2026 NHL Draft Thread

[DJones]

Randomly found this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUbwEcXYTFQ

Button says both Ruck brothers are going to be in his top 15

[Mathgod]

Bjorck is listed everywhere as a right winger, he's shorter and lighter than Stenberg, and way less productive. He wouldn't be in my top 5, debatable top 10.

Edit: old data

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe

I got one better:


Flames win the Lottery and draft McKenna.
Vegas misses the playoffs, and ends up winning the lottery, enabling the Flames to draft Malhotra.
Conroy uses those 4 seconds to move up and draft the Ruck Twins.

that's the dream

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by Mathgod

Bjorck is listed everywhere as a right winger, he's shorter and lighter than Stenberg, and way less productive. He wouldn't be in my top 5, debatable top 10.

Except where you can read with thine own eyes Djurgarden has been running Bjorck at #1 center ever since his return from the WJC.

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by dammage79

Except where you can read with thine own eyes Djurgarden has been running Bjorck at #1 center ever since his return from the WJC.

Ok, so he can play centre. The rest of what I said stands.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by Mathgod

Ok, so he can play centre. The rest of what I said stands.

I think Bjorck plays harder than Stenberg, in fact I'd say while paired with Stenberg during the WJC , Bjorck was the one who stirred that lines drink.

And to be clear, I have nothing against stenberg, I'm of the belief that Bjorck is being seriously overlooked.

[Mathgod]

Hmmmm.... looking at game logs, Bjorck is heating up lately, and Stenberg has only 1 point in his last 8 games. I guess I was too quick to dismiss Bjorck as a top pick.

[shutout]

Bjorck is certainly on the smaller side for a center at the moment but he excels in the faceoff circle, he played the penalty kill with Djurgarden’s junior team last year, he battles and everyone talks about how strong he is on pucks. Wilson is also over 6-feet now and their dad is 6-2, so an inch or two might not be out of the question.

From the Wheeler article.
Might be that Bjorck will be a normal sized center in the NHL when he is done growing.

I look at guys like Zach Benson, Ben Kindel and Marco Rossi (who all went in this range) and I view him as a similar caliber of prospect — if not a better one.

I would think that he is in the top 10 guaranteed.
I have him as my solid #3 on my list.

[samsaini]

I would love the flames to pick McKenna first and then trade the Vegas 1st + 2 2nds into the 8-12 range and take Bjorck if he's still there.

Top line LW and a 1C in the same draft would be a HUGE win in my eyes.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by shutout

From the Wheeler article.
Might be that Bjorck will be a normal sized center in the NHL when he is done growing.



I would think that he is in the top 10 guaranteed.
I have him as my solid #3 on my list.

But those guys also underscore the risk. Kindel looks good in his rookie year, but will we be happy if we draft a Rossi or Benson with that pick? I won't be.

[mile]

https://twitter.com/user/status/2034044609353957532

https://twitter.com/user/status/2034009497543323927

[prizefighterinferno]

Man I wish there was a way to snag Bjorck (assuming we aren't taking him top 5...). Favourite prospect in the draft. Maybe if he makes to the ~10 range it could be possible.

[Funkhouser]

Everyone develops at different speeds…perhaps Bjorck is just taking another step now and deserves to be discussed as a top 3 pick. Size wise there is no discernible difference between the three…

[Funkhouser]

Perhaps St.Louis will give us the 5th and 31st pick to move up?
We could grab Bjorck at 5, then package some picks to get another top 10 pick (I bet FLA would trade pick 10 for a couple lower picks).

[Monahammer]

If we dont get 1-2 id be ok with moving down a few picks. Someone will be frothing for a defenseman and will pay up.

But if we have a chance at McKenna or stenberg we have to go for it. Imo even try and offer to trade up for McKenna if necessary.

I think his offensive ability at the next level is being undervalued.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

If we dont get 1-2 id be ok with moving down a few picks. Someone will be frothing for a defenseman and will pay up.

But if we have a chance at McKenna or stenberg we have to go for it. Imo even try and offer to trade up for McKenna if necessary.

I think his offensive ability at the next level is being undervalued.

Agree with this. If we're 1 or 2, we have to make the pick.

After that though, Verhoeff, Reid, Carels, Laurence, Bjorck and Malhotra could go in any order, with others potentially thrown into the mix.

If someone wants to trade up, I would be willing to slide into the 5-8 range for the right price. Getting Malhotra and both Rucks would be a good consolation prize.

[Fan69]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

If we dont get 1-2 id be ok with moving down a few picks. Someone will be frothing for a defenseman and will pay up.

But if we have a chance at McKenna or stenberg we have to go for it. Imo even try and offer to trade up for McKenna if necessary.

I think his offensive ability at the next level is being undervalued.

Unless mckenna is a center hard no.

[Yanda]

Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe

I got one better:


Flames win the Lottery and draft McKenna.
Vegas misses the playoffs, and ends up winning the lottery, enabling the Flames to draft Malhotra.
Conroy uses those 4 seconds to move up and draft the Ruck Twins.

Also the Oilers miss the playoffs and are in the mushy middle until our rebuild is complete.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by yanda

also the oilers miss the playoffs and are in the mushy middle until our rebuild is complete the end of time.

ftfy

[Poe969]

I just saw that FC hockey has shut down. That sucks! They've always had amazing write ups and insight, and their mock draft tool was the best.

Does anyone know of a similar mock draft tool like that? It was so fun to pick your team and then go through the draft because it wasn't always the same.