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NHL Draft 2026

herman said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/2054640915180872072
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It's funny because even the comparables he uses for the guys ahead of him (Seth Jones, Jakob Chychrun, Aaron Ekblad respectively) are a level below McKenna's (Panarin). I think he's just ultimately leaning a little too hard into the D > W argument. But also even a prime-Seth Jones seems like a weird comparison for Chase Reid, who seems to have a much more dynamic game.

With that said I do think this is a draft where any of the top 5 or 6 guys taken could eventually be the best player. But right now the choice at 1 should be obvious.
 
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CarltonTheBear said:
It's funny because even the comparables he uses for the guys ahead of him (Seth Jones, Jakob Chychrun, Aaron Ekblad respectively) are a level below McKenna's (Panarin).
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And his skill grades are sort of all over the map; used to feel a bit more consistent and useful, but these past few years have really felt a bit mailed in.
 
herman said:
And his skill grades are sort of all over the map; used to feel a bit more consistent and useful, but these past few years have really felt a bit mailed in.
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I think it's grouped in their tiers, sorted d first over f, then sorted by name. Not necessarily draft position. If that's the case he shouldn't have included numbers.
 
rdowdall said:
I think it's grouped in their tiers, sorted d first over f, then sorted by name. Not necessarily draft position. If that's the case he shouldn't have included numbers.
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But then that doesn't make sense because the second tier isn't that way. So maybe not.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
With that said I do think this is a draft where any of the top 5 or 6 guys taken could eventually be the best player. But right now the choice at 1 should be obvious.
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Yeah, should be: trade it for a guy who was once one of a draft class's top 5 or 6 guys who could eventually be the best player and then became it. Ideally, this player is a defenseman.
 
I get that McKenna has his warts but it's hard not to think that if he were in junior and put up 150pts or whatever that this wouldn't be much of a debate. Reid has been compared to Ekblad which is nice but imo he's definitely not the best player to come out of that draft.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
It's funny because even the comparables he uses for the guys ahead of him (Seth Jones, Jakob Chychrun, Aaron Ekblad respectively) are a level below McKenna's (Panarin). I think he's just ultimately leaning a little too hard into the D > W argument. But also even a prime-Seth Jones seems like a weird comparison for Chase Reid, who seems to have a much more dynamic game.

With that said I do think this is a draft where any of the top 5 or 6 guys taken could eventually be the best player. But right now the choice at 1 should be obvious.
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Find a new job Corey.
 
https://twitter.com/x/status/2057453262853308734
oof, buddy

edit: Embed preview cuts this off, so for whoever doesn't want to listen to Bukala and click the reply picture, Jason is saying he's watched Stenberg for 4 years now, and he was really driving play at the U18 worlds in 2023 for Sweden as a 15 year old. The reply image shows the roster for that specific team, where the only Stenberg is Otto, Ivar's older brother (who, to be fair, did have a really good tourney).
 
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