Toronto Maple Leafs: 2019 NHL Mock Draft Part 1 – Picks 1-15

DALLAS, TX - JUNE 23: A general view of the Toronto Maple Leaf draft table is seen during the second day of the 2018 NHL Draft at American Airlines Center on June 23, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - JUNE 23: A general view of the Toronto Maple Leaf draft table is seen during the second day of the 2018 NHL Draft at American Airlines Center on June 23, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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BUFFALO, NY – MAY 30: Peyton Krebs poses for a portrait at the 2019 NHL Scouting Combine on May 30, 2019 at the HarborCenter in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty Images)
BUFFALO, NY – MAY 30: Peyton Krebs poses for a portrait at the 2019 NHL Scouting Combine on May 30, 2019 at the HarborCenter in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty Images) /

11. Philadelphia Flyers – Peyton Krebs (C, Winnipeg Ice, WHL)

The Flyers have formed one of the most dangerous young defensive cores in the league over the past few years.

With guys like Ivan Provorov, Travis Sanheim, Robert Hagg, and Philippe Myers. With so much talent on the back end, why not add a skilled forward in Peyton Krebs?

Krebs spent this season playing for the Kootenay Ice (known as the Winnipeg Ice effective next season) and captained the team at the young age of 17 to go along with 68 points in 64 games.

He isn’t the biggest guy on the ice, standing at 5’11 and weighing in at 181lbs, but he’s a fearless forward who isn’t afraid to go to the dirty areas and has a great offensive game to go with it. All in all, he would be a great pick for the Flyers at 11th overall.