The Toronto Maple Leafs had an interesting draft.
It hasn’t even been 24 hours since the Toronto Maple Leafs finished up their draft and I’m already hitting you guys with another article.
Bear with me though. The Toronto Maple Leafs and the rest of the NHL won’t draft again until next year so I’m trying to squeeze in as much as I can.
Anyways, the 2018 NHL Draft just finished up. And it was absolutely wild.
Teams made gambles and went off the board almost right away, such as when the Montreal Canadiens took Jesperi Kotkaniemi third overall (projected 8-12th) and the Arizona Coyotes took Barrett Hayton at fifth overall (projected 15-25th). As for my personal mock draft, there were so many off-the-board picks that I didn’t get a single one right after the first two (Dahlin to Buffalo and Svechnikov to Carolina). Without a doubt my worst mock draft ever.
Instead of going over the entire first round, I’m going to bring you guys some light on the topic of the players the Leafs drafted through seven rounds and give you an idea on what to expect from them.