🗣️ Nick Pryor
The Colorado Avalanche Director of Amateur Scouting met with the media at the conclusion of the 2026 #NHLDraft to discuss the Franchise-Record NINE DRAFT PICKS over the course of the Weekend
#GoAvsGo | @RefiJet
The decentralized draft is a self-inflicted disaster for the NHL. The Draft used to be a unique event with a mystical atmosphere bringing together the entire hockey world to one place for a special weekend. Almost everyone I speak to hopes it goes back to an in person draft.
I'm really not sorry about this. Bo Nix clears Justin Herbert. I've heard every excuse in the book from Herbert fan boys...
Bo's better in the clutch, he's got a better TO worthy throw % in the playoffs and more importantly, he wins.
Herbert is the most overrated QB in the NFL
The couches are gone. ESPN is gone. The fans aren’t here.
Now comes the real test.
Day 2 is where scouting staffs earn their keep.
A full year of work comes down to finding NHL players when everyone else sees something else.
@Jabs_13 What say you about SJS coming up on the clock at Pick #9, Gary Bettman walking out and saying “We have a trade to announce. Columbus acquires pick 9, pick 27,, a 2028 1st, and a top tier prospect either at F or D in exchange for Kirill Marchenko & Zach Werenski?
I don't think we need to tear down other QBs just to build up ours.
Bo Nix can earn respect based on his own play without diminishing what other quarterbacks have accomplished. You can believe in your guy without disrespecting someone else's.
Just how I see things, whether others agree or not. 🤷♂️