Gavin McKenna (Andre Ringuette) The National Hockey League draft is right around the corner. On Friday evening, several clubs aiming to reverse their fortunes will receive a rare chance to give their respective prospect cupboards a proverbial shot in the arm. In 2026, the intrigue starts right at the top with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the holders of the first overall pick. While cool logic and innate rationality suggests that the Leafs will inevitably inject the generational skill of consensus top prospect Gavin McKenna, that is not a foregone conclusion. At #2, the wildly exciting San Jose Sharks have a chance to add a premium right-handed defensive asset or stack their already world-class collection of forwards with Swedish phenom Ivar Stenberg. Conflicting reports have dictated the storyline surrounding the Vancouver Canucks at #3 and there is a widely held assumption that the draft could fully come off the rails if new general manager Ryan Johnson deviates from t...