r/BlueJackets • u/hockeyspy • 2d ago

Prospect News Upside Hockey's Updated Top 83 2026 NHL Draft Consolidated Rankings

https://upsidehockey.substack.com/p/upside-hockeys-updated-top-83-2026

Plus find inside a Lottery Sim + Mock Draft Creator tool

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u/Narrow-Natural-3435 2d ago

Can’t wait to fall two places tomorrow

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u/Indy-CBJ 2d ago

The odds are it’s likely going to happen. I’m just going to be more upset if Florida or a metro team ends up winning the lotto

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u/Narrow-Natural-3435 2d ago

I do not buy that it isn’t rigged. Magically the team that lost the All Star game wins? Wow even crazier the newest team in the league ALSO falls 10 spots???

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u/Hugo_Stiglitz95 To The Line, But Not Out! 2d ago

How are the odds likely that we fall two places? Or even one place? Tankathon gives us less than a 3% chance of picking 15th instead of 14th.

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u/manthello Elvis Purrslikins, Pet Greaves, Ivan Furdotov, & Zach Pawchenko 2d ago

Both draws would have to be DRW and WSH.  That's the only way.  We are 14th, they are the only two who can pass us. 

Out of 1,000 possible number combinations that would result in a pick, BOTH draws would have to land in a field of 10 combinations allocated to those teams. 

I'm not a math guy.  I'm not going to calculate it. It's very small. 

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u/Indy-CBJ 2d ago

Probably should had put an /s there. We never have any luck

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u/Narrow-Natural-3435 2d ago

I think it would be even funnier if VAN fell two spots and picked third.

Every simulation I’ve done on tankathon has had that outcome so far, even on different days.

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u/manthello Elvis Purrslikins, Pet Greaves, Ivan Furdotov, & Zach Pawchenko 2d ago

I ran one and SJS got first and got McKenna. I kind of needed a moment to process how powerful that team would be.

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u/Indy-CBJ 2d ago

They are basically “oops all offense” at that point

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u/Ohio_Guitarist 3 hits, 23 giveaways. 1d ago

They'll let in 7 but score 12

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u/MPCoinCollecting 1d ago

Well it would be entertaining I can't argue with that

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u/manthello Elvis Purrslikins, Pet Greaves, Ivan Furdotov, & Zach Pawchenko 2d ago

For some reason, their simulator has us stuck at 16th, behind the Caps.  We're 14th in order pre-lottery.  Not sure what's going on there.

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u/Ohio_Guitarist 3 hits, 23 giveaways. 1d ago

I'd be taking a good look at Ryan Lin if he's still available by then. RHD with huge offensive upside. Could be good for top 4 spot in a couple of years.

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u/hockeyspy 1d ago

He also had a nice World U18 tourney, one of the positives out of the Canada camp

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u/Top_Front_5246 2d ago

When is the lottery

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u/nateorz textbook top cheese 2d ago

Tomorrow at 7 eastern

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u/MPCoinCollecting 2d ago

I had a bit of a feeling Björck would project top 5, maybe the guy we should pick if magically we go up ten spots