Jason Bukala
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So there's enough to go around here, but the disturber for me for sure is going to be San Jose in the two hole at the draft.
Yeah, I would say so.
You know, the thing with McKenna, and I put it in my piece today too, like I really am splitting hairs between these athletes at the top of the table.
And the differentiator for me between McKenna and Stenberg is like we drafted Alexander Barkov in Florida years ago.
Stenberg's a winger, but he plays that style of hockey.
He's really buttoned up.
We didn't win the cup.
Thanks, bud.
He's going to be electric, and he's going to do some things that are going to โ he might be the guy that scores that Patrick Kane-esque type of goal to get a team over the top in the Stanley Cup.
So the difference here is that one is more trustworthy on projection in all three zones than the other, but that doesn't mean you don't take the risk on McKenna.
Somebody could take McKenna first.
Maybe the Leafs do.
I mean, I can't sit here and argue it.
But Gavin McKenna, 51 points, including an eight-point outing against Ohio State.
And by the way, when he suffered that off-ice incident, everywhere he went, you know this better than anybody because you see these guys around, you know, at the pro level especially.
Every building becomes a hard building, doesn't it?
Like, they're all over you.
Like, the place is sold out because they want to see you.
Now it's exponentially more difficult to perform at a high level because there's extra stress.
And he did a hell of a job.