
11. Nashville Predators
Actual: Ryan Ellis
Re-Draft: Brayden Schenn
12. New York Islanders
Actual: Calvin de Haan
Re-Draft: Ryan Ellis
13. Buffalo Sabres
Actual: Zack Kassian
Re-Draft: Tyson Barrie
14. Florida Panthers
Actual: Dmitri Kulkov
Re-Draft: Mike Hoffman
15. Anaheim Ducks
Actual: Peter Holland
Re-Draft: Marcus Johansson
16. Minnesota Wild
Actual: Nick Leddy
Re-Draft: Craig Smith
17. St. Louis Blues
Actual: David Rundblad
Re-Draft: Sami Vatanen
18. Montreal Canadiens
Actual: Louis Leblanc
Re-Draft: Robin Lehner
19. New York Rangers
Actual: Chris Kreider
Re-Draft: Tomas Tatar
20. New Jersey Devils
Actual: Jacob Josefson
Re-Draft: Reilly Smith
21. Columbus Blue Jackets
Actual: John Moore
Re-Draft: Cody Eakin
22. Vancouver Canucks
Actual: Jordan Schroeder
Re-Draft: Kyle Clifford
23. Calgary Flames
Actual: Tim Erixon
Re-Draft: Dmitri Kulikov
24. Washington Capitals
Actual: Marcus Johansson
Re-Draft: Kyle Palmieri
25. Boston Bruins
Actual: Jordan Caron
Re-Draft: Mattias Ekholm
26. Anaheim Ducks
Actual: Kyle Palmieri
Re-Draft: Zack Kassian
27. Carolina Hurricanes
Actual: Philippe Paradis
Re-Draft: Calvin de Haan
28. Chicago Blackhawks
Actual: Dylan Olsen
Re-Draft: Brayden McNabb
29. Tampa Bay Lightning
Actual: Carter Ashton
Re-Draft: Darcy Kuemper
30. Pittsburgh Penguins
Actual: Simon Despres
Red-Draft: Jakob Silfverberg
If you look at the 2009 NHL Entry Re-Draft, it’s crazy to think what could have been.
The Tampa Bay Lightning would have ended up with John Tavares, which meant maybe he never would have came to Toronto? It’s possible that Tavares, alongside Steven Stamkos would have helped the Lightning win a Stanley Cup so he never would have wanted to come home.
Current Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Tyson Barrie would have ended up in Buffalo, while Nazem Kadri’s fate would still have been the same by starting his career in Toronto.
Teams like Dallas, Edmonton and Ottawa all would have been better off with a re-draft because they would have been able to fix the huge mistakes they made back in 2009.
Regardless, old drafts make us remember the good and bad times about that current state as a Toronto Maple Leafs fan and we’re all thankful the Leafs don’t have to worry about drafting high anytime soon.