Toronto Maple Leafs Top Prospects Part 2 (2018)

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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) /

Part One Recap

Part one was released last week and kicked off with Dymtro Timashov. Timashov was one of several new additions to the Toronto Maple Leafs top ten prospect rankings, and feel to check out past editions here and here and here.

2018 Top Ten:

10. Dymtro Timashov

9. Eemeli Rasanen

8. Pierre Engvall

7. Adam Brooks

6. Jeremy Bracco

This selection of prospects shows how the Leafs front office has been working over the last few seasons. All of these players are, more or less, projects. They are players who were selected after the first round (and in some cases much later) who have high potential, but maybe not all that great of a shot at actually realizing it.

Whereas past most NHL teams seem to favor players who have realistic shots of making the league, the Leafs have identified players with high skill levels or unique gifts, with the hope that they may pan out. Of course not all of them will, but the hope is to find one or two diamonds in the rough along the way.

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