Who’s the NHL’s best under-23 player? + 2027 NHL Draft ranking

With eyes on the present and the future in today’s episode, the guys open things up by breaking down Corey’s summer best under-23 NHL player ranking and close things out with a deep dive into Scott’s first 2027 NHL Draft ranking of the year. In between, they debate the placement of players like Zach Benson, Tij Iginla, and Jake O’Brien on Corey’s list and discuss Landon DuPont as Scott’s No. 1 prospect and what Alexis Joseph must do heading into his QMJHL season.

0:00:00: Intro
0:00:25: Corey’s best under-23 NHL player ranking
0:00:54: Zach Benson at No. 124
0:11:17: Tij Iginla at No. 79
0:18:05: A trio of Canadiens: Juraj Slafkovsky, Ivan Demidov, and Lane Hutson
0:24:47: Jake O’Brien at No. 22
0:29:53: Cutter Gauthier and Porter Martone back-to-back at No.’s 12 and 13
0:35:48: Scott’s first 2027 NHL Draft ranking of the year
0:36:30: Sergei Skvortsov at No. 3
0:40:28: Alexis Joseph at No. 6
0:47:09: Landon DuPont at No. 1
0:52:51: Timothy Kazda at No. 16

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