Randeep Janda

So it's certainly, you know, I think there's intrigue going into the draft.

I don't think it's a slam dunk of, you know, which players are going to go where, but certainly, you know, less than what, if you want to say just over 12 hours later, about 16 hours later, it still hurts.

in the sense that the Canucks don't win because you need players, you need really good players, and you probably need four or five of them.

Yeah, that's the game-changing pick for me.

They don't have many defensemen.

In the long term, outside of Sam Dickinson, Shakir Mukmadula, and a couple of second-round picks they made over the last two years, they don't have much coming through the ranks either.

So that's the team that, if they go for Keaton Verhoff, if they go for Chase Reed, and I think Chase Reed would make a lot of sense in San Jose, just given where they're at right now and what they need.

That's the team on two fronts, guys, that can really shake up the draft.

A, if they take a defenseman...

And B, if there's a team maybe in the 3-4-5 slot that really loves Ivor Stenberg and they want to move up, if you're San Jose and saying, hey, do you want to give us an extra pick?

We'll move a spot or two down if you really like this guy.

I think on two fronts, if they're interested in defense and they could absolutely shake up the draft by taking somebody there or even making a move back one or two steps

Moving down, I think a part of it is dependent on is obviously Stenberg there at number three.

If you have a chance to take him, you still need that game-breaking talent.

Now, if that's not the case, if you're comfortable with a player, maybe a couple of steps back.

Let's say the Rangers and Chicago is really interested in a player at number three.

I think you have to consider it because, as we know, the top two players in this draft

are the ones that everybody's watching, are the ones that are looking at and saying potentially, you know, not to the level of McDavid, Matthews, that level, but still franchise players at the wing position are at least going to be a part of your, you know, top two or three players moving forward.

Now, if you can't get those guys, we know draft lists are varying, right?

Some people see Chase Reed up there.