McKenna Puts Kucherov, Kane In His Crosshairs

Gavin McKenna is drawing the kind of comparables that make scouts sit up and stop pretending they are being modest. Nikita Kucherov and Patrick Kane are not casual names to toss around, and that tells you where the ceiling conversation is headed. When a top prospect starts getting linked to that kind of company, every team in the building pays attention a little differently. The hype machine is moving, and the draft room will have to decide how much of it is real.