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)