New York Islanders: 2019 NHL Mock Draft 1.0

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BUFFALO, NY – JUNE 25: A general view of the draft table for the New York Islanders during the 2016 NHL Draft on June 25, 2016 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

Picks 16-20

16. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. C. . Matvei Guskov. 106

The Islanders have a lot of depth on the wing and on defense when it comes to prospects. Guskov would instantly become their best center prospect. Guskov checks all the boxes that Lou Lamoriello looks for in a prospect, he plays a 200-foot hame, highly intelligent, and he has good character. Playing in the OHL he has 18 points (5 goals, 13 assists) in 26 games.

Pick Analysis. D. . Cam York. 152. 17. Scouting Report

Cam York will be headed to the University of Michigan next year but before he does that he will finish out the year in the USDP. He has 16 points in 22 games and he’s someone who never struggles to put up points, no matter what level he’s playing at.

18. . Matthew Robertson. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. D. 12

After taking Rasmus Dahlin first in this past draft the Sabres land another future blueliner in Matthew Robertson. Robertson is on pace to blow his point total from last year out of the water.

Pick Analysis. Nolan Foote. 19. 70. Scouting Report. LW.

Nolan’s brother Cal was a first round pick from the 2017 draft, and his father, Adam, played in the NHL from 1991-2011. Clearly, hockey runs in the family. Nolan is playing for the Kelowna Rockets in the WHL and is on a point per game pace with them this season.

. 20. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. LW. Arthur Kaliyev. 98

Kaliyev is Russian, but born in the US, and plays in the OHL. Figure that one out. Regardless, he’s a talented winger who is putting up a ton of points. He has 41 (21 goals, 20 assists) in 29 games with the Hamilton Bulldogs