Wilbert Timmermans
The Toronto Maple Leafs should trade the pick if the right moves become available, hands down.
The chances the 15th overall pick from the 2020 NHL entry draft being an NHL ready player are pretty much non-existence. Yes, there are always those exceptions, the raw uncut gems that surprise everyone during camp.
Realistically speaking; the Toronto Maple Leafs would already be extremely lucky if that pick pans out to be a long-term NHL player that could play a role of significance for Toronto.
Sure, that pick could be worth something, maybe even a lot in a couple of years. But really, the Toronto Maple Leafs need that missing piece now. The Toronto Maple Leafs are pretty much in a position that they need to push for a deep run, rather than develop prospects to fuel the roster long-term.
With the likelihood of goaltender Frederik Andersen walking away in free agency next season, should he not already be traded before that, the perfect core-group to make a run for that cup is next year.
What if that draft pick indirectly or directly leads to the Toronto Maple Leafs landing Alex Pietrangelo this offseason? Wouldn’t that be worth it? 4 or 5 more good years with Pietrangelo on the team, gives Toronto more chances of winning then drafting and developing the next, say, David Pastrnak.