
NHL Draft 2016: Day 2 TV, Live-Stream Schedule, Order and Predictions
With the first round of the 2016 NHL draft in the books, teams around the league will look to find some depth and potential sleepers Saturday, Day 2 of the selection process.
While the big names in the first round typically garner all of the attention, there is also legitimate talent in the later stages of the draft. For example, stars such as Johnny Gaudreau (fourth round), Nikita Kucherov (second round) and Ondrej Palat (seventh round) were all taken on Day 2 in 2011. Each has had considerable success, putting up at least one 60-point season since breaking into the league.
The 2016 class is deep, and impact players will be found on Saturday. Here is how where you can watch the action unfold. Continue below for predictions for Day 2.
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A full order for all seven rounds can be found at NHL.com.
A Goaltender Goes Within First 5 Picks
Plenty of skill and talent went in the first round, but the day ended with no goalkeepers hearing their names called. That will change quickly on Saturday.
The Edmonton Oilers (second pick of the day) and Florida Panthers (the third) are in need of goaltending prospects, which is good news for Filip Gustavsson.
The Swede is rated as the top European goalie and considered by many to the best netminder in the entire draft. He posted four wins in Sweden's top professional league, the SHL, this past season, and he is a strong athlete and 6'2."
The Oilers have struggled to find consistency in net for over a decade. After trading for Cam Talbot last offseason, the team still juggled between him and Anders Nilsson. As a result, Edmonton finished with the fourth-worst GAA (2.95) in the NHL.
The Panthers' Roberto Luongo, 37, is getting old, and they need a goalie who could anchor an emerging roster to playoff success. Gustavsson has experience playing at a high level, and he could be ready to take Florida's net in two years, when Luongo could be done as an NHL starter.
Expect Edmonton or Florida to pull the trigger early on Gustavsson.
Canada Will Dominate the 2nd and 3rd Rounds
Friday was an emphatic win for the U.S. hockey.
A record 12 Americans were drafted in the first round, per Bruce Mason of the Detroit News.
In contrast, not many Canadians were chosen at the top of the draft, per Sportsnet:
That trend will start to change on Saturday. Of the 25 remaining skaters on Central Scouting's top 50 North Americans, nearly 20 are Canadian.
Potential first-rounders who dropped such as Tyler Benson and Pascal Laberge will lead a slew of Canadians on Day 2, as the country will flash its depth in a year when it was down on top-notch talent.
Statistics are courtesy of ESPN.com.
Rankings are courtesy of NHL's Central Scouting at NHL.com.





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