2016 NHL Draft: Michael Mcleod Has Speed to Burn

With the loss to the San Jose Sharks in the second round of the playoffs, the Predators will be in possession of the 17th overall pick. As is almost always the case, they will be using it on the player they believe is the best player available; such a strategy is often referred to as "BPA."

From our viewpoint, there are many directions in which the Nashville Predators could go with their first round pick. Will they draft the intelligent two-way center? Will they go with the powerful goal-scoring winger? Will they pick the strong-skating puck-moving defenseman? Or could they go a bit off the board and draft the diminutive and skilled winger that many teams would often overlook in the early to…