NHL Franchise Draft: Which team is No. 1?

As the 2026-27 NHL season gets underway this week, the Prospect Series crew looks at the health of every franchise, including current rosters, who’s coming up in the prospect pipelines, and potential to win the Stanley Cup in the future, and drafts them from No. 1 all the way to No. 32.

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0:00:00: Intro
0:00:21: NHL Franchise Draft
0:03:22: 1. San Jose Sharks
0:05:32: 2. Montreal Canadiens
0:06:28: 3. Utah Mammoth
0:08:19: 4. Carolina Hurricanes
0:10:01: 5. Florida Panthers
0:11:49: 6. Buffalo Sabres
0:13:32: 7. Dallas Stars
0:14:13: 8. Colorado Avalanche
0:16:11: 9. Anaheim Ducks
0:18:27: 10. Vegas Golden Knights
0:19:04: 11. Toronto Maple Leafs
0:22:46: 12. Chicago Blackhawks
0:24:59: 13. New York Islanders
0:26:48: 14. Tampa Bay Lightning
0:28:28: 15. Washington Capitals
0:29:36: 16. Ottawa Senators
0:30:55: 17. Edmonton Oilers
0:34:15: 18. Minnesota Wild
0:36:48: 19. New Jersey Devils
0:38:20: 20. St. Louis Blues
0:42:04: 21. Detroit Red Wings
0:45:40: 22. Philadelphia Flyers
0:47:04: 23. Nashville Predators
0:48:13: 24. Calgary Flames
0:49:35: 25. New York Rangers
0:50:21: 26. Vancouver Canucks
0:52:03: 27. Columbus Blue Jackets
0:53:41: 28. Seattle Kraken
0:58:00: 29. Boston Bruins
0:59:06: 30. Los Angeles Kings
1:00:00: 31. Pittsburgh Penguins
1:01:55: 32. Winnipeg Jets
1:05:01: Wheeler’s eight franchises
1:05:14: Bultman’s eight franchises
1:05:26: Pronman’s eight franchises
1:05:39: Peters’ eight franchises

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