BUFFALO, NEW YORK - JUNE 26: Keaton Verhoeff poses for a portrait after being selected ninth overall by the San Jose Sharks 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: Ivar Stenberg and Keaton Verhoeff pose for a portrait after being selected second and ninth overall by the San Jose Sharks 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: Ryan Lin of Canada is drafted by the Buffalo Sabres with the twenty-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)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - JUNE 26: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman looks on as Ryan Lin of Canada is drafted by the Buffalo Sabres with the twenty-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)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - JUNE 26: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman looks on as Ryan Lin of Canada is drafted by the Buffalo Sabres with the twenty-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)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - JUNE 26: Ryan Lin of Canada is drafted by the Buffalo Sabres with the twenty-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)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - JUNE 26: Wyatt Cullen poses for a portrait after being selected tenth overall by the Nashville Predators 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: Wyatt Cullen poses for a portrait after being selected tenth overall by the Nashville Predators during day one of the 2026 NHL Draft on June 26, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)