Is it time to worry about Gavin McKenna?

When Gavin McKenna opted to play at Penn State, the decision was heralded as one of the biggest commitments in college hockey history. Now, despite 14 points in his first 12 games, there are some concerns about No. 72’s play and his status as the presumptive No. 1 pick in the NHL Draft. Plus, the guys discuss what they saw at the recent U17 World Challenge and the U20 Five Nations tournaments and close things out with listener questions in the mailbag.

0:00 Intro
00:31 Thoughts on the World U17 Challenge
01:29 Too-early 2027 NHL Draft ranking: Landon DuPont, Alexis Joseph, Nazar Privalov
04:11 Three US NTDP players in the 2027 NHL Draft ranking top-10
08:03 Why are people talking about cancelling the US NTDP?
11:31 Thoughts on the U20 Five Nations tournament
14:24 Michigan State-Penn State two-game series
17:21 Is Cayden Lindstrom in the World Juniors conversation?
21:32 Our now-weekly Gavin McKenna check-in
33:17 Listener questions in the mailbag
33:23 How would you guys compare Ivar Stenberg to recent top-10 forward picks?
34:53 How much longer does Danil But play in the AHL?
35:17 What projection would you give Max Plante?
39:27 How has Charlie Stramel’s ceiling changed since joining Michigan State?
41:26 How has Keaton Verhoeff adjusted to the NCAA?
44:25 Where do you see Roman Kantserov playing in Chicago?
46:27 Thoughts on Vaclav Nestrasil’s hot start with UMass this season?
48:55 Thoughts on James Hagens’ start to the year?
52:16 Compare Tynan Lawrence’s ceiling to other recently drafted top centers

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