Takeaways From This Year's Draft and What Teams Did With Their Picks
6/28/20261 hr 2 min
Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Scott Wheeler to discuss our major takeaways from this year's draft, the approach various teams took, and the picks that we found most notable.
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[piano music] [upbeat music] Regressing to the mean since 2015, it's the Hockey Pediocast with your host, Dimitri Filipovic.
Dimitri Filipovic· Host0:47
Welcome to the Hockey Pediocast. My name's Dimitri Filipovic, and joining me is my good buddy, Scott Wheeler. Scott, what's going on, man?
Scott Wheeler· Guest0:54
We're wrapping up. I, I'm going to do this show with you. I'm in Chicago. We just finished up our draft show, and I've got a flight home. Looking forward to the Canada-- as we record this, looking forward to the Canada game later this afternoon. And then, uh, we're into free agency, and onto the 2027 draft here shortly.
Dimitri Filipovic· Host1:13
We certainly are. I'm expecting those 27 rankings from you right after the weekend is over. [laughs] So on, on Saturday, we had, uh, our pal Jack Fraser on. We broke down all the trades we saw during draft week and the immediate roster impact coming out of those deals. Today, you and I are gonna focus on the actual draft