2026 NHL Draft

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Re: 2026 NHL Draft

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Cousin Strawberry wrote: Tue Jun 09, 2026 1:20 pm Interesting take on McKenna from scouts being interviewed at the combine. The gist of it is he is going to be a regular season star who doesn't move the needle once the intensity ramps up. A guy who racks up the points but doesn't win you the big games come spring

The Panarin comparable rears it's head again
This is one comparable I read, another had him as a Patrick Kane or Nikita Kucherov comps due to his elite offensive vision, high hockey IQ, and elusiveness.

It's a highly debated draft this year for sure!
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Re: 2026 NHL Draft

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Social media rumours has the Leaves telling McKenna they are taking him first overall.

So d-man to SJ.

Then to you Canucks!
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Re: 2026 NHL Draft

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More interwebs rumours have the NYR wanting to move into the top 3 apparently targeting either Stenberg or Malhotra.

Would you move #3 for #5 and their 2027 first round pick?

We'd still get one of Stenberg, Malhotra, Carels, Verhoeff assuming McKenna and Reid go 1-2.
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Re: 2026 NHL Draft

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Didn’t the Rangers draft poppa Malhotra?
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Re: 2026 NHL Draft

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Hockey Widow wrote: Tue Jun 09, 2026 3:41 pm Didn’t the Rangers draft poppa Malhotra?
Yup, #7 overall in 1998.
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Re: 2026 NHL Draft

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Aaronp18 wrote: Tue Jun 09, 2026 3:37 pm More interwebs rumours have the NYR wanting to move into the top 3 apparently targeting either Stenberg or Malhotra.

Would you move #3 for #5 and their 2027 first round pick?

We'd still get one of Stenberg, Malhotra, Carels, Verhoeff assuming McKenna and Reid go 1-2.
Unless the Nucks are 100% locked onto their guy at 3rd, I would do it. The Rangers 2027 1st should be a good pick too. I don't see much difference between 3 and 5 this year, but then again, they don't pay me to know.
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Re: 2026 NHL Draft

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Dug into it a bit...

...here are y'all options TNFG's courtesy of dlCC.

Don't fuck it up.

Pick 3

McKenna
Reid
Stenberg
Verhoeff
Malhotra

Pick 24

Mathis Preston
Tommy Bleyl
Adam Novotny
Nikita Klepov

Pick 33

Maddox Dagenais
L. Ruck
Simas Ignatavicis

Pick 41

Adam Anderson
M. Ruck
Casey Mutryn
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Re: 2026 NHL Draft

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Tciso wrote: Tue Jun 09, 2026 3:57 pm
Aaronp18 wrote: Tue Jun 09, 2026 3:37 pm More interwebs rumours have the NYR wanting to move into the top 3 apparently targeting either Stenberg or Malhotra.

Would you move #3 for #5 and their 2027 first round pick?

We'd still get one of Stenberg, Malhotra, Carels, Verhoeff assuming McKenna and Reid go 1-2.
Unless the Nucks are 100% locked onto their guy at 3rd, I would do it. The Rangers 2027 1st should be a good pick too. I don't see much difference between 3 and 5 this year, but then again, they don't pay me to know.
If the Rangers 2027 1st was unprotected, I would make that trade.
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