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After spending years watching James Scantlebury compete against his son in minor hockey, Quebec Remparts GM Simon Gagne knew the forward was a good fit for his club. Scantlebury now is making a compelling case to be a first-round pick in next year's NHL Draft.

This story was excerpted from Keegan Matheson's Blue Jays Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. TORONTO -- For another year, you need to take a few steps back to fully appreciate the Blue Jays’ farm system and its impact on this organization. The Blue Jays’ Top 30 prospects list captures a year of growth and change, but it also captures what’s left. The Blue Jays graduated another group of their more mature prospects in 2026, including Sean Keys, who led the system with 28 home runs across two levels this season. Charles McAdoo also made the jump, another development success story whose tools finally started to flash in the big leagues. Then there was Brett Bateman, a Trade Deadline addition from the Cubs in the Kevin Gausman deal who immediately outplayed expectations. The Deadline also saw the Blue Jays deal Arjun Nimmala -- at the time ranked No. 2 in their system -- to the Angels for José Soriano, who projects to be a cornerstone piece in their rotation. Looking back, this is what stood out in 2026:3 players who forced their way onto the radar this yearRHP Nolan Perry (No.

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The Edmonton Oilers have only surrendered nine goals in the last five games, which speaks to their quality goaltending, structured five-on-five play, and consistent forecheck. The issue with that number is that five of those nine goals are against the Oilers’ penalty kill, which was a point of emphasis for new associate coach DJ Smith after the whipping that PK took in the postseason. That category has been tough sledding overall for the team, which sits at 68.2 per cent for the season, fifth worst in the NHL. The opposition has scored on the power play in five of seven games, and the Utah Mammoth made it happen twice, punishing Josh Samanski’s double-minor for high-sticking and the team’s bench minor on Thursday. The Mammoth PP bumped up to first in the league at 37.5 per cent, and have scored multiple goals on the man advantage in a game a league-best five times. “I think we’re just attacking,” said Barrett Hayton on the power play’s success. He extended his point streak to five games. “Obviously that first unit’s been so good snapping around, they’re so dangerous, and I think they’ve done a great job kind of keeping that mindset.