2027 NHL Draft rankings: Pronman vs. Wheeler

With the World Juniors less than two months away, both Corey and Scott have their own 2027 NHL Draft rankings out this week. On today’s episode, the guys give their overall thoughts on the class and compare and contrast their lists. But first, they react to the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s Friday ruling that the IIHF must let Russian teams play in its events and discuss how things could play out in the immediate future.

0:00:00: Intro
0:00:54: CAS rules Russia must be allowed at IIHF events
0:10:15: Overall thoughts on the 2027 NHL Draft class
0:20:43: Sergei Skvortsov (Pronman: 25, Wheeler: 3)
0:31:11: Noah Davidson (Pronman: 5, Wheeler: 16)
0:32:20: Cooper McAslan (Pronman: NR, Wheeler: 30)
0:37:03: Alexis Joseph (Pronman: 15, Wheeler: 7)

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