Islanders select Aatu Raty, a potential sleeper, in second round of NHL draft

The Islanders didn’t have a first-round pick. But a potential first-round talent may have fallen to them deep into the second round on Saturday.

Finnish center Aatu Raty was selected with the 52nd overall pick. He struggled to produce last season with Karpat of the Finnish Elite League, with just three goals and three assists in 35 games, though he had two first-period goals for his national team on Saturday against Sweden.

"Yes, we were surprised that he was where he was at," Islanders president and general manager Lou Lamoriello said. "We’re extremely pleased with that pick."

Raty was projected as a potential top-10 pick in the NHL Draft prior to last season and the NHL’s Central Scouting…