Elite Sports NY · May 26, 2018
The New York Islanders’ 2018 NHL Entry Draft targets
(Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)With the 2018 NHL Draft fast approaching, here’s a look at seven potential targets for the New York Islanders.
“He has the size, the speed and the shot,” a scout once remarked to me, “so I’ll never understand how he didn’t pan out in the NHL.”
If there’s anything to learn from the pre-draft processes of years’ past, it’s that guessing how a bunch of 18-year-olds will mature and develop is a frivolous exercise. Nail Yakupov was “destined to become one of the true must-see players around the league.” Griffin Reinhart was “potentially a Gary Suter-type — physical, two-way defender.” Slater Koekkoek had “all the pieces.”