the top playmakers in the league since joining two years ago.
He is a supremely gifted passer who feels the game around him. There have been plenty of times in which Moses has pulled off no-look passes to teammates that have led to goals. He has shown the ability to raise the puck at times when shooting, but that's not his biggest skill offensively. When watching the winger, you can tell that he's deceptive in how he plays.
He never makes his intentions or plans fully clear. He loves using the drop-off passes to create great scoring chances. Also, his six-foot-one, 201-pound frame gives him the ability to play physical. He finishes checks well and drives the play on a consistent basis. He makes everybody around him better, which is always a plus for a young prospect.
When he's in the middle of the ice in the offensive zone, you can expect a fellow teammate to be waiting for a crisp pass on the wings. He can deliver feeds quickly, and they are always on target. North Bay had its fair share of one-timer goals, especially on the power play. Many of those were assisted by Moses. One thing he must improve is his skating ability.
Shamar's pass-first mentality, mixed with his sizable frame, allows him to be compared to either Aleksander Barkov or Anton Lundell. He's not in your face. He is not loud and boisterous. Moses has a calm, subdued personality that is echoed in his game. He will spend several years in the minors, but can become a solid bottom-six winger who can be inserted onto a line that can put the puck in the back of the net.