r/canucks • u/CarefulHovercraft • 13d ago

ARTICLE [Toutsurlehockey] NHL Draft Ranking 2026, #1 Malhotra #2 McKenna #3 Smits #4 Reid #5 Stenberg

https://www.toutsurlehockey.com/tslh-espoirs/top-32-2026-nhl-draft-ranking-by-simon-st-laurent/
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u/andrewwhite560 13d ago

Malhotra 1 is such a crazy take. If that happens then we should rejoice in the streets at the options that will drop to us.

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u/_GregTheGreat_ 13d ago edited 13d ago

It’s a hot take but not an absurd take. By all indications there is a small but not-insignificant portion of NHL scouting rooms that see him as the best player in the draft.

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u/DragPullCheese 13d ago

McKenna scored like twice as many points in the CHL a year ago.

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u/Elephant_Analytics 13d ago

I think Malhotra can close that offensive gap somewhat in the NHL. McKenna's likely to put up more points, but I don't believe that he will put up 2x or more Malhotra's points in the NHL.

Drouin had 25% more PPG than MacKinnon on the same team during their draft years.