2026 NHL Mock Draft - Who Nashville Takes at No. 1

The draft talk is already starting to feel like a front-office séance, with Nashville sitting at the center of the whole thing. This first-round projection has the kind of ripple effects that make GMs sweat through their polos, because one pick at the top can send the rest of the board into chaos. The Predators do not get to hide here, and neither does the question of who is worthy of going first in a class that could reshape the league’s next few years.