Draft Gems Pick Their NHL Superstar Dials

The top end of the 2026 draft is doing what top prospects always do - trying to put a name on the game before the league puts a number on it. In this case, the names are the kind that light up a room and make scouts lean forward in their chairs, because every comparison says as much about the player as it does about the pressure he is about to inherit. The fun part is not just who they mention, but what those choices say about how teams might value them when the real board starts to move.