NHL Combine Opens in Buffalo With GMs Watching Closely

The NHL Combine is underway in Buffalo, and this is where the league starts separating the tidy mock drafts from the messy reality. Teams are getting one last hard look at prospects before the draft board gets locked in, and the interviews matter almost as much as the testing when front offices are trying to read between the lines. This is the kind of week when a fast skate can help, but the real money is often made in the room when a player answers the questions nobody can see coming.