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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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PHILADELPHIA, PA – JUNE 27: William Nylander is selected eighth overall . (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – JUNE 27: William Nylander is selected eighth overall . (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

Again there is no 2nd-round pick for the Leafs this year as it was traded to Anaheim in the Peter Holland deal. The Ducks use it to draft defenseman Marcus Peterrsson (12.5 PS) 38th overall (What is it with that team making good selections from Toronto draft picks?). The Leafs also sent a 7th-rounder to Anaheim in the Peter Holland deal but it’s not like they can do anything with the 205th overall pick….They grabbed Ondrej Kase with that pick?

How the Leafs drafted:

William Nylander (8)

Rinat Valiev (68)

J.J. Piccinich (103)

Dakota Joshua (128)

Nolan Vesey (158)

Pierre Engvall (188)

How the Leafs should have drafted: 

David Pastrnak (25) Of all players picked after Nylander, only Pastrnak and Nikolaj Ehlers (9) have higher PS numbers. 

Brayden Point (79!)

Viktor Arvidsson (112)

Kevin Labanc (171)

Victor Olofsson (181)

Ondrej Kase (205)

Other notable names available:

Dylan Larkin (15), Devon Toews (108), Danton Heinen (116), Igor Shesterkin (118)

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