u/Appropriate_Error_38

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https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7282317/2026/05/19/nhl-mock-draft-2026-picks-2-rounds/?unlocked\_article\_code=1.jlA.rza4.\_XYccoETSCMn&smid=ta-android-share

Cullen 'drops' to 12 again for NJ. I'm not sure if another big, defensive Russian is the move in the 2nd round but 🤷🏽‍♂️

1. McKenna

2. Reid

3. Malhotra

4. Stenberg

5. Carels (rags)

6. Verhoeff

7. Rudolph

8. Smits

9. Björck

10. Gustafsson

11. Lawrence

*12* Cullen

13. Belchetz

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https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7259219/2026/05/07/nhl-mock-draft-2026-first-round-mckenna-maple-leafs/?unlocked\_article\_code=1.glA.hJI4.1DGTuxVmYqfW&smid=ta-android-share

Cullen seems to be the consensus pick at the Athletic so far at #12. He went from 5'5"/120lb👀 to 6'1" 176lbs. in two years and has been consistently climbing the rankings this year. His dad Matt was a pretty damn good player also. (3 cups, over 1500 games)