Toronto Maple Leafs: Five Lessons I Learned from the Draft

June 23, 2017; Chicago, IL, USA; Timothy Liljegren greets NHL commissioner Gary Bettman after being selected as the number seventeen overall pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the 2017 NHL Draft at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports
June 23, 2017; Chicago, IL, USA; Timothy Liljegren greets NHL commissioner Gary Bettman after being selected as the number seventeen overall pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the 2017 NHL Draft at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports
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Simplicity

Sometimes you just need to keep things simple.

Sure, Lou Lamoriello and the rest of the Leafs brass could have over panicked and traded the pick away to acquire a guy like Travis Hamonic.

However, they kept things simple by just riding the wave of the draft.

At some point, they had to be asking themselves if a guy like Callan Foote or Liljegren was still going to be available come their turn.

It’s a good thing they didn’t panic because look where it got them.

I guess you just have to keep it simple.