![]() Who they missed: Justin Bailey (NY Islanders, 52nd), Madison Bowey (Washington, 53rd), Tyler Bertuzzi (Detroit, 58th) Traded 51st pick (Carl Dahlstrom) to Chicago as part of the package that brought Dave Bolland to Toronto in 2013. Still, the ceiling is high on 20-year-old Dvorak, who is second in OHL scoring with 44 goals and 101 points in 47 games this season.Ģ013 Who they chose: No one. Who they missed: Ryan MacInnis (Arizona, 43rd), Roland McKeown (Los Angeles, 50th), Christian Dvorak (Arizona, 58th)Ī second-round pick for Holland, who has nine goals and 23 points this season, is reasonable if you believe the 25-year-old has another level he can reach. Traded 38th pick to Anaheim (Marcus Petterson) as part of the package that brought Peter Holland to Toronto in 2014. ![]() Dermott, an offensive defenceman, has 36 points in 41 games for Erie Bracco, a diminutive winger, has 52 points in 41 games for Kitchener.Ģ014 Who they chose: No one. But you can’t really fault the Leafs for who they picked. With as many as six second-round picks in the next three years, here is a look at how the Leafs have fared in previous second rounds:Ģ015 Who they chose: Travis Dermott, 34th overall Jeremy Bracco, 61st Who they missed: Sebastian Aho (Carolina, 35th), Mackenzie Blackwood (New Jersey, 42nd), Daniel Sprong (Pittsburgh, 46th)Īho was one of the top scorers for Finland at the 2016 world junior tournament and Sprong is the only player outside the top 10 who has played in the NHL this season. Of course, Toronto traded Hayes to Chicago before he even graduated college. You have to go back to 2008, when the team selected Jimmy Hayes with the 60th overall pick, to find a second-round selection who played in more than one NHL game. But the other part is poor drafting and developing. Part of this is because the team traded away its second-round pick in four of the last six years. It is where the Kings drafted Tyler Toffoli, Kyle Clifford, Slava Voynov and Wayne Simmonds, and where the Red Wings picked Tomas Tatar, Justin Abdelkader, Jimmy Howard and Jiri Hudler.īut for years (and years), it has been a black hole for the Leafs. The second round is where the Blackhawks selected Duncan Keith, Corey Crawford, Brandon Saad, Dave Bolland and Bryan Bickell. Any team can find a franchise star in the top five, but as Chicago, Los Angeles and Detroit have demonstrated, you often win or lose a draft based on whom you select in the second round. The challenge now is turning those picks into players. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. That gives the Leafs as many as 12 picks for this year’s draft and as many as eight so far for the 2017 draft. The Leafs also can assign this pick to New Jersey for signing Lou Lamoriello or wait until either 2017 or 2018. The Leafs can choose to assign their own selection to Detroit for signing Mike Babcock or they can wait until 2017 to do so. New Jersey’s pick (via Pittsburgh from 2015 Kessel trade pick becomes Pittsburgh’s first-round pick if Penguins make the Stanley Cup final)Ĭolorado’s pick (Sunday’s Matthias trade)Īdditionally, Toronto’s picks can be reduced based on the following two conditions: ![]() ![]() ![]() Pittsburgh’s pick (2015 Winnik trade pick reverts back to Penguins if Pittsburgh makes Stanley Cup final) In addition to their own selection in each round, the Leafs own the following five picks to make a total of 12 picks in the 2016 draft Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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