CellyCentral

Back On The Clock


Listen Later

Season 1 is in the books. 54 episodes. 483 thousand views. And tonight? We start it all over again.

CellyCentral Season 2 kicks off LIVE from the 2026 NHL Draft in Buffalo —and the NHL delivered one of the wildest draft nights in recent memory. Gavin McKenna goes 1 overall to Toronto. San Jose goes on a full heist, walking out of Buffalo with three first-round picks. St. Louis ends the night with four first-rounders. The Rangers land Dorofeyev AND the fifth overall pick in one night. Brady Tkachuk becomes a Florida Panther. Mike Babcock is back on an NHL bench.

BG breaks all of it down from the floor.

In this episode, Sawyer goes through every pick in Round 1 — who these players are, how they play, and what they mean for their new teams. McKenna's deceptive playmaking, Ivar Stenberg's elite processing ability, Caleb Malhotra going third overall to the team his father just got hired to coach. The Rangers finally getting a defensive anchor in Šmits while adding a sniper in Dorofeyev the same night.

San Jose quietly building what might be the most exciting prospect pipeline in the entire league. The steal of the draft in Tommy Bleyl falling to Nashville. And Jaxon Cover — a kid who grew up in the Cayman Islands playing roller hockey and didn't start organized hockey until 2021 — going 32nd overall to Ottawa.

Sawyer also breaks down the coaching carousel — Babcock in Edmonton, Laviolette taking over in LA, Manny Malhotra getting his first NHL head coaching job in Vancouver the same night his son goes third overall — and digs into team-by-team offseason strategy for the Rangers, Lightning, and Panthers.

Plus a full rundown of 25+ trades that have gone down since June 1, including the Tkachuk blockbuster, the Dorofeyev deal, and what it all means for the league heading into July 1 free agency.

The Draft is done. Free Agency is next. The season ahead is long. Let's get into it.

On the other side of the glass.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

CellyCentralBy SAWYER HABER