Toronto Maple Leafs Prospects: Top 20 Young Leafs #6-10

Feb 21, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs center Peter Holland (24) warms up before playing against the Winnipeg Jets at Air Canada Centre. The Maple Leafs beat the Jets 4-3 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports

No.10 – PETER HOLLAND

Peter Holland, the veteran of 42 points in 130 NHL games between Anaheim and Toronto is at No.10 on our list. The 6ft2, 194lb center is a former 1st round pick (15th overall in 2009) by the Anaheim Ducks and was picked up by the Leafs in a prospect swap back in 2013.

The former Guelph Storm assistant captain scored 11 goals and 25 points in 62 games for the Leafs last season. He was also paraded around by the organization all summer as their official ambassador at many charity, community and media events, leading many to theorize his place in the organization is cemented for the time being.

HockeysFuture.com breaks Holland down for us:

"“Holland has begun to put his game together in the past couple of seasons. Where he was a player who could have been described as having all the tools but no tool box, Holland has evened out his effort and consistency. He is a big player with a soft touch. Although he is more of a shoot-first center, he has the vision and passing skills to be a respectable setup man.”"

Peter Holland has always had the potential to be an impact offensive performer, but has never seemed to prove that 1st round choice with real production. He has evolved his defensive game over the past two seasons, and was a key cog in the Leafs penalty kill last season.

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One of the biggest issues with Peter Holland that the Leafs need to figure out, is “What Exactly IS Peter Holland?”. Is he the dynamic offensive force capable of playing inside the Top6 that he was draft as? Is he a solid possession player, that plays excellent defense? Is he somewhere between the two extremes? The Leafs will need to find that out sooner, than later

Peter Holland will continue to fall down this list until he has that “ahah” moment and we learn exactly who he is as a player. However, he starts this high on our rankings because he is an NHL player at this point and still has enough of a ceiling potentially that he can develop into more. The next two seasons will be critical for his development and future with the Leafs.

Next: No.09