About this episode

The episode discusses the Toronto Maple Leafs' surprising No. 1 pick in the NHL Draft Lottery and their options moving forward.

The Toronto Maple Leafs entered Tuesday night’s NHL Draft Lottery with the No. 5 pick, and the possibility of losing their first round pick altogether, and ended up with the No. 1 pick and their choice of top-rated prospects Gavin McKenna, Ivar Stenberg, and Chase Reid. The guys discuss the Leafs’ options at first overall, what the San Jose Sharks could do after jumping up to No. 2, the Vancouver Canucks dropping to No. 3, and more. This episode was recorded live at 7:30pm ET on May 5, 2026. Hosts: Max Bultman, Corey Pronman, and Scott Wheeler With: FloHockey’s Chris Peters Executive Producer: Chris Flannery Producer: Chris Flannery Watch full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshow Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/VTm9VjkF Subscribe to The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Max Bultman, Corey Pronman, Scott Wheeler

Guest: Chris Peters

Topics covered

• NHL Draft Lottery
• Toronto Maple Leafs
• hockey prospects
• NHL teams
• draft analysis

Keywords

• NHL Draft
• Maple Leafs
• Gavin McKenna
• Ivar Stenberg
• Chase Reid
• draft lottery
• hockey news

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Organizations: Toronto Maple Leafs, San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks

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