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Toronto Maple Leafs: Re-Drafting the Wilderness Years 2010-2015

By Andrew Kogut

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - JUNE 22: Nicholas Robertson poses after being selected 53rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 2019 NHL Draft at Rogers Arena on June 22, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Light/Getty Images)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - JUNE 22: Nicholas Robertson poses after being selected 53rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 2019 NHL Draft at Rogers Arena on June 22, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Light/Getty Images) /
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PITTSBURGH, PA – JUNE 22: Morgan Rielly (C), fifth overall pick by the Toronto Maple Leafs, (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

2012 NHL Draft

Okay, after two absolutely horrendous drafts, Toronto finally finds a bit of success. Morgan Rielly, with a career PS of 44.1, has the third-highest PS total out of all of the players drafted in the 1st-round. Connor Brown (380 games, 80 goals, 177 points, 16.2 PS) is, finally, a stellar late-round pick. Unfortunately, the Leafs don’t have 3rd or 4th-round picks and miss out on a few quality names.

How the Leafs drafted:

Morgan Rielly (5)

Matt Finn (35)

Dominic Toninato (126)

Connor Brown (156)

Ryan Rupert (157)

Viktor Loov (209)

How the Leafs should have drafted:

Filip Forsberg (11) Rielly still a quality pick. And Andrey Vasilevskiy (19) would have been a very bold #5

Colton Parayko (86) Also pretty bold at #35

Connor Hellebuyck (130)

Connor Brown (156)

Linus Ullmark (163)

Insert-name-here (209)

Other notable names available:

Damon Severson (60), Joonas Korpisalo (62), Esa Lindell (74), Shane Gostisbehere (78), Matt Murray (83), Frederik Andersen (87), Josh Anderson (95), Jacob Slavin (120), Alexander Kerfoot (150), Colin Miller (151)

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