June 27, 2026: NHL DRAFT SPECIAL (rounds 2 & 3) Adding size at forward
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What are the Canucks' draft picks and early Day 2 expectations?
It's the Garrison Price for Saturday, June 27th, 2026. Special NHL Draft edition. And as always, a presentation of Bet365. The worst thing about hockey season is that at some point every year, it just ends. A lot of time between now and the first puck drop of next year, which feels like an eternity for those of us used to watching nightly games. Good news, Bet365 still has plenty of games. Just... Well, none that require you to lace up skates. At Bet365 Casino, you can choose between hundreds of slots, live tables, and your favorite games. Well, maybe your second favorite games. Must be 19 or older. Please play responsibly. Matt Segers alongside Blake Price. A coffee to Blake Price. Not moving the coffee today.
7 a.m. 7.46. He's going to do the show with coffee right there in your face.
This is a coffee-infused show.
Mike Rogerson hitting switches and conducting things. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to day two of the National Hockey League Entry Draft. After the Vancouver Canucks make a pair of selections in the first round for the first time in 12 years. Caleb Malhotra. Manny Sun, third overall. Adam Novotny, a strapping Czech winger, 24th overall. It comes fast and furious today, brother, with two picks in the second round and early in the second round. They will make the first selection of this round, or at least barring trade, number 33. And then number 41, the first time since 1973 they've had four picks this high in an entry draft.
I want to address the one or two people on the chat late last night when we signed off. Jackson Cover went to the Ottawa Senators.
Yeah, we signed off before the final. The first round we had done like four and a half hours.
Yeah. Sorry for the Sens fan in the chat.
It was like, hey. Hey now. Who went 32nd? Uh, centers took some big swings there at 25 and 32. Uh, just speaking of, and look, you and I have the draft on, we're not hearing everything cause we're doing the show. Uh, so, and we're also not seeing every minute of it. I did not hear great reviews for the seconds. No, for the TV show, no. Yeah. No. Decentralized draft, uh, It's like it was the first time they did it. People saying Gary is pissy that he just hates this format and he's letting it show. Okay. But words like awkward, words like cringe, and holy moly, the length of this sucker is... It's untenable.
It is untenable.
That was long last night. I mean, for all of us, it's a beautiful early summer evening. The sun's still out even when the draft is over. If you're back east and you're into 11 o'clock or something, goodness gracious.
I know they love those little vignettes. Yeah. Maybe no vignettes on that night.
Yeah.
I know you want to sell the league and all that. It's too much.
Maybe give teams a little less time. A little less time. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. Anyways, it was an interesting night, though. I will give it that. I mean, trades are plenty yesterday on the NHL draft for there is no more floor. But you know what I mean? In terms of teams trading selections. I mean, we saw that right up to pick yesterday. which Carolina traded back with Nashville, and we also saw player trades as well. Sebastian Casa, the prospect goaltender, goes from Detroit to Utah. You had the big Mason McTavish trade from Anaheim to St. Louis. Those happened in the draft, but of course there was trade activity prior to yesterday's. with J.J. Paterka, Pavel Dorofeev moving in the minutes before the draft and involving first-round picks last night.
So, hey, it had a lot of fireworks on the – Player personnel side of things, that is something that we had yearned for a little more readily in previous drafts. So good on NHL general managers. At least it was an interesting follow, even if it was long and even if the actual draft show itself was a little... Now, Day 2 can often see some trades as well.
We have seen that in years gone by. They just had a night to chat after the draft. That's right.
Plus, you know, they're looking at their new toys and saying, okay, we have prospects here and there.
Again, no cocktails in the lounge.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What are the Canucks' draft picks and early Day 2 expectations?
0:13–22:27
2
Which prospects were projected as best-available for picks 33 and 41?
22:27–1:21:58
3
Which Canucks second-round picks and international prospects are highlighted first?
1:21:58–1:25:41
4
Why are hosts frustrated about the Canucks' lack of draft-day trades and what did GM Ryan Johnson say?
1:25:41–1:32:49
5
How do reporters and analysts assess Caleb Malhotra, Adam Novotny and the father–son coaching dynamic?
1:32:49–1:58:36
6
Which remaining prospects were discussed and what are the Canucks’ remaining draft picks and next steps?
1:58:36–2:45:01
Speakers
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