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The Top 5 Most Underrated Players on the Toronto Maple Leafs

By Joseph Zita

PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 03: Pierre Engvall #47 of the Toronto Maple Leafs controls the puck as Justin Holl #3 trails on the play against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center on December 3, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 03: Pierre Engvall #47 of the Toronto Maple Leafs controls the puck as Justin Holl #3 trails on the play against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center on December 3, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – FEBRUARY 3: Pierre Engvall #47 of the Toronto Maple Leafs. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images) /

3. Pierre Engvall – 23 years old – LW/RW

Contract – $925K signed through the 2019-20 season, new contract $1.25M kicks in the 2020-21 season and signed through the 2021-22 season. (Stats from CapFriendly.com)

At my number three spot I have the gazelle, the long neck, Pierre Engvall. Pierre has been a great addition to the bottom six on this Toronto Maple Leafs team as I’ve said before in previous articles and as we all know too.

To be honest in my opinion Pierre Engvall has all the attributes of a perfect player, although yes I know he’s obviously not the perfect player and not the best in the league right now.

His size, speed, shot, and aggressiveness all ties together and is a great thing to watch. Like I said that he has all the attributes of a perfect player, he will need a couple of years to grow into a better player than he is right now.

He can play in a bunch of scenarios as he’s currently playing on the third line at left wing, he also plays on the penalty kill which is a huge part of his game in his young career. His speed and reach is a huge advantage with a man down.

Despite Pierre Engvall having a horrible second half to his season (at least as it relates to point production) he still had a great first half after being called up and being his first year in the NHL. I can’t wait to see him back on the ice if the season resumes this year or even next year.

2019-20 stats – 48 GP – 8 G – 7 A – 15 PTS (Stats from NHL.com)

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