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Curious why Alexei Vlasov didn’t go. Size concern? @scottcwheeler @SEllisHockey

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Your 2026 #Flames draft class:

6th: Carson Carels, LD
30th: Jack Hextall, C
36th: Chase Harrington, LW
42nd: Tobias Trejbal, G
55th: Alan Shaikhlislamov, RW
65th: Joe Iginla, RW
100th: Egor Barabanov, C
132nd: Simon Katolicky, LW
164th: Bode Laylin, RD

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#NHLDraft Losers:

1. #Senators
2. #Flyers
3. #Bruins
4. #Lightning
5. #Stars

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#NHLDraft Winners:

1. #SHARKS
2. #DUCKS
3. #PREDS
4. #LEAFS
5. #KINGS

HM: #VAN #CGY #UTA #DET

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#Flames Draft Grades:

Carson Carels - A
Jack Hextall - B
Chase Harrington - C+
Tobias Trejbal - B+
Alan Shaikhlislamov - B+
Joe Iginla - C
Egor Barabanov - B+
Simon Katalicky - C+
Bode Laylin - C

Good but underwhelming given Connie’s statement; in part a lack of depth in 2026

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@MatchsticksCGY I’m feeling a move to the Ducks

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Canada wins their opening game of the tournament 5-3 over Sweden! 🇨🇦

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Bjorck looked awesome today

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What would be more of a shock?

1. Leafs take Stenberg

2. Stenberg falls to Blackhawks

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O/U 1.5 goals from the redline due to being blinded?

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The Los Angeles Kings are reportedly getting "closer to the reality" of being able to host an outdoor game on the beach, per @mayorNHL.

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Outside of the Top 5-10 players in the #NHLdraft, who could you see playing in the #NHL right away?

Suvanto?
Klepov?
Bleyl?
The Rucks?

Wildcard: E. Mackenzie?

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#Flames fans, what would you give up for Kent Johnson?

Leave it below:

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Honzek, Oli Maata, VGK 1st, UTA 2nd?

[C of Red Central @CofRedCentral]

Yes

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Sometimes a player just looks like they’d wear a certain jersey/colour. Such as:

McKenna- #Leafs (Thought #Jets before lotto)
Verhoeff & Reid - #Rangers/#Sharks
Carels - #Flames
Malholtra - #Canucks
Klepov & Belchetz - #Capital
Smits - #Jet/#Kraken

Any others?

#NHL #DRAFT

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@TheProspectDon Klepov, Bleyl, Dagenais, Mackenzie to name a few

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BREAKING: Sidney Crosby will join Team Canada at the 2026 IIHF World Championship 🇨🇦

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If I see any Iginla in a #Leafs jersey I’ll crash out.

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Tij Iginla, Caleb Desnoyers, and 2 1sts to Toronto for Auston Matthews

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@CofRedCentral Agreed, NHL awards need refining.

- Add Defensive-D award
- MIP award (Non-Rookies)

Stat the outright playoff influence on award

Any others y’all can think of?

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@CofRedCentral Agreed, NHL awards need refining.

- Add Defensive-D award
- MIP award (Non-Rookies)

Stat the outright playoff influence on award

Any others y’all can think of?

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Going to be super interesting to see how the Centres in this class rank out.

Guys like Dagenais and Lawrence are big question marks it feels

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Ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery, I thought it would be fun to compile my current rankings into tiers.

Here are my Top 10 Tiers, with players listed alphabetically rather than by rank.

#2026NHLDraft