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WATCH LIVE: First round of the 2016 NHL Draft

2016 NHL Draft Top Prospects - Media Availability

SAN JOSE, CA - JUNE 06: (L-R) Top Prospects Alexander Nylander, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Matthew Tkachuk and Auston Matthews talk prior media availability for the 2016 NHL Draft Top Prospects ahead of Game Four of the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup Final at SAP Center on June 6, 2016 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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It’s here! The first round of the 2016 NHL Draft goes tonight (7 p.m. ET) from Buffalo.

We’re about to learn if Auston Matthews indeed goes first overall to the Toronto Maple Leafs, or if Patrik Laine jumps up into the No. 1 slot. And with general managers meeting and trade speculation heating up, we’ll see which teams can make those big deals, perhaps even a blockbuster.

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Here are some links to check out for tonight’s draft:

Jackets have received ‘some serious and real offers’ for third overall pick

Draft Day! Here are all of PHT’s prospect profiles

No hard feelings between top draft prospects Matthews and Laine

Not lacking confidence, Laine’s goal is to be drafted No. 1

Edmonton’s blueline search is on, and Chiarelli’s ‘listening to offers’ for No. 4 pick

Report: Canucks GM Benning could face tampering punishment