The first round is in the books, taking place in Buffalo, NY. Rumors have been swirling all over the place for quite some time, with the Boston Bruins appearing in them quite a bit. To the surprise of many NHL fans, the top 3 went Auston Matthews, Patrik Laine and Pierre-Luc Dubois, not Jesse Puljujärvi. The likely possibility of Connor McDavid and Jesse Puljujärvi together is extremely exciting and immediately drew comparisons to Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri with the Edmonton Oilers back in the day. The first round of the 2016 draft was an action-packed one.
Passing up on Jakob Chychrun, taking the local kid, Charlie McAvoy
Jakob Chychrun, to the surprise of many dropped in the draft.