BUFFALO, NEW YORK - JUNE 26: Maksim Sokolovskii poses for a portrait after being selected 27th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers during day one of the 2026 NHL Draft on June 26, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - JUNE 26: Maksim Sokolovskii poses for a portrait after being selected 27th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers during day one of the 2026 NHL Draft on June 26, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - JUNE 26: Maksim Sokolovskii poses for a portrait after being selected 27th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers during day one of the 2026 NHL Draft on June 26, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

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

CAPTION CORRECTION: Please note that in image number(s) 2283511549, 2283511582, 2283511587, 2283511583, 2283511586 the draft pick number is incorrect. It should be thirty-two NOT thirtieth. We apologize for any inconvenience. BUFFALO, NEW YORK - JUNE 26: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman looks on as Jaxon Cover of the United States is drafted by the Ottawa Senators with the thirty-second 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 Thomas Bleyl of the United States is drafted by the Nashville Predators with the thirty-first overall pick during day one of the 2026 NHL Draft on June 26, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

FILE - Los Angeles Kings' Brandt Clarke plays against the Columbus Blue Jackets during an NHL hockey game, March 9, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)

FILE - Colorado Avalanche's Brent Burns (84) skates during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues on April 7, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Joe Puetz, File)