Rangers, Islanders and Devils first round draft targets

BUFFALO, NY - JUNE 25: New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton attends the 2016 NHL Draft on June 25, 2016 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
BUFFALO, NY - JUNE 25: New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton attends the 2016 NHL Draft on June 25, 2016 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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BUFFALO, NY – JUNE 25: Jeff Gorton (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
BUFFALO, NY – JUNE 25: Jeff Gorton (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

The Islanders and Rangers have multiple firsts, but the Devils have their first, and then don’t pick again until the fourth. Who might they choose?

This draft is seen by many scouts as one of the deeper drafts in recent memory, which is a benefit for both the Islanders and the Rangers, who have eight and ten picks in the draft, respectively. The Devils are going in with five picks in the draft, all but their first coming in the fourth and after that. The part of the draft that is being hyped up the most is the first round where the Rangers have the ninth, twenty-sixth, and twenty-eighth picks, the Islanders enjoy back-to-back picks at eleven and twelve, and the Devils hold the seventeenth pick.

Who are they going to pick? It’s a deep draft and there are a lot of different directions the teams can go.

Due to the vast amount of first round picks being controlled by these three teams, there are many different players that could be drafted by all three, and each and every one of them has their own unique skill set that could bring something special to the table for each team. Here are some players that are possible draft picks for each team at their current picks.