#5 New York Islanders
Apr 10, 2014; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; The New York Islanders celebrate their victory over the Montreal Canadiensduring at the Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports
The Islanders scouting staff benefit from the John Tavares injury, because it moved them up a couple of spots in the draft order. Stacked on the blue line in the near future, they don’t need to worry about drafting for position. They can take the next player available, and the fact that most of the top prospects at this point are forwards works to their advantage. Reinhart probably won’t fall to this spot to unite with his brother Griffin on the Islanders, but it would be a nice story.
They will have to select a player who can play both center and wing, Michael Dal Colle from the Oshawa Generals of the OHL.
Almost 40 goals and 94 points in 67 games and can handle himself physically, the Islanders could imagine Dal Colle riding shotgun with either Tavares or Ryan Strome in 3 or 4 years.