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With the first 31 picks in the books, Day 2 of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft begins Wednesday morning. Teams will spend rounds two through seven filling out their prospect depth charts with the hopes that they hit a home run for the future.
As with most years, some high-end prospects that were believed to be selected int he first round have fallen to day two. Talented forwards like Noel Gunler, J.J Peterka and Jan Mysak are still available while defenders like William Wallinder and Ryan O’Rourke are still on the board for teams drafting early in the second round.
Based on the consensus rankings from HEOTP, here are the best remaining prospects that are available going into day two:
Noel Gunler - Ranked 23
Jan Mysak - Ranked 25
JJ Peterka - Ranked 26
William Wallinder - Ranked 29
Thomas Bordeleau - Ranked 30
Helge Grans - Ranked 31
Jeremie Poirier - Ranked 32
Ryan O’Rourke - Ranked 33
Marat Khusnutdinov - Ranked 35
Topi Niemela - Ranked 37
Roni Hirvonen - Ranked 38
Emil Andrae - Ranked 39
Whether it’s an undersized defender like Niemela or Andrae or a boom/bust forward like Gunler or Bordeleau, there are some very good players available at the top of the second round. That means that we could see a lot of movement in the early part of day two as teams will likely be trying to trade up to grab a kid that they expected would have been drafted in the first round.
Day 2 of the draft begins at 9:30am MDT.
The order for round two is as follows:
Round 2
33. Ottawa Senators
34. San Jose Sharks
36. Anaheim Ducks
37. Nashville Predators (from NJ)
38. Buffalo Sabres
39. Minnesota Wild
40. Winnipeg Jets
41. Carolina Hurricanes (from NYR)
43. Florida Panthers
45. Detroit Red Wings (from EDM)
46. Chicago Blackhawks (from VGK-PIT)
48. Montreal Canadiens (from CHI)
49. Arizona Coyotes (vacated)
50. Calgary Flames
51. Los Angeles Kings (from VAN)
52. Ottawa Senators (from CBJ)
55. Detroit Red Wings (from WSH)
56. San Jose Sharks (from COL-WSH)
57. Montreal Canadiens (from STL)
58. Boston Bruins
59. Ottawa Senators (from NYI)
60. Los Angeles Kings (from VGK)
61. Ottawa Senators (from DAL-VGK)