2026 NHL Draft

[Aaronp18]

...so if we can stretch out the losing another year we go the Dude route.

McKenna '26
Dupont '27
Cup '30

By '31 we can bring in Bedsy after he ditches Chicago. He'll be a UFA by then if they don't lock him up long term.

So might have to shore up the scoring that year!

[dangler]

Mock draft simulator is up. Tried it multiple times and it kept giving me Vancouver picking 4th.

https://www.tankathon.com/nhl/mock_draft

Ryan Roobroeck - 6'4 C, Canadian kid, ranked anywhere from #2 - #23 depending on the source
Viggo Bjork - 5'10 C/RW, Swede, ranked #4 - #22
Tynan Lawrence - 6'0, C, Canadian, ranked #2 - #13

[donlever]

...lets send resumes in to AIG AP.

Apparently they will hire anybody so we have a shot....

[Aaronp18]

Mock draft simulator is up. Tried it multiple times and it kept giving me Vancouver picking 4th.

https://www.tankathon.com/nhl/mock_draft

Ryan Roobroeck - 6'4 C, Canadian kid, ranked anywhere from #2 - #23 depending on the source
Viggo Bjork - 5'10 C/RW, Swede, ranked #4 - #22
Tynan Lawrence - 6'0, C, Canadian, ranked #2 - #13

We have a few Viggo equivalents, I'd be inclined to take him later in the first.

Lawrence will be interesting as he just joined a solid BU team so he may not get playing time and likely will be playing there full time next season. Put up good numbers in the USHL though.

Roobroeck I don't know a ton abut but like his size, doesn't have a ton of PIMs so not sure if he uses much of it.

[dangler]

We have a few Viggo equivalents, I'd be inclined to take him later in the first.

True, sort of a Hoglander 2.0. I might be biased from his performance at the World juniors.

[Ronning's Ghost]

Roobroeck I don't know a ton abut but like his size, doesn't have a ton of PIMs so not sure if he uses much of it.

'Not getting injured by contact with other players' is making tremendous and effective use of size.

[Aaronp18]

Roobroeck I don't know a ton abut but like his size, doesn't have a ton of PIMs so not sure if he uses much of it.

'Not getting injured by contact with other players' is making tremendous and effective use of size.

Where is that from?

Is that the new standard of physicality? Not getting injured by contact with other players?

Although still an upgrade on the majority of this team now.

[Ronning's Ghost]

Roobroeck I don't know a ton abut but like his size, doesn't have a ton of PIMs so not sure if he uses much of it.

'Not getting injured by contact with other players' is making tremendous and effective use of size.

Where is that from?

Is that the new standard of physicality? Not getting injured by contact with other players?

Although still an upgrade on the majority of this team now.

That's just me. Sorry that my punctuation choice made it look like I was quoting someone with a more authoritative opinion.

I based my conclusion on the career trajectory of EP40. I know the majority position here is that most of the problem is mental. I don't know that it isn't. But I think that there is a substantial chance that his physical abilities have been eroded by what seem like relatively minor injuries.

[Aaronp18]

All good, wasn't sure if it was a scouting report or not.

[Cousin Strawberry]

Like when you move pipe cleaners back and forth too quickly, they become soft and lack strength.

Pettersson moved his pipe cleaners back and forth too much