NHL Entry Draft: 2026 NHL Draft, June 26 7pm ET: Rangers with 5th pick after Lottery

[MrAlmost]

I was 20 when we drafted McIlrath. Its amazing we are picking in the top 10 again before my 21st birthday. Time flies.

 

[mrmovies779]

Folks, please stop confusing me with birthday math puzzles.

@Machinehead keeps this shit up and he's going to put us older folks into a padded room...or diapers

 

[ManhattaKnight]

Drury can't even get his nephew!

 

[bernmeister]

Well the general consensus is Reid is the best out of all the dmen. 6'2" almost 200 lbs, skates well, drives plays, does a bit of everything really well. For me I would take Reid over Smits, but there's nothing wrong with having Smits 1st. I think out of all the top Dmen a few will go on to be great players in the NHL.

yeah that's conventional wisdom but forget if it was Reid or Carels is particularly like Fox and upon closer examination some of his skating mechanics could be better

 

[will1066]

We drafted Dylan McIlrath on my 19th birthday.

This draft will take place the day after my 27th birthday.

Happy birthday!

 

[will1066]

Drury can't even get his nephew!

Maybe he doesn't want him

 

[mas0764]

We kind of did and missed on all the top picks.

Try again with better scouts and management.

Far less luck required to pick top 3 in a generational draft than is required to win a Cup without generational talent.

 

[mas0764]

if they didnt hit the Celebrini jackpot they would look rather mid. Everyone else is just potential at this point

I would swap their roster and assets for ours ten times out of ten even if you delete Celebrini from the league.

 

[mas0764]

I'd be fine with him.

 

[mas0764]

I fully admit that I’m not up to date as I used to be diving into these prospects.

But I’ve been reading profiles on some of the top end players, can someone explain to me why people are clamoring for Malhotra?

I’ve read a few profiles of his now and my immediate reaction after reading was “so a taller Lias Andersson”

which is cool if he hits, I guess. But not what I’d want with my top 5 pick lol

I think your immediate reaction is incorrect.

 

[JCProdigy]

I was 20 when we drafted McIlrath. Its amazingwe are picking in the top 10 again before my 21st birthday. Time flies.

Hey you Iive on one of Jupiter's moons too!?!?! I'm on Ganymede, you?

@Machinehead it makes perfect sense. I personally use the logical method of age determination for myself:

-I've been on earth for 45 years (90s best decade of music, fight me)
-I physically feel like I'm 35 years old (hmm, why am I walking weird straight outta bed!?!?)
-I've been told I still look like I'm 30 years old (thanks mom/dad)
-I mentally feel like I'm 25 years old (what close down this bar with you youngins? Next round on me...)
-My wife tells me I act like I'm 12 years old. (She lies, it's more like 8 years old but i digress)

45+35+30+25+12 = 137/5
Average age = 27 years old

 

[bhamill]

We drafted Dylan McIlrath on my 19th birthday.

This draft will take place the day after my 27th birthday.

Oh. f***.

 

[RangerBlues]

I remember drafting McIlrath. And my first reaction is that they drafted a fourth line goon. Too bad it turned out even worse than that.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Could the Rangers do this


Trocheck and 26 to Sabres for 4, Krebs, Kulich


Schneider and 4 to Sharks for 2, Bystedt, Musty and rights to Cole McKinney???

 

[RangerBlues]

Drafted Jessiman because he was tall.

 

[Machinehead]

Could the Rangers do this


Trocheck and 26 to Sabres for 4, Krebs, Kulich


Schneider and 4 to Sharks for 2, Bystedt, Musty and rights to Cole McKinney???

Ask for Celebrini while you're at it.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Ask for Celebrini while you're at it.

You’ll never G-E-T unless you A-S-K