Toronto Maple Leafs' Draft Analysis: An in Depth Look

Going into this year’s draft, there were a lot of expectations for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Brian Burke held a season ending press conference saying that he would attempt to move up in the draft and attempt to go after John Tavares, which essentially got every Leafs fan excited for the future and excited for the draft. Of course once again, Leafs fans were let down. Burke did not move up in the draft and didn’t pull off a miracle in getting John Tavares. But still there was hope in drafting Luke Schenn’s brother Braydon, who was projected to go fifth overall. Fans hoped for the big deal that would see the Leafs move up and get Braydon Schenn. Once again Leafs fans were disappointed and the Los Angeles Kings did not part with their pick. So what were we to do next? With the seventh overall selection, there was a lot of speculation that the Leafs might still trade down to get Zack Kassian, while also getting more draft picks. But instead of something exciting ... (link)