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The first round is Friday. Our reporters pass along the latest intel they're hearing from around the league.

Though the top two picks appear to be locked in, what happens after that? Here's the final projection before Friday's first round.

The first round begins Friday. Which players will hear their names called? Here's our final updated rankings list.

Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour, 55, who led his club to the Stanley Cup title last week after captaining it to a championship in 2006 as a player, was not elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday and is not a part of the six-person 2026 class.

Here's what is being discussed around the league in the days since the Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup.
Sebastian Aho
#20 · C
Charlie Cerrato
# · C
Seth Jarvis
#24 · C
Jesperi Kotkaniemi
#82 · C
Noah Philp
#15 · C
Jordan Staal
#11 · C
Logan Stankoven
#22 · C
William Carrier
#28 · LW
Nicolas Deslauriers
#44 · LW
Nikolaj Ehlers
#27 · LW
Taylor Hall
#71 · LW
Mark Jankowski
#77 · LW
Jordan Martinook
#48 · LW
Eric Robinson
#50 · LW
Jackson Blake
#53 · RW
Andrei Svechnikov
#37 · RW
Jalen Chatfield
#5 · D
Shayne Gostisbehere
#4 · D
K'Andre Miller
#19 · D
Alexander Nikishin
#21 · D
Mike Reilly
#6 · D
Jaccob Slavin
#74 · D
Sean Walker
#26 · D
Frederik Andersen
#31 · G
Brandon Bussi
#32 · G
Pyotr Kochetkov
#52 · G
Amir Miftakhov
#35 · G