2016 NHL Draft Results: Biggest Takeaways from This Year’s Event

June 25th, 2016 by Steve Macfarlane Leave a reply »
All in all, the 2016 NHL Draft was fairly...uneventful. 

Of course, you had the usual excitement of a consensus top pick in Auston Matthews, a couple of surprises here and there and plenty of talented young players getting to hear their names called through two days and seven rounds of action. However, the sideshows that often take over come draft time were more local circus than Barnum and Bailey. 

There was little movement in the first round on Friday, especially when it came to the top picks, and the big names that circulated as potential trade bait in advance of the draft are still members of their respective teams. 

Still, there were some intriguing occurrences and choices made over the two days in the spotlight. Click ahead to take a look at the biggest takeaways from this year's draft.

 

 

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