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The first round is Friday. Our reporters pass along the latest intel they're hearing from around the league.

The summer trade season is officially on fire! Find grades for each GM involved in all the big swaps here.

The Capitals completed a sign-and-trade for Alex Tuch from the Sabres on Wednesday. Tuch signed an eight-year extension with the Capitals averaging $10.5 million a year, and the Sabres got a third-round draft pick in 2026 and forward David Kampf.

Sabres GM Jarmo Kekalainen said Wednesday that with little progress in talks to re-sign Alex Tuch, he is expecting to lose the veteran forward to free agency.

The first round begins Friday. Which players will hear their names called? Here's our final updated rankings list.
Sam Carrick
#10 · C
Josh Dunne
#44 · C
Riley Fiddler-Schultz
#45 · C
Konsta Helenius
#94 · C
Tyson Kozak
#48 · C
Peyton Krebs
#19 · C
Jiri Kulich
#20 · C
Ryan McLeod
#71 · C
Josh Norris
#9 · C
Noah Ostlund
#86 · C
Tage Thompson
#72 · C
Anton Wahlberg
#92 · C
Zach Benson
#6 · LW
Beck Malenstyn
#29 · LW
Tanner Pearson
#70 · LW
Jason Zucker
#17 · LW
Justin Danforth
#15 · RW
Josh Doan
#91 · RW
Jack Quinn
#22 · RW
Louis Crevier
#46 · D
Rasmus Dahlin
#26 · D
Ryan Johnson
#33 · D
Vsevolod Komarov
#76 · D
Artem Kriukov
# · D
Zach Metsa
#73 · D
Radim Mrtka
#57 · D
Owen Power
#25 · D
Mattias Samuelsson
#23 · D
Luke Schenn
#5 · D
Logan Stanley
#64 · D
Conor Timmins
#21 · D
Colten Ellis
#92 · G
Devon Levi
#27 · G
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
#1 · G
Alex Lyon
#34 · G