BUFFALO, NEW YORK - JUNE 26: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman looks on as Chase Reid of the United States is drafted by the Seattle Kraken with the seventh overall pick during day one of the 2026 NHL Draft on June 26, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - JUNE 26: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman looks on as Chase Reid of the United States is drafted by the Seattle Kraken with the seventh overall pick during day one of the 2026 NHL Draft on June 26, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Vegas Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev (16) celebrates between Carolina Hurricanes' Jalen Chatfield (5), Alexander Nikishin (21), and goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) after a goal in the second period of Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final series in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - JUNE 26: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman looks on as Alberts Smits of Latvia is drafted by the New York Rangers with the fifth overall pick during day one of the 2026 NHL Draft on June 26, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - JUNE 26: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman looks on as Alberts Smits of Latvia is drafted by the New York Rangers with the fifth overall pick during day one of the 2026 NHL Draft on June 26, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - JUNE 26: Alberts Smits of Latvia is drafted by the New York Rangers with the fifth overall pick during day one of the 2026 NHL Draft on June 26, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) during day one of the 2026 NHL Draft on June 26, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - JUNE 26: Alberts Smits of Latvia is drafted by the New York Rangers with the fifth overall pick during day one of the 2026 NHL Draft on June 26, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) during day one of the 2026 NHL Draft on June 26, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - JUNE 26: Daxon Rudolph of Canada is drafted by the Buffalo Sabres with the fourth overall pick during day one of the 2026 NHL Draft on June 26, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)