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Toronto Maple Leafs 2015 NHL Draft: Where Are They Now?

By Spencer Teixeira

TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 10: Toronto Maple Leafs Forward Nikita Korostelev (76) in warmups prior to the NHL preseason Rookie Tournament game between the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs on September 10, 2017 at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, ON.(Photo by Gerry Angus/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 10: Toronto Maple Leafs Forward Nikita Korostelev (76) in warmups prior to the NHL preseason Rookie Tournament game between the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs on September 10, 2017 at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, ON.(Photo by Gerry Angus/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – APRIL 11: Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Mitchell Marner (16) reacts to his penalty shot goal during Game 1 of the First Round between the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs on April 11, 2019, at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 11: Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Mitchell Marner (16) reacts to his penalty shot goal during Game 1 of the First Round between the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs on April 11, 2019, at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Round 1 Pick 4 – Mitchell Marner

With the fourth overall selection in the 2015 NHL entry draft, the Leafs picked offensive dynamo Mitch Marner from the London Knights of the OHL.

Marner posted an absurd 126 points in 63 games his draft year, which can mostly be credited to his immense skill and knowledge of the game, as described by Elite Prospects’ Curtis Joe in 2014,

"“A dynamic offensive forward that backchecks hard and establishes his presence through [smart plays and puck possession]. A very quick skater gifted with great hands and hockey sense…an unselfish player…embodies the definition of a dynamic number-generating machine who makes players around him better.”"

Marner returned to London for the 2015-16 season, where he would dominate once again, scoring 116 points in 57 games and winning the Memorial Cup Championship & MVP.

Marner would make the Leafs out of camp the next fall, scoring 19 goals and 61 points in 77 games in the 2016-17 season.

Over the next two seasons, Marner would score 48 goals and 163 points in 162 games with the Leafs.

This impressive production carried Marner through his entry level contract and into negotiations for his second contract, which I covered in my debut article this summer.

After a grueling, and very public summer negotiation period, Marner returned to Toronto on a six-year contract worth an Annual Average Value of $10.893 million.

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