NHL Draft 2016: Best Available Players At Every Position Entering Day 2

by abournenesn

Jun 25, 2016

The first round of the 2016 NHL Draft ended Friday, and now it’s time for the real scouting talent to shine through. Round 2 through Round 7 will take place Saturday, and there are many quality prospects still on the board.

The teams with the most picks on Day 2 are the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, Chicago Blackhawks and Buffalo Sabres. They all have 10 selections.

The team with the fewest Day 2 picks is the Minnesota Wild, who have just three. The Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders and Ottawa Senators all have four picks.

Here are the best players available for rounds two through seven, sorted by position.

Center
Dmitri Sokolov, Sudbury (OHL)
Pascal Laberge, Victoriaville (QMJHL)
Will Bitten, Flint, (OHL)
Nathan Bastien, Mississauga (OHL)
Rasmus Asplund, Farjestad (SWE)
Adam Mascherin, Kitchener (OHL)
Cliff Pu, London (OHL)
Dillon Dube, Kelowna (WHL)

Left Wing
Boris Katchouk, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
Carl Grundstrom, Modo Hockey (Sweden)
Cameron Morrison, Youngstown (USHL)

Right Wing
Taylor Raddysh, Erie (OHL)
Alex DeBrincat, Erie (OHL)
Vitali Abramov, Gatineau (QMJHL)

Defense
Cam Dineen, North Bay (OHL)
Kale Clague, Brandon (WHL)
Markus Niemelainen, Saginaw (OHL)
Samuel Girard, Shawinigan (QMJHL)
Ryan Lindgren, USA U-18 (USNTDP)
Jacob Moverare, HV71 (SHL)
Victor Mete, London (OHL)
Libor Hajek, Saskatoon (WHL)

Goalie
Tyler Parsons, London (OHL)
Filip Gustavsson, Lulea HF (SHL)
Carter Hart, Everett (WHL)

Thumbnail photo via Timothy T. Ludwig/USA TODAY Sports Images

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