Notes from day two of the NHL Draft: • There were no goalies taken in the first round (just the second time that’s happened since 1992) but the Isles used the initial pick of the second round on Mikko Koskinen. After being passed over in the previous two drafts, the massive (6-foot-5, 187 pounds) Finn would have been a long-odds choice as the first goalie taken but he caught the eye of the Islanders after posting some impressive numbers with Espoo of the Finnish SM-Liiga (1.91 GAA, .931 save percentage). He’ll be 21 next month, suggesting he’s a little bit closer to being NHL-ready than the average draftee, but still has one more year on his Espoo contract. Look for Koskinen to make the transition to the AHL in 2010 with an eye on replacing the old-before-his-time Rick DiPietro soon afterward.

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