Toronto Maple Leafs Prospects: Top 20 Young Leafs #11-15

Jun 26, 2015; Sunrise, FL, USA; General view of team executives on the arena floor in the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft at BB&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

NUMBER 15 – DMYTRO TIMASHOV

Timashov, the 18-year-old winger of Ukrainian descent (he plays nationally for Sweden) was absolutely stolen by the Maple Leafs in the 5th round, 125th overall. Timashov was often mentioned as a 2nd round pick, or even a late 1st depending on how teams viewed his elite talent level, and the Toronto Maple Leafs managed to snag him in the 5th round!

The 5ft10, 187lb offensive dynamo is a creative force on the wings, using elite level speed and an uncanny offensive zone awareness to dominate off the rush.

HockeysFuture.com breaks Timashov down for us:

“An offensive dynamo, the diminutive-but-stocky forward Timashov plays a style of game that suits the smaller, North American ice surfaces. He doesn’t mind getting involved physically and that asset of his game contributes strongly to his offensive game, creating both time and space for him to find the open man.”

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Our table of writers had some VERY differing opinions about Dmytro Timashov. Tim didn’t even have him rated, he barely made Jon, David and Torrin’s lists and yet was a Top 10 talent for Robb and Cyn. Timashov could end up being an absolute offensive force in the NHL, but he has many significant holes in his game, starting with his size – although he did bulk up considerably during the season, and ending with his complete lack of interest in defensive zone play.

The trade-off for the black hole that is his defensive zone coverage, is his speed, vision and puck handling skills will see him leading a fair amount of odd-man rushes the other way.

Dmytro Timashov is arguably already ready for the NHL on an offensive level, but until he rounds out his defensive game at least a bit and adds some more weight to his frame, he should be considered a high-reward project by LeafsNation.

He may never become an NHL player, but his offensive skill set is just too tantalizing to leave off of our Top 20 Young Leafs rankings. As the Leafs continue to add high-end calibre prospects, expect Timashov to drop down the rankings until he proves himself a “finished product”.

Next: Number 14