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Toronto Maple Leafs: 2017 Draft Round-By-Round Recap

By Alex Hobson

CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 23: The Toronto Maple Leafs select defenseman Timothy Liljegren with the 17th pick in the first round of the 2017 NHL Draft on June 23, 2017, at the United Center in Chicago, IL. (Photo by Daniel Bartel/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 23: The Toronto Maple Leafs select defenseman Timothy Liljegren with the 17th pick in the first round of the 2017 NHL Draft on June 23, 2017, at the United Center in Chicago, IL. (Photo by Daniel Bartel/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 24: Eemeli Rasanen, 59th overall pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs, poses for a portrait during the 2017 NHL Draft at United Center on June 24, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 24: Eemeli Rasanen, 59th overall pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs, poses for a portrait during the 2017 NHL Draft at United Center on June 24, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images) /

2nd Round – Eemeli Rasanen , D (59th Overall)

The Leafs did lots of shuffling in terms of their 2017 second rounder.

Their original second round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the deal that brought Brian Boyle to Toronto. They used that pick to select Alexander Volkov at 48th overall. The Anaheim Ducks recieved the San Jose Sharks’ second round pick, which was initially sent to Toronto in the deal that sent Roman Polak and Nick Spaling to San Jose. The Ducks used that pick to select Maxime Comtois at 50th overall.

The Leafs’ pick at 59th overall initially belonged to the Ottawa Senators, but they received it as part of the deal that sent Dion Phaneuf to Ottawa in February of 2016. The Leafs’ used the Senators’ pick to select Eemeli Rasanen.

The first thing you’ll notice about Rasanen is that he’s an absolute tower on the ice. He stands at 6’7 and 209lbs and has the physicality to go along with it. He’s also pretty solid offensively, putting up 33 points in 61 games for the Kingston Frontenacs this season. Rasanen recently signed with Jokerit of the KHL, so we’ll be able to see how he fares in the pros next season.

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